{"id":209563,"date":"2025-12-01T12:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T12:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/209563\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T12:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T12:10:08","slug":"call-for-applications-venture-z-startup-competition-cash-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/209563\/","title":{"rendered":"Call For Applications: Venture-Z Startup Competition (Cash prize +"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Venture-Z is a startup competition designed for \u201cGeneration Z\u201d entrepreneurs \u2014 individuals or small teams (up to 5 members) with bold ideas or early-stage ventures. The competition is organized under ICSDI 2026 (the 3rd International Conference on Sustainability: Developments and Innovations). The goal: help young innovators turn ideas into scalable startups, especially those focussed on sustainability, technology and social impact.<\/p>\n<p>What the Competition Offers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tracks &amp; Focus Areas<\/strong><br \/>Participants can propose ventures under sectors such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Smart Infrastructure &amp; Sustainable Engineering (AI-powered civil, water, energy, transport, infrastructure)<\/li>\n<li>Environmental Intelligence &amp; Climate Action (green tech, resource management, climate resilience, environmental protection)<\/li>\n<li>Urban Innovation &amp; Community Well-being (smart cities, urban mobility, health, governance, social impact)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Rewards &amp; Recognition<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cash prizes: 1st place (\u2248 30,000 SAR), 2nd place (\u2248 20,000 SAR), 3rd place (\u2248 10,000 SAR) for top startups.<\/li>\n<li>Mentorship, exposure to industry experts, and networking opportunities with investors and global stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li>International participation accepted \u2014 startups, teams or individuals from across the world can apply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Who Should Apply (Eligibility)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Individuals <strong>18 years or older<\/strong> \u2014 young entrepreneurs and students alike.<\/li>\n<li>Solo founders or teams (up to <strong>5 members<\/strong>) working on an <strong>innovative or early-stage startup \/ business idea<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Ventures or ideas across any industry \u2014 as long as they fit one of the competition\u2019s focus tracks (infrastructure, environment, urban\/social impact, sustainability).<\/li>\n<li>International participation is allowed \u2014 you don\u2019t need to be based in a specific country to apply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Key Dates &amp; Application Process<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> 1 December 2025 (last known public call)<\/li>\n<li><strong>How to Apply:<\/strong> Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icsdi.org\/studentscompetitions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ICSDI website\u2019s \u201cStudents Competitions<\/a>\u201d section \u2014 fill out the registration form with your startup idea, team info, and project details.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What You Must Prepare:<\/strong> Brief description of your idea or startup; explanation of how it aligns with one of the competition tracks; team composition (if applicable); and any preliminary plans or prototypes if you have them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t Post Views: 71&#13;\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Venture-Z is a startup competition designed for \u201cGeneration Z\u201d entrepreneurs \u2014 individuals or small teams (up to 5&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":209564,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[178],"tags":[79,18,236,114754,114755,32807,19,114756,114757,17,114758,85503,1373,114759,114760],"class_list":{"0":"post-209563","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entrepreneurship","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-entrepreneurship","11":"tag-genzentrepreneurs","12":"tag-globalpitch","13":"tag-greentech","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-impactstartups","16":"tag-innovationafrica","17":"tag-ireland","18":"tag-startupcompetition","19":"tag-startupfunding","20":"tag-sustainability","21":"tag-venturez","22":"tag-youngfounders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115644244015537382","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}