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Competitions & Hackathons Opportunities for Founders

Real competitions & hackathons opportunities for founders — verified, not scraped junk. 12 real opportunities right now.

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Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge

Dutch Postcode Lottery

An annual startup competition for green innovations tackling climate change, plastic pollution, or food waste.

📍 Netherlands, Germany, UK, Norway, SwedenPaidMedium
#competition#green-tech#europe
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Milken-Motsepe Prize in Circular Economy

Milken Institute / Motsepe Foundation

A competition for scalable, tech-driven African businesses transforming waste into value through circular economy business models.

📍 AfricaPaidHard
#competition#circular-economy#africa
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AYuTe Africa Challenge

Heifer International

A pan-African competition identifying and funding young agritech entrepreneurs building solutions for smallholder farmers, run across multiple national competitions.

📍 Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Malawi, UgandaPaidMedium
#competition#agritech#africa
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Africa's Business Heroes Prize Competition

Jack Ma Foundation

A pan-African entrepreneurship competition recognizing outstanding African founders across sectors, with a substantial cash prize pool and mentorship from global business leaders.

📍 Africa (all countries)PaidHard
#competition#africa#entrepreneurship
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MIT Solve Financial Inclusion Challenge

MIT Solve

A challenge for solutions expanding financial access to excluded individuals and small enterprises, with winners receiving funding and MIT Solve's mentorship network.

📍 Global (online application)PaidMedium
#competition#fintech#financial-inclusion
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Visa Everywhere Initiative

Visa

A global startup competition supporting founders building innovative payment and commerce technologies, with cash prizes and mentorship from Visa's innovation team.

📍 Global (regional heats)PaidMedium
#competition#fintech#startup
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Youth Co:Lab National Innovation Challenge

UNDP / Citi Foundation

A regional startup idea challenge for young people building solutions to social problems such as education access, care work, and disability inclusion, with seed funding for finalists.

📍 Asia-Pacific regionPaidMedium
#competition#social-enterprise#youth
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MIT Solve The Care Economy Challenge

MIT Solve

A challenge specifically for technology-enabled solutions to childcare, eldercare, and disability-support gaps, funded through MIT Solve's broader innovation network.

📍 Global (online application)PaidMedium
#competition#social-impact#care-economy
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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Youth Business Challenge

APEC

A regional pitch competition for young entrepreneurs from APEC member economies, connecting early-stage founders with cross-border mentorship and investor exposure.

📍 Asia-Pacific regionUnpaidMedium
#competition#startup#asia-pacific
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ClimateLaunchpad Green Business Idea Competition

Climate-KIC

The world's largest green business ideas competition, taking climate-tech founders from national heats through regional and global finals with pitch training along the way.

📍 Global (national heats, global final in Europe)UnpaidMedium
#competition#climate-tech#startup
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MIT Solve Global Challenges

MIT Solve

An open innovation platform that runs annual challenges (health, climate, economic prosperity, learning) and connects selected Solver teams with funding, mentorship, and MIT's network.

📍 Global (online application)PaidMedium
#competition#social-impact#funding
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Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge

Hello Tomorrow

A global deep-tech startup competition connecting founders working on hard-science solutions (energy, biotech, materials, etc.) with investors, corporates, and a large cash prize pool.

📍 Global (finals in Paris)PaidHard
#competition#deep-tech#startup
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