Santander X Global Award
Awards up to €20,000 equity-free to university-linked startups from six countries.
Santander's broader higher-education programme behind this award, Santander Universities, has run for 25 years and says it has committed more than €2 billion and awarded over 630,000 scholarships and grants to students, professionals and SMEs. The mentoring, training and networking that Accelerate category winners get through the Santander X 100 Community is delivered in partnership with the Oxent…
Looking for university-affiliated founders and startups, in any field, who have already won their country's Santander X Local Award in Spain, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil or the UK. Entrants compete in one of two categories: Launch, for pre-revenue ventures still preparing to go to market, or Accelerate, for high-impact, technology-based startups ready to scale.
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