Deadline: Not Specified
Now in its fifth year, the competition seeks to bring together the brightest minds in technology innovations. If you’re ready to demonstrate how your technology can make a difference in the world, this could be your moment – to challenge the status quo, introduce tech solutions through your own unique lens and open up a window to the future.
Benefits
Who are they looking for?
- Tech innovators and entrepreneurs whose innovations and businesses are ready to reach new heights.
What are they looking for?
- Tech innovations and tech-enabled solutions with bold ambitions to transform entire industries and make a difference in the world.
Why should you enter?
- If you’ve developed a bold tech innovation that has potential— and you’re ready to grow your business — this may be the most important next step you can take to introduce your business and your tech to an audience of key influencers.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the competition, you must:
- Be a registered company in the country/region where the country/region final is being held.
- Have been actively operating for 7 years or less (in the current form).
- Generate revenue between US $1 million and $15 million; or have raised at least US $500,000 in equity.
- Be either a pure technology or a tech-enabled, tech-driven or tech-led business.
- Not be majority owned by a large corporate.
- Be able to conduct all pitches in English.
- Be available to pitch at a country/region semi-final event in the timeline outlined by the country of origin (if applicable).
- Available to pitch virtually at a country/region final event in the timeline outlined by the country of origin.
- If selected as a finalist, be available to pitch at the global final in November 2025.
The countries/regions participating in the 2025 competition include:
Austria, Brazil, Colombia, East Africa, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ghana, India, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Southern Africa, Sweden, Turkey, UAE, UK and the US.
For more information and application.