Visa Everywhere and other Grant Opportunities for businesses and entrepreneurs
- Global Startup Ecosystem COVID19 Public Database: Get access to live daily information on COVID related grants, resources and programs from around the world.
- Visa Everywhere Initiative (Global innovation program for fintech startups to solve payment & commerce challenges of tomorrow; $150K prizes; Challenges incl. Apply by Apr 30.
- XTC Extreme Tech Challenge (World’s largest startup competition; Enabling collaboration betn startup & global corps; Focus on Agtech, Cleantech, Education, Fintech, Healthcare, Transportation, Smart Cities; Judges from Accel, Samsung, Draper, Jeito Capital); Apply by Apr 30.
- Front Row Labs Startup Contest (Funding competition for early-stage tech startups; Investment of up to $1M in selected companies; For startups w/ transformative or disruptive tech or business models & large addressable market; With Front Row Labs); apply by Apr 30.
- Barclays Techstars Accelerator (For diverse fintech startups pushing innovation across financial services industry; Focus on cybersecurity, AI, wealth mgmt, investment banking, big data, cryptocurrency; Sep 14 – Dec 10; With Barclays & Techstars); apply by May 10
- 50+ grant opportunities: WhatsApp unveils $1M grant,
- info hub to fight coronavirus rumors,
- Gates Foundation,
- Wellcome, Mastercard Launch $125M Coronavirus Accelerator ,
- Yelp offers $25M free Ads to Small Businesses,Apply Now:
- European Innovation Council Accelerator program:Commission calls on innovators to combat coronavirus, sets aside €164 million in ‘fast funding’ ,
- MIT SOLVE’s $1M Initiatives help NGOs to tackle World Greatest Challenges ,
- EBRD unveils €1 billion emergency coronavirus financing package ,
- Netflix establishes $100M relief fund ,
- Bacardi pledges $3M to support restaurants and bars ,
- Coronavirus: Spotify pledges $10m to struggling musicians hit by COVID-19 outbreak,
- Google is donating $800 million to help with the coronavirus crisis ,
- Grubhub Commits $30M To Support Restaurants During COVID-19,
- Fitness Studios Offer Free Online Classes Amid COVID-19 ,
- Visa Foundation Pledges $210M For COVID-19-Stricken Businesses ,
- Mastercard Pledges $250M In Help For Small Businesses ,
- UK Targets Tech Startups With $1.6B ‘Future Fund’ ,
- Uber Eats Says Customers Donated $3M To Help Unemployed Workers
