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The $25,000 GenAI for Good Challenge in 2025 invites innovators to develop an AI-powered, multilingual chatbot targeting Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) prevention and management, aimed at reducing the high burden of NCDs in The Gambia by delivering personalized health guidance through accessible digital platforms.
The €100,000 Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge — the world’s longest-running Deep Tech competition — is back for its 11th edition, spotlighting groundbreaking startups transforming the future through advanced computing, cybersecurity, and AI-driven innovation.
BeyondLimits, in partnership with Zenith Bank, runs the ₦70 million Zecathon (also called Zenith Bank Startup Pitch Competition). This platform supports startups through funding, mentorship, incubation, and exposure.
The $20,000 Southern Africa Poultry Initiative (SAPI) – Feed Accelerator Grand Challenge aims to surface and develop innovative ideas from business, government, civil society, and academia that have the potential to address systemic issues at any point in the poultry feed value chain.
The ₦25 million Collaborate Lagos initiative is back — bigger and bolder — at Art of Technology Lagos 7.0 (AOT 7.0), with a mission to bridge innovation with opportunity and scale high-impact startups across Africa’s leading tech hub.
The UN Women is now accepting applications for developing and roll out a $55,000 Global Feminist Technology and Innovation Lab for women’s rights organizations and activists.
SWIT is the regional innovation arm of Odu’a Investment Company, focused on driving tech and socio-economic transformation in South-West Nigeria.
The CHF1,000 Sustainable Food Challenge 2026 is a global initiative aimed at fostering innovative startups and corporations to develop solutions that feed the planet’s growing population while significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the food value chain.
The PachiPanda Challenge 2025, launched by MTN South Africa in partnership with Nedbank, is designed to inspire young entrepreneurs and youth-led SMEs to create technology-driven solutions that tackle urgent environmental issues while supporting South Africa’s Just Transition goals.
TheFutureCo’s Cohort 13 is an opportunity to gain investment, guidance, and industry exposure as your venture scales.
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