Agorize Newsletter: Discover the latest opportunities for startups

Welcome to the 2nd edition of our startup newsletter!

Happy holidays to you! We're excited to share three new global startup programs with you. Each of them comes with great opportunities for the winners, including PoC funding, mentorship from industry experts and overall access to valuable networks

• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched the Digital Financial Inclusion for Women’s Businesses in Pakistan to improve access to finance for women in Pakistan.
• An airport leader in design, construction, and operation, ADP Group, invites startups to create an innovative and sustainable airport through the Challenge Play Your Airfield.
• VentureBlick Healthcare Startup Search is an open call for healthcare startups looking to raise capital from medical investors.

If you are open to business opportunities, you will have a lot to choose from.

Digital Financial Inclusion for Women’s Businesses in Pakistan

Asian Development Bank is on the lookout for FinTech and non-financial services-related technology solutions. 

How can Financial Institutions evolve existing credit scoring mechanisms to improve access to finance for women and women-led businesses in Pakistan?  

Through the launch of Digital Financial Inclusion for Women's Businesses in Pakistan, submit your ideas to secure the following:

• Seed funding for a PoC of US$50,000
• Mentoring and networking with ADB experts
• Opportunity to be considered for the ADB solutions catalogue for existing projects

⏰ Register by January 4, 2023

🔗 Apply here!

Challenge Play Your Airfield 2022

The ADP Group is launching the Challenge Play Your Airfield in Europe. 

ADP, a world leader in airport operations, is inviting innovative startups and SMEs to work on a solution to transform its platforms into benchmarks airfields in terms of innovation, sustainable development and synergies with their surroundings.

The winner will secure a 30,000€ PoC with the ADP Group and access:

• Funding opportunities: engage with the investment structure of the ADP Group's innovation division
• Networking: pitch on the ADP Group pavilion at the next International Air and Space Show at Le Bourget in 2023
• Visibility: be featured on the ADP Group's social networks
• The support and guidance of ADP’s experts to develop your projects

It is your chance to join the competition and accelerate your growth. 

⏰ Register by February 5, 2023

🔗 Apply here!

VentureBlick Healthcare Startup Search

Curious if your startup would be endorsed by the medical community? VentureBlick’s on the hunt for the most promising early-stage healthcare startups for medical investors to nurture and fund.

Have your healthcare innovations validated and funded by medical investors from across the globe where VentureBlick is the only platform to get healthcare startups funding, market insights, and customer validation all at the same time. 

Through VentureBlick’s Healthcare Startup Search, you get access to:

• Angel funding of up to US$5M 
• Early-bird marketing pack worth US$10,000
• Market insights and validation from the medical community

⏰ Register by January 31, 2023

🔗 Apply here!

Badge - Idea Management Software Leader

🎉 Our team is excited to share that our outstanding user reviews have been officially recognized and rewarded by innovation stakeholders.

Agorize is named a Leader of Idea Management Software by our clients and users.

Idea Management platform improves collective intelligence, engagement and business growth.

Learn more here!

Highlights of Hitachi's global competition finalists

🎉 Congratulations to the 10 finalist startups and all participants of the Innovation Challenge for Smart Mobility & Energy held on December 15, 2022! More than 230 ideas competed during 6+ months of an intense program.

🏆 Congratulations to the Grand Winners who will collaborate with Hitachi and other participants who shared their ideas with the company.

Grand Winners:

• NoTraffic: NoTraffic was named a TIME100 Most Influential Company for its mission to digitize the foundation of transportation, improve safety and traffic efficiency, and reduce carbon emissions.
• Onemoto: The company helps talented bikers become motorcycle coaches and start their own businesses.
• SmartNanotubes Technologies: The multi-channel gas detection platform was developed by German startup SmartNanotubes Technologies.

Other finalists: Roadsense, Parabol, 365 Energy Harvesting, Otonohm, AV Living Lab, Sheeva.AI, and PIONIX GmbH.

ℹ️ Check out our global competitions here!

Our team of experts would be pleased to assist you. Feel free to contact 📣 Alexander Young at alexander.young@agorize.com if you have any questions or enquiries.

Best of luck,

The Agorize Team