The Roddenberry Prize supports early-stage ventures that leverages scientific breakthroughs or emerging technologies that hold the promise for a better future. At the heart of The Roddenberry Prize is a belief in the potential for scientific and technological innovation to help us lead better, healthier, and more productive lives while helping the planet and our environment flourish. The Roddenberry Prize is an invitation to challenge the status quo, to catalyze new ways of thinking, and to imagine a better future. It is an opportunity to envision a world that is more equitable and prosperous in which all of us – regardless of our background – can thrive.
WORTH
- A grand prize of $1M in non-dilutive financing, along with five $100,000 finalist awards, will be granted to early stage ventures that have the potential to change the world.
ELIGIBILITY
- The Roddenberry Prize seeks to support early stage science and technology ventures—non-profit and mission-driven for-profit entities—that meet the following eligibility criteria:
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- Early Stage: we seek early stage ventures that have successfully raised Seed Rounds through Series A financing.
- World Changing: we seek solutions that have the potential to achieve one or more of the 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Scalable: we seek an audacious, far-reaching, and scalable vision to solve a global challenge on the scale of millions of lives.
- Ethical: we support purpose-driven, human-centered, and responsible innovation that reduces inequity.
- Science & Technology based: we are interested in new technologies, discoveries, inventions, or scientific breakthroughs.
DEADLINE: September 12, 2022
To apply and for more information, visit here
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