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The 2027 PCH Innovations Prize

Key Information

Organisation

PCH International

Status

Open

Application Deadline

30 Dec 2026

Program Type

Prize

Amount

USD 50,000

About this Program

Awarding breakthrough hardware and manufacturing solutions for a circular economy.

Benefits & What You Get

Cash prize; manufacturing design review; investor introductions.

Eligibility

Early-stage hardware startups with sustainable manufacturing models.

Startups That Could Apply

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Union54 Zambia's fintech unicorn story

Paymob MENA's payment infrastructure

SafeBoda Safer bodas for Kampala

Expensya Tunisia Tunisian tech success story

Kiira Motors Corporation East Africa's first solar bus

Vezeeta MENA's healthcare platform

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