Intel® Global Challenge at UC Berkeley

Are you an emerging entrepreneur with a winning idea? Do you have a business plan with the potential to solve global problems?

Submit your plan to the Intel Global Challenge and you could receive feedback from successful entrepreneurs and those who fund them. Participants with winning business plans from the Intel Challenge or other regional entrepreneurship programs will receive focused mentorship, a chance at over USD 150,000 in prize money, and the opportunity to compete in the global competition. At the Intel Global Challenge, teams will compete for an additional USD 100,000 in prize money, and will receive valuable feedback from Silicon Valley leaders, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists.

To enter, teams can apply through a regional online competition or a partner competition, or with the sponsorship of a partner institution.

Online competitions:

Europe: Intel Challenge in Europe

Latin America: Desafio

Partner competitions:

Brazil: Desafio Brasil

Central and Eastern Europe: NOVATech Business Plan Competition, Central and Eastern Europe

India: Next Big Idea

Russia: BIT

USA: UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition

Intel® Global Challenge at UC Berkeley

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