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Scaling breakthrough technologies across emerging and frontier markets. Orbit Startups invests in breakthrough companies and helps them scale across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America—where there are the most opportunities for sustained, profitable high growth.

GLOBAL STARTUP AWARDS IS THE LARGEST INDEPENDENT STARTUP ECOSYSTEM COMPETITION WITH THE MISSION TO FIND, RECOGNIZE AND CONNECT THE FUTURESHAPERS OF THE DIGITAL AGE FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD!

The Innovation Fund invests in solutions that can impact the lives of the most vulnerable children.

Do you have an imaginative project on anti-militarism; action against the arms trade; creating a culture of peace and nonviolence and preventing conflict and war; disarmament; or against nuclear weapons and weapons systems?

Top young talents tackle toughest global challenges with blockchain. The International Blockchain Olympiad (IBCOL) is an annual global competition inviting current and recent students to propose solutions for real-world problems with blockchain technology.

The EY AI & Data Challenge Program was established to inspire and connect critical thinkers and make technology more accessible to all.

The Entrepreneurship World Cup is one of the largest and most diverse pitch competitions and support programs of its kind.

The Hopper Prize was established to increase recognition of the work of visual artists.  We seek to advance the careers of visual artists by providing unrestricted financial support in the form of individual artist grants.

The GBIF Secretariat is seeking nominations for the 2026 Graduate Researchers Award on behalf of Voting and Associate Participants.