The first and second place winners of the QBE, Ashoka Urban Resilience Challenge took home prizes of $75,000 and $25,000.
In the final round of QBE North America and Ashoka's Urban Resilience Challenge on Wednesday, 10 chosen companies from all over the world presented their work to a panel of judges to compete for the first and second-place prizes of $75,000 and $25,000, respectively.
In what QBE and Ashoka describe as a "national social innovation competition," the mission of the Challenge was to uncover and help fund tech-based innovations that will foster resiliency in major cities and urban communities. Each company was chosen based on how positively their mission impacts policy and the broader urban ecosystem and its effectiveness in creating an environment more resilient against physical, economic, and social risks.
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