InDrive Presents Aurora Tech Award 2025 Supporting Women's Innovators In The Technology Sector

The Aurora Tech Award 2025 officially reopened on September 2, inviting female entrepreneurs in technology from around the world to take part in this competition and introduce their innovations. Along with the development of the tech industry, the Aurora Tech Award, which was founded in 2020, aims to recognize and empower women founding IT startups who encourage innovation and overcome various obstacles in this sector.

Entering the fifth year, this award comes with wider opportunities, greater financial support, and a continuing commitment to grow the generation of female technology leaders in the future. The Aurora Tech Award 2025 offers a variety of new breakthroughs, including increased resources and opportunities for female entrepreneurs. This year's total prizes have been improved, with details as follows:

First Prize: 350,000 Second Prizes: 210,000 Third Prizes: 1155,000 Fourth Prizes: 10,000 Fifth Prizes: 10,000

In addition to the financial prizes, the selected participants will also benefit from the strengthened mentoring program. This mentoring session with leading industry experts will last for 2 to 2.5 months, providing important guidance to help participants refine their projects and implement strategic changes.

Why InDrive Supports Women's Empowerment

Asya Vildt, Director of Operations Excellence and Sustainability at inDrive, explained the company's commitment to supporting women's empowerment.

Supporting women in the field of technology is not only about creating equality, but also about opening up full potential innovations. Female entrepreneurs bring a new perspective that is very important to solve today's complex problems. On inDrive, we are committed to creating opportunities that empower women to lead in the field of technology, as their success encourages positive changes in industry and communities. Aurora Tech Award reflects our belief in diverse leadership forces to shape a better and more sustainable future, "he explained.

Sarah Phiri-Molema, third winner of the 2024 Aurora Tech Award and founder of Deftronics in Botswana, also commented.

"Winning the Aurora Tech Award really accelerates our development and opens new doors. We participate in various other competitions, increasing our visibility, especially outside the country of origin," he explained.

Terms And Provisions

Female entrepreneurs who wish to take part in the 2025 Aurora Tech Award must meet the following requirements:

Leadership: Startup must be established or led by women.men's Funding: Startups should not receive more than $4 million in funding, including round seeds. Age startup: Startup shouldn't be more than 5 years. Decent Minimum Products: Functional prototypes are needed; projects at the idea stage do not meet the requirements.