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Ignite is the UK’s flagship social enterprise competition for student and graduate entrepreneurs ready to scale solutions that tackle the world’s toughest problems.
Date Posted: 27 Jun, 2025
Elev X! Ignite Venture Studio Program is designed for passionate entrepreneurs in the ideation or prototyping phase
Date Posted: 25 Jun, 2025
The Startup Challenge of The Gap in Between is an international call designed to boost entrepreneurship as a driver of social and environmental transformation
Date Posted: 25 Jun, 2025
MerageNext is a national startup competition empowering visionary entrepreneurs to create bold, scalable solutions that support the renewal of Israel.
Date Posted: 25 Jun, 2025
Start Path Emerging Fintech program opens its doors to high-potential fintech and climate startups that share in their mission to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy.
Date Posted: 25 Jun, 2025
Muna Kalati’s SDG4Kids Animation Contest invites animators, storytellers, educators, and creatives across Africa to turn the UN Sustainable Development Goals into engaging, child-friendly animations.
Date Posted: 25 Jun, 2025
The FUNGUO Innovation Programme is a multi-partner initiative designed to unlock the potential of impact-driven startups and innovative micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Tanzania.
Date Posted: 25 Jun, 2025
Africalia is launching a business incubation programme for cultural and creative entrepreneurs based in Kampala.
Date Posted: 24 Jun, 2025
The Techstart Proof of Concept Grant Fund supports entrepreneurs in Northern Ireland with grants to explore the viability and commercial potential of an innovative concept.
Date Posted: 23 Jun, 2025
This program will give startups at various growth stages early access to Google DeepMind's latest AI models as well as resources, technical expertise and equity funding to accelerate their progress.
Date Posted: 23 Jun, 2025
They are seeking breakthrough innovations in the field of people-centric solutions, with a focus on areas such as knowledge transfer, cultural changes, safety enhancements, and wellbeing and health.
Date Posted: 19 Jun, 2025
Creative Business Studio is a flagship program developed by Unpublished Africa, specifically designed to empower African visual storytellers and creative entrepreneurs.
Date Posted: 19 Jun, 2025
Fundación MAPFRE is launching the 3rd edition of the KBr Photo Award, a biennial international prize that reaffirms the Fundación’s support for artistic creation.
Date Posted: 18 Jun, 2025
The Awards underscore the innovative strides made in the field of financial technology.
Date Posted: 18 Jun, 2025
The Mastercard Foundation is seeking to contract a Youth Enabling Organization who will collaborate closely with the Youth Engagement team to manage Youth-Led Organizations in Kenya.
Date Posted: 18 Jun, 2025
GreenCape, in partnership with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, invites innovators and entrepreneurs with economically viable green economy innovation business ideas to enter the 2025 GreenPitch Challenge.
Date Posted: 18 Jun, 2025
The True Blue Fellowship (formerly the Fellowship Grant Program) aims to connect and empower youth around the world to leverage the creative arts to enact change in local communities to safeguard the ocean, waterways, and the climate
Date Posted: 17 Jun, 2025
Applications are now open for the Green Acceleration Programme 2025!
Date Posted: 17 Jun, 2025
The Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy (FMACTCE) is pleased to announce the rollout of the Creative Economy Development Fund (CEDF), a landmark initiative approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
Date Posted: 17 Jun, 2025
Applications are open to women from all over the world who work in agriculture, agribusiness, animal farming, research and development, teaching, journalism or as bloggers and influencers.
Date Posted: 16 Jun, 2025
Here is a list of some notable entrepreneurship programs, the organizations that offer them, and what participants can achieve through each program:
1. Y Combinator (YC) Startup Accelerator
• Organization: Y Combinator
YC is one of the most prestigious startup accelerators in the world. Startups receive seed funding, mentorship, and access to a vast network of investors and successful entrepreneurs. Participants work intensively on their ideas for three months and present them to investors at Demo Day.
2. Techstars
• Organization: Techstars
Techstars provides early-stage startups with access to mentorship, funding, and a worldwide network of entrepreneurs and investors. The program offers hands-on mentorship and culminates in a demo day where startups pitch to potential investors.
3. Google for Startups Accelerator
• Organization: Google
This program supports early-stage startups through mentorship, access to Google resources, and hands-on guidance from industry experts. Participants gain the technical expertise needed to grow their businesses using Google's tools and infrastructure.
4. MIT LaunchX
• Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
This program targets high school students and focuses on building real startups from scratch. Participants learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, from ideation to market research and product development, while receiving mentorship from successful entrepreneurs.
5. Hult Prize
• Organization: Hult International Business School
The Hult Prize is a global competition that encourages university students to solve pressing social challenges through entrepreneurship. The winning team receives $1 million in seed capital to launch their startup.
6. Seedcamp
• Organization: Seedcamp
Seedcamp is a European seed fund and accelerator program that provides early-stage startups with mentorship, funding, and access to a global network of investors. Participants benefit from Seedcamp's support in refining their business models and scaling their startups.
7. Stanford Start Accelerator
• Organization: Stanford University
Start offers Stanford-affiliated startups access to a strong community of founders, investors, and mentors. The program supports founders with the resources they need to scale their companies, from fundraising to product development.