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Prizes

Seedstars World Competition

Status

Status not published

The original global roadshow model has been scaled back. Seedstars now runs targeted country and thematic programmes.

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Amount
Not published

Historically up to US$500,000 in equity investment to the global winner. Seedstars has since pivoted toward fund management and country-level programmes.

Funder

Seedstars

private · national

Deadline: One call a year — The original global roadshow model has been scaled back. Seedstars now runs targeted country and thematic programmes.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Focus on emerging markets

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Source. https://www.seedstars.com/

Not yet re-checked against the official page — this record was extracted on 14 August 2026 and may be out of date. Check the source before you rely on it.

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