QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge applications now open
QBE AcceliCITY is now accepting applications for its accelerator program, offering a grand prize of $125,000 in funding.
QBE North America has launched the QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge, powered by Leading Cities in an effort to help cities build that resilience.
The QBE AcceliCITY Urban Challenge, a global competition seeking entrepreneurs whose ventures leverage smart city solutions that help cities manage and respond to physical, economic and social risk. QBE AcceliCITY will both recognize and support these innovators, while providing feedback that helps to streamline their technologies and ideas. Winners will also receive funding and additional resources to help make their initiatives a reality, and prepare them to be adopted by cities across the country.
“The health of our cities are vital to the health of our country, our economy and our way of life,” Todd Jones, CEO of QBE North America and President of the QBE Foundation said in a statement. “The QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge gives us the opportunity to help find and deliver solutions that are both innovative and long-lasting.”
“As cities scramble to adapt to ‘new norms’ we are turning to smart city startups to help provide the agility and ingenuity to heal some of the most painful wounds felt by communities everywhere,” Michael Lake, President and CEO of Leading Cities said. “This program builds the needed bridge to cross the very real divide between cities and startups.”
QBE AcceliCITY is now accepting applications for its accelerator program culminating with a Boot Camp in Boston and a Pitch Day in New York City, where start-ups will have the opportunity to win $125,000 in funding. Last year’s edition of the contest brought more than 500 applications from 43 countries.
More information and applications are available at AcceliCITY.com. The deadline for start-ups is June 15th.
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