Sponsoring Agency: Government of the Republic of Tatarstan
Type of Fund:
Deadline Available: Available
Deadline Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/01/2021
Size of the Fund: Less than USD $50,000
Kazan OIC Youth Entrepreneurship Forum is an annual large-scale international youth entrepreneurship activity.
The organizers of the annual Kazan – OIC Youth Entrepreneurship Forum are: Government of the Republic of Tatarstan, Eurasian Regional Center of Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF-ERC), Tatarstan Republic Youth Social Fund "Selet". The Forum will be held in partnership with Academy of Youth Diplomacy and Kazan IT Park, among others.
The 2021 Kazan Forum is intended for early stage startups with proven MVPs from the OIC region. These startups typically would have raised a family and friends round or no funding at all. The reality of the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities of the world as well as the opportunities for technology to help mitigate many problems.
The OIC has been one of the worst hit regions with declining incomes from oil and gas and a declining global demand for commodities, it is indeed a tough time.
Why Should You Join?
• Cash prize
o Cash prize of 25 thousand USD
• Challenge yourself
o Working with global teams from diverse cultural backgrounds can be a useful learning experience in itself. Helping those teams achieve their goals can be even more rewarding
• Join a global community
o 20 hours of lectures, 80 hours of one-on-one mentorship sessions and hundreds of resources to support early stage startups across the OIC geography
Criteria
You have an IT startup:
• e-commerce, edtech, apps
• You are between 18-35 years
• You are the founder/cofounder
• You have a prototype (MVP)
Selection based on team, product, market and traction. Top 100 startups will be invited to the online accelerator.
More information at: https://kazanoicstartups.org/
