UNILEVER funding program for Innovative Solutions in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria
Deadline: 28-Jan-22
The Global Alliance Innovation Exchange challenge competition, delivered by Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) Global Alliance Africa, is supporting Unilever to identify innovative approaches towards new circular business models for reuse and refill models within South Africa. In this challenge, Unilever is looking to identify innovative approaches towards new circular business models for reuse and refill for online customers. The most promising solution provider will be selected by Unilever and may be given a commercial opportunity to deliver their solution in partnership, with additional support from Innovate UK KTN.
Rewards & Benefits
Successful applicants will be given an opportunity to pitch to Unilever.
The package may also include:
Support from Unilever
Support from Innovate UK KTN (e.g. pitch training and mentoring)
Support in the development of a prototype or pilot
Technical support
Invitation to attend or present at Innovate UK KTN events
A potential business collaboration
Investor introductions (if investment is required)
Support if any innovation or similar competitions are relevant
The selected solution provider(s) will:
Work with Unilever who will facilitate and support solution testing
Receive GBP 25,000 seed funding to work on the specific challenge. Funding will be received in instalments, subject to specific Milestones (eg. project plan, mid-project report and final report)
Functional Requirements
The solution needs to be suitable for South Africa environment and infrastructure. Solutions are expected to be deployed within the next 1-2 year, but innovative solutions which might need a longer development phase will be considered.
Eligibility Criteria
Entrants to this competition must be:
Established businesses, start-ups, SMEs, individual entrepreneurs, or academics.
Collaborative solutions (Business to Business B2B and B2R&D) are valid applications. If collaborative solutions are being tabled a single lead organisation needs to register the application. This organisation can be either an industrial or academic partner
Priority is given to solution providers based in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria. However, innovative solutions from other countries will be considered.
For more information, visit https://innovationexchange.ktn-global.org/challenges/127/re-use_re-fill_re-imagine_innovative_solution