Month: March 2020
Peace First Has Just Launched Grants for Entrepreneurs Who Address COVID19 Around the World
From launching digital mental health campaigns, to assisting health workers, these rapid response grants are open to young people between the ages of 13-25, anywhere in the world. By SWB Team Peace First is launching a rapid response grant process to help young people around the world lead projects that address community impacts of...
We’re Fighting COVID19 While Building Startups with the #QuarantineSessions
This month, we’re turning challenge into opportunity and using the time we spend in quarantine to learn and exchange ideas with the #QuarantineSessions, a series of live interviews, every day on Instagram. By SWB Team We’re living in difficult times. As COVID19 spreads across Europe and begins to appear in other regions, it...
Entrepreneurs in Turkey! Re:Coded Has Just Launched an Accelerator with Techstars and 500 Startups
Re:Coded, the leading coding school for refugees in the Middle East, has just partnered up with Techstars Foundation and 500 Startups to launch the Tech Accelerator Program, a 3-month program for startups with women or refugees in their founding team. By SWB Team Start-ups at beta or prototype level based in Turkey can apply to …...
The Anzisha Prize Kicks Off Again with $100,000 Up for Grabs for African Entrepreneurs Under 22
The Anzisha Prize has opened the 2020 call for applications, in search of Africa’s top 20 African entrepreneurs under 22. The winners will also join their network of Anzisha Fellows, receiving business consulting support and coaching. By SWB Team The Anzisha Prize –Africa’s premier award and fellowship for Africa’s youngest...
Calling All Female Entrepreneurs in MENA: Womena’s Accelerator Womentum Launches Cycle 3
Womentum has just launched Cycle 3, aiming to support the next generation of female-led tech startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The three top startups will receive $30,000 in funding. By SWB Team Womena, the leading UAE-based hub for female entrepreneurs, is coming back again with their Womentum accelerator, for female...
If You Have a Startup in the Netherlands and You’re Impacting Developing Countries, There’s €125,000 Up for Grabs
The second edition of the Finture Solutions competition aims to support startups working on Clean Tech, Health, and Agritech in emerging markets. 5 winners will get up to €125,000 to scale their solution.