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  Applications are ongoing for the Aurora Tech Award for women founders of tech startups. Powered by inDrive, this award seeks to highlight excellent work done by women entrepreneurs leveraging contemporary technologies to solve pressing problems. It also aims to draw attention to the gaps in funding and support for women-owned ventures and help them with the push and publicity they need to achieve their goals.
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Participants shortlisted in the Aurora Tech Award will get guidance from inDrive’s executives and industry experts, useful feedback from venture capitalists, media representation, and a safe space to expand their professional networks. Participants are known to multiply their business’s growth by up to 5 times within a year of taking part in the program.
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Benefits

This award offers cash prizes for the top 5 participants:
  • First Prize: $30,000
  • Second Prize: $20,000
  • Third Prize: $15,000
  • Fourth Prize: $10,000
  • Fifth Prize: $10,000
Besides financial support, participants will also gain professional insights from a strong educational program, and be plugged into a community of women in IT.
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Eligibility

This program is open to persons who meet these criteria:
  • Founded or co-founded and led by a woman
  • Have a functional product prototype
  • Previous investment of $4 million, including seed round
  • The venture must be less than 5 years old
Applications will remain open until November 21, 2024. If you would like to apply for this opportunity, you can do so HERE.
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This article was first published on 13th September 2024

ikenna-nwachukwu

Ikenna Nwachukwu holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He loves to look at the world through multiple lenses- economic, political, religious and philosophical- and to write about what he observes in a witty, yet reflective style.

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