Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East 2026 (up to €70,000 in prizes) – YOA

Deadline: May 10, 2026

Applications are open for the Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East 2026. First launched in 2011, the Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East (OSVP) identifies, rewards, and helps entrepreneurial initiatives that use expertise to handle social and environmental challenges.

OSVP is greater than a contest. It brings collectively younger firms, establishments, and companions round a shared purpose: supporting promising begin-ups as they speed up and develop their enterprise. This 12 months, they’re particularly encouraging initiatives that use AI, knowledge, or cybersecurity to create constructive affect for individuals and the planet.

Awards

• €25,000 for the total winner
• €15,000 for second place
• €10,000 for third place
• €20,000 for Women’s Prize

Beyond the monetary awards, winners get assist via the Orange Digital Centers, together with partnerships to assist speed up their development, open up new market alternatives, and entry funding and key experience.

• Comprehensive assist: Personalized mentoring, plus technical and entrepreneurial coaching in Orange Digital Centers
• Access to markets: Partnerships with Orange, and new enterprise, financing, and networking alternatives.
• International visibility: Visibility throughout the area and past, particularly for ladies innovating in tech.

Eligibility

• Open to younger entrepreneurs, founders, or co-founders of startups which have been working for lower than 5 years, in considered one of the 17 taking part international locations throughout Africa and the Middle East the place Orange is current.
• Applicants want to current an modern answer that addresses an actual want in their neighborhood, utilizing digital applied sciences.
• They additionally strongly encourage girls founders and co-founders to apply. They’re eligible for the International Women’s Prize.

Application

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to Orange Social Venture Prize.