Agorize is the leading platform for open innovation challenges. Agorize helps corporations innovate and identify the best talent by connecting them with a global community of 5 million innovators. We create synergies between our enterprise clients and key players in innovation: students, developers, startups, and universities. Since 2011, we have worked for more than 300 companies including L'Oréal, Bayer, AWS, Schneider Electric, PepsiCo, Société Générale, Philips, Allianz, Michelin, Haagen Dazs, Bouygues-Colas, Engie, Microsoft, and Paypal.

The Singapore Management University's Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (https://iie.smu.edu.sg/) is recruiting students for its international challenge, the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition: https://lkygbpc.smu.edu.sg/

The competition seeks pre-revenue ideation phase and early-stage start-ups (up to Series A) in the following categories:

• Carbon Tech
• Climate Tech
• Emerging Tech
• Energy Transitions
• Food & Land Use
• Green Buildings & Constructions
• Homeland Security
• Public Health
• Sustainable Materials & Circularity
• Transport & Logistics
• Urban Mobility Solutions
• Water Solutions

Undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD students enrolled in German universities and alumni who graduated after 2020 that are between 20 and 35 years old. No specific background is required.

Participants need to create/join a team of 1-20 people on the platform and submit a summary of max 500 words and a pitch deck outlining their business idea by Monday, 31 March 2025, 11:55 pm SGT

1. Several cash awards of up to USD 1 million
2. Paid trips to attend the events in Singapore
3. Mentorship provided by leading industry executives
4. Scholarship opportunities at SMU
5. Networking with industry professionals

Apply from this link: https://bit.ly/3XiwHMv