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DESCRIPTION:<a href="http://tdi.bascloud.co.bw/event/startup-world-cup-bots
 wana-2/register">Startup World Cup-Botswana</a>\nDate: Tuesday\, 17 March 
 2026Time: 18 00hrs - 1930hrs Venue : Stanbic Bank Accelerate Incubator\, F
 airgrounds Organised By Thrive Development Initiative (TDI) Convenor of In
 novation & Capital Investment Week 2026 In partnership with Startup World 
 Cup | Pegasus Tech Ventures | Youth Ambassadors Botswana The Startup World
  Cup Botswana Regional Information Session is an introductory engagement d
 esigned to inform entrepreneurs\, innovators\, and ecosystem stakeholders 
 about the Startup World Cup Botswana Regional Competition and the opportun
 ities it offers to high-potential startups. The session provides participa
 nts with an overview of the global Startup World Cup platform powered by P
 egasus Tech Ventures\, which connects startups from around the world to in
 vestors\, venture capital networks\, and international markets. During the
  session\, participants will learn about the competition structure\, eligi
 bility criteria\, application process\, and judging framework for the Bots
 wana regional competition. The information session will also highlight the
  pathway for the winning startup to represent Botswana at the global Start
 up World Cup Grand Finale in San Francisco\, where startups compete for a 
 potential USD 1 million investment prize. In addition\, the session introd
 uces the broader ecosystem support available to participating startups\, i
 ncluding mentorship\, investor readiness preparation\, networking opportun
 ities\, and exposure to venture capital and corporate partners. It will al
 so situate the competition within the larger Innovation & Capital Investme
 nt Week 2026\, a national platform convened by Thrive Development Initiati
 ve (TDI) to accelerate innovation\, entrepreneurship\, and capital mobilis
 ation in Botswana. The information session aims to encourage participation
  from startups across sectors\, including technology\, agriculture\, healt
 h\, digital solutions\, climate innovation\, [...]
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LOCATION:Stanbic Bank Accelerate Incubator\, Shop G26\, Farigrounds Mall\, 
 Gaborone\, Botswana
SUMMARY:Startup World Cup-Botswana
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="http://tdi.bascloud.co.bw/event/start
 up-world-cup-botswana-2/register">Startup World Cup-Botswana</a>\nDate: Tu
 esday\, 17 March 2026Time: 18 00hrs - 1930hrs Venue : Stanbic Bank Acceler
 ate Incubator\, Fairgrounds Organised By Thrive Development Initiative (TD
 I) Convenor of Innovation & Capital Investment Week 2026 In partnership wi
 th Startup World Cup | Pegasus Tech Ventures | Youth Ambassadors Botswana 
 The Startup World Cup Botswana Regional Information Session is an introduc
 tory engagement designed to inform entrepreneurs\, innovators\, and ecosys
 tem stakeholders about the Startup World Cup Botswana Regional Competition
  and the opportunities it offers to high-potential startups. The session p
 rovides participants with an overview of the global Startup World Cup plat
 form powered by Pegasus Tech Ventures\, which connects startups from aroun
 d the world to investors\, venture capital networks\, and international ma
 rkets. During the session\, participants will learn about the competition 
 structure\, eligibility criteria\, application process\, and judging frame
 work for the Botswana regional competition. The information session will a
 lso highlight the pathway for the winning startup to represent Botswana at
  the global Startup World Cup Grand Finale in San Francisco\, where startu
 ps compete for a potential USD 1 million investment prize. In addition\, t
 he session introduces the broader ecosystem support available to participa
 ting startups\, including mentorship\, investor readiness preparation\, ne
 tworking opportunities\, and exposure to venture capital and corporate par
 tners. It will also situate the competition within the larger Innovation &
  Capital Investment Week 2026\, a national platform convened by Thrive Dev
 elopment Initiative (TDI) to accelerate innovation\, entrepreneurship\, an
 d capital mobilisation in Botswana. The information session aims to encour
 age participation from startups across sectors\, including technology\, ag
 riculture\, health\, digital solutions\, climate innovation\, [...]
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