Deadline: 20 December 2019
Applications are now open for Innovate4Good Forum which is a multifaceted social entrepreneurship & business idea marketplace that accelerates innovation to address global pressing issues by connecting early-stage companies and startups with investors, corporations and mentors.
INNOVATE4GOOD Forum “I4G”, a purposely driven initiative to be organised in Abu Dhabi from 30-31 March 2020. In collaboration with CATALYST, a Masdar-BP Initiative, I4G aims at solving current pressing challenges facing humanity through innovation, entrepreneurship and impact investing whilst help empowering youth and supporting communities to create a social positive impact.
2020 launch edition will focus on the Arab Region both in terms of young startups and their innovative solutions to solve some of the current challenges facing the region such as the below pillars 4 good:
- Access to Education
- Mental Health
- Hunger, Poverty and Resource Scarcity (Food & Water Security, AgriTech/Agricultural & BioTech solutions, Access to Markets…)
- Shelter & Disaster Recovery
- Digital Inclusion (ensuring that all individuals and communities have access to and use of Information and Communication Technologies regardless of their gender, age, ability, social status or location such as senior citizens, women, people with low income and people of determination)
Note: Only 30 startups will be hosted after being selected by the I4G selection committee.
Why Attend ?
- Level up your social enterprise
- Invest for social impact
- Join 500+ like-minded & like hearted people
Benefits
- Offer for Shortlisted Start-ups
- A monetary prize of AED 20k for the first winner and 10k for the runner-up
- Free access to investors & pitch tank
- Free mentorship
- Flight ticket allowance up to AED 1,500
- Hotel allowance up to AED 900 for 3 nights
- Free stand/pod
- Offer for all other Start-ups
- Free access to investors & pitch tank
- Free mentorship
- Special hotel packages
- AED 4,900 stand/pod fee
Eligibility Criteria
- Start-up should be in the following stages: Early Seed Stage, Seed Stage, Early Stage
- Start-ups to serve one or more of their pillars 4 good
- Start-up needs to be registered
- All start-ups are expected to upload a business plan
- Since the first edition of I4G serves the MENA region, at least 1 team member of start-ups need to be from the region (Arab National)
- Open to all entrepreneurs below 35 years of age
- Open to Academia
For more information, visit https://www.i4good.com/