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Start Date
20/03/2019

HELLO TOMORROW CHALLENGE

The Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge is a world-renowned deep tech startup competition designed speci

End Date
13/09/2019

SA StartUp Nation Challenge by SA SME Fund

The SA SME Fund was established by members of the CEO Initiative – a collaboration between governm

Start Date
01/07/2019

End Date
26/09/2019

French Tech Challenge

French Tech is the nickname of French startup ecosystem and all those in it—from bioscience to onl

Start Date
24/06/2019

End Date
26/09/2019

ENGIE Africa Challenge 2019

ENGIE is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services. In response to the urgency of clim

Start Date
01/08/2019

Start Date
05/08/2019

Sanofi Mental Illness Challenge For Start-ups

Sanofi South Africa’s vision in South Africa is to build a sustainable and diversified business wh

Start Date
05/08/2019

Sanofi Diabetes Challenge For Start-ups

Sanofi South Africa’s vision in South Africa is to build a sustainable and diversified business wh

Start Date
13/08/2019

Fantom Foundation Blockchain Challenge

Share with us your business idea to use Smart Contracts and Stable Coins to create practical solutio

Start Date
09/08/2019

Old Mutual Challenge

The Old Mutual Start-up Challenge seeks go-to-market solutions for the informal/lower-end market –

Start Date
08/10/2020

VIVA Technology Challenge for African Startups

VivaTech is the world’s rendezvous for startups and leaders to celebrate innovation. It takes plac

End Date
04/11/2020

BPIFRANCE CHALLENGE

Among three finalists, get selected for the Bpifrance challenge and represent your business at the A

Start Date
28/04/2020

End Date
18/09/2020

Ozow Challenge

Ozow is looking for an application/proof of concept (MVP) that demonstrates the most innovative use

Start Date
05/10/2020

End Date
10/11/2020

#FastTrackTech Challenge by ITC

Get selected as the winner of your country and bag the $5,000 cash prize!

Start Date
07/10/2020

End Date
09/11/2020

Founder Boostcamp by FSAT Labs

Get selected to participate in our Founder Boostcamp powered by the French South African Tech Labs t

Start Date
15/10/2020

End Date
02/11/2020

AfricArena Southern Africa Challenge 2021

Apply NOW to stand a chance to pitch at the AfricArena Southern Africa Summit, taking place in Johan

Start Date
08/04/2021

End Date
29/04/2021

FSAT Labs Soft-landing Program for European Startups

This is a ONE month soft-landing program for 10 startups from Europe to establish operations in Sout

Start Date
16/04/2021

End Date
31/05/2021

AfricArena West Africa Challenge 2021

Apply NOW to stand a chance to participate and pitch at the AfricArena West Africa Summit, taking pl

Start Date
12/05/2021

End Date
11/06/2021

AfricArena West Africa Summit 2021 | ITC Application page

Posez votre candidature dès maintenant pour avoir une chance de participer au Sommet AfricArena d'A

Start Date
15/05/2021

End Date
01/06/2021

Saint-Gobain Africa Challenge 2021

Saint-Gobain is joining forces with AfricArena to launch an open innovation challenge, targeted at e

Start Date
21/07/2021

End Date
22/10/2021

AfricArena North Africa Challenge 2021

Apply NOW to stand a chance to participate and pitch at the AfricArena North Africa Summit, taking p

Start Date
02/08/2021

End Date
27/08/2021

AfricArena East Africa Challenge 2021

Apply NOW to stand a chance to participate and pitch at the AfricArena East Africa Summit, taking pl

Start Date
10/09/2021

End Date
22/09/2021

ENRICH in Africa- Champions

Enrich in Africa (EiA) aims to engage with actors across the innovation ecosystem of Europe and Afr

Start Date
27/09/2021

End Date
27/12/2023

VivaTech Challenge 2021

Viva Technology and AfricArena join forces again to launch a new open Innovation Challenge “Scale

Start Date
13/10/2021

End Date
28/10/2021

The Tour Challenges pre-selection will take place in Mauritius, Reunion Island, Nairobi, Casablanca, Lagos, Dakar, and Johannesburg. Pick a Challenge, select your country, upload your pitch and video, and get the chance to pitch at home in front of international judges. The winners of each destination will be shortlisted to be flown in Cape Town for the final round of pitches.

Casablanca Best of Ecosystem Challenge -

We are looking for the best disruptive startups of Casablanca. The winner will represent Morocco at

End Date
08/09/2020

Lagos Best of Ecosystem Challenge

We are looking for the best disruptive startups in Lagos to represent Nigeria at the AfricArena Summ

End Date
21/08/2020

Dakar Best of Ecosystem Challenge

We are looking for the best disruptive startups in Dakar to represent Senegal at the AfricArena 2020

End Date
13/10/2020

Tunis Best of Ecosystem Challenge

We are looking for the best disruptive startups of Tunis to represent Tunisia at the AfricArena Summ

End Date
26/10/2020

Johannesburg Best of Ecosystem Challenge

We are looking for the best disruptive startups of Johannesburg to represent South Africa at the Afr

End Date
24/10/2020

Nairobi Best of Ecosystem Challenge

We are looking for the best disruptive startups in Kenya to represent their nation and ecosystem at

End Date
17/10/2020

Kigali Best of Ecosystem Challenge

We are looking for the best disruptive startups in Rwanda to represent their nation and ecosystem at

End Date
17/07/2020

Cairo Best of Ecosystem Challenge

We are looking for the best disruptive startups in Cairo to represent Egypt at the AfricArena Summit

Start Date
08/10/2020

End Date
27/07/2020

Abidjan Best of Ecosystem Challenge

We are looking for the best disruptive startups of Abidjan to represent Ivory Coast at the 3rd annua

End Date
20/10/2020

Cape Town Ecosystem Challenge

We are looking for the best disruptive startups of Cape Town to represent South Africa at the AfricA

End Date
03/10/2020

Accra Best of Ecosystem Challenge

We are looking for the best disruptive startups in Ghana to represent their nation and ecosystem at

End Date
04/08/2020

Dar Es Salaam Best of Ecosystem Challeng

We are looking for the best disruptive startups in Tanzania to represent their ecosystem at the Afri

End Date
29/09/2020

Addis Ababa Best of Ecosystem Challenge

We are looking for the best disruptive startups of Casablanca to represent Morocco at the AfricArena