Startup World Cup Regional Information Session
Innovators, Founders and Entrepreneurs, book your place today at our inaugral information session of the Startup World Cup Regional Botswana 2026. Available to Botswana and the SADC region.
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Startup World Cup: Regional - Botswana Q&A
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The Startup World Cup is a series of global startup conferences and pitch competitions powered by Pegasus Tech Ventures, featuring 100+ regional events across 60+ countries, now coming to Botswana.
Innovators, Founders and Entrepreneurs, who have impactful ideas and created positive impact on their communities.
Book your place at our inaugral Startup World Cup Regional Botswana 2026. Available to Botswana and the SADC region..
Startup World Cup Regional.
The Startup World Cup is a series of global startup conferences and pitch competitions powered by Pegasus Tech Ventures, featuring 100+ regional events across 60+ countries. These events lead to our 2026 Startup World Cup Grand Finale, where winning startups from each regional event will compete for a $1M prize! The Grand Finale is being held in San Francisco (USA) on November 20th, 2026.
Pegasus Tech Ventures is a global venture capital firm headquartered in Silicon Valley (USA),managing over $2B in assets. Pegasus provides intellectual and financial capital to emerging technology companies worldwide and supports their expansion in North America, Asia, and Europe through their unique Venture Capital-as-a-Service (VCaaS) model, partnering with global corporations to invest in cutting-edge startups. Corporate partners include SEGA, ASUS, AISIN,Niterra, and Sojitz, with access to an extensive portfolio of 270+ companies, including SpaceX, Airbnb, SoFi, Robinhood, and many more
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For making the impossible, possible.
Our Core Focus Areas.
Digital Literacy & Changemakers Elevators
Monitoring Evaluation & Learning(MEL)
Strategic Convening & Multi Stakeholder Platform
Digital Public Infrastructure
Amplified Marginilized Voices
Inclusive Systems, Resilience & Equity Across Sectors
Innovative Event Planning & Knowlege Exchange.
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Institutions
Institutions seeking stakeholder or high-impact convenings, event management,technical assistance, community engagements or outreach
Vulnerable Groups
Orphans and vulnerable groups including children and youth.
Local Communities
Communities ready to participate meaningfully in the digital economy