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The Now Sprint! Online Accelerator is Open for Applications
With a team based in Turkey and mentors from all over the world, the Now Sprint accelerator will take early-stage startups through a journey in order to validate and get investor talk ready. The accelerator is equity-free and runs fully online. By SWB Team Now Sprint! Accelerator, a program created by Stage-Co Masters announced that...
5 Online Hackathons You Can Join to Fight COVID19 in April
As the Covid19 pandemic shuts down cities across the world and hits the global economy, entrepreneurs are joining forces across Europe, USA, the Middle East, and around the globe to hack the crisis. Here’s 5 hackathons you can join this month. By SWB Team 3 billion people are in lockdown today. As the quarantine has …...
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.
Slovenia-Based ABC Accelerator is Looking for the Region’s Top Startups for Cycle 11
ABC Accelerator’s award-winning 3-month acceleration program will help 8-12 selected startups in Central and Eastern Europe achieve their big business goals. By SWB Team ABC Accelerator, based in Ljubljana (Slovenia) has opened applications for their 11th cycle, which offers entrepreneurs a tailor-made approach, industry specific...
TERN Re-opens Applications for the ICE Academy for Refugee Entrepreneurs in London
London-based incubator TERN has just re-launched their Ice Academy. The program, run with Ben & Jerry’s, offers entrepreneurs a part-time job while building their business in the UK. BY SWB TEAM The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network (TERN) continues to take the UK’s business landscape by storm, with the re-launch of the Ice...
Entrepreneurs in Erbil! Five One Labs Has Just Opened a New Entrepreneurship Program
Entrepreneurs in Erbil can now apply to Five One Labs Labs’ new entreprepreneurship program, Ignite. The one-month journey starts in March.
France Is Inviting 1,000 African Entrepreneurs to The City of Solutions in 2020
The French government invites 1,000 African entrepreneurs to present their innovative solutions at “The City of Solutions”, which is a fair dedicated to projects and solutions for sustainable cities and territories in Africa. By SWB Team The City of Solutions will be held alongside the 2020 Africa – France Summit on the...
7 European Startup Competitions to Apply for in 2020
Time to strap your boots, sit down, and start scouring the internet for the opportunities that will propel your business to the next level. From the largest tech summits in Europe, to CleanTech startup competitions, here’s 7 opportunities you don’t want to miss. By SWB Team According to CBInsights, nearly $90 billion has been...
Berkeley SkyDeck Is Calling on Startups from Around the World – And Helps them Relocate to Silicon Valley
The Acceleration program is designed for non-US founders aiming to become unicorns, offering direct access to Silicon Valley through the resources of the entire UC Berkeley ecosystem – and helping them relocate. By SWB Team Berkeley SkyDeck, an acceleration program run by the University of California, Berkeley, is looking for...
SINGA Italia is Looking for Entrepreneurs for their Business Lab in Milan
Applications for SINGA Italia’s Business Lab incubator are now open for their 5-month training program for migrant and refugee entrepreneurs. By SWB Team SINGA Italia has just launch the call for applications for their second incubation cycle. For 5 months, -their program takes entrepreneurs through a journey to transform their...