Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East 2025.

An undeniable catalyst for progress, technological innovation can only reach its full potential if it is supported by a solid, viable business proposition that meets current and future social and environmental needs.

As well as encouraging innovation, Orange also rewards the positive entrepreneurial spirit of dynamic start-ups within the framework of its Social Venture Prize. Since 2011 this International Grand Prix competition has welcomed start-ups from 17 countries in Africa and the Middle East. It identifies, rewards, and supports business propositions that make a positive social and environmental impact.

To encourage sustainable, responsible, and inclusive development, the International Women’s Prize was introduced in 2020, promoting business ventures led by women entrepreneurs.

As a powerful driver of economic development around the world, and major force in combatting gender inequalities, female entrepreneurship holds great promise for the future.
To encourage the emergence and success of business projects led by women, we created the International Women’s Prize in 2020.

Offering a €20,000-award, plus 6 to 9 months of business and technical support, this prize contributes to women’s empowerment as well as their digital and financial inclusion.

Benefits

International Grand Prix

1st prize: €25,000
2nd prize: €15,000
3rd prize: €10,000

International Women’s Prize

Winner: €20,000

OSVP winners receive financial support and coaching in Orange Digital Centers to develop their business internationally.

Requirements

Candidates must:

Be 21 years and over
Present a social entrepreneurship project based on NICT (New Information and Communication Technologies)
The candidates must present a project that involves at least one of the 17 countries

Selection Process

Each application will be assessed according to the rules of the national competitions and up to three winners will be selected in each country.
The finalists will be evaluated by a grand jury of influential representatives from the African tech world, who will choose the three overall winners of the International Grand Prix. This jury will also be responsible for choosing the winner of the International Women’s Prize