Successful Applicants to receive Ksh2.8million to boost businesses~How To Apply
Kenyans now stand a chance of joining the international realm in a challenge targeting Nairobi entrepreneurs with a reward of as much as Ksh2.8 million for each winner.
Utopia and the World Economic Forum’s new Centre for Urban Transformation launched the challenge which is seeking urban entrepreneurs, investors, and mayors across the African continent as well as Asia and Latin America.
The successful applicants will be taken through three competitive stages with varying rewards ranging from Ksh 113,000 to Ksh2.8 million per applicant.
The cities in the spotlight include Nairobi, Lagos, Kigali, Rio de Janeiro, Bogota, Buenos Aires, Jakarta and Dhaka.
How to Apply
Applicants are advised to visit urbanchallenge.co/join/ from where they can secure their slots by entering personal information.
It includes their first name, last name, email address, WhatsApp contact and the city they are applying from. The applicants will also be asked to provide additional information about their ventures.
Once entered into the competition, all applicants will have access to content around the cities as well as Ksh113,000 worth of notion points.
Only 80 individuals, however, will proceed to the semi-finalists stage where they will have access to a community of peer innovators and Ksh565,000 worth of credits to get started.
From the pile, eight winners will be chosen who will have access to investors, be profiled on the World Economic Forum’s online platforms and Ksh2.8 million worth of credits to get started.
