Baramoda, The Zola Collective & EduPloyment win C3 Social Impact Accelerator competition

Baramoda, The Zola Collective & EduPloyment win C3 Social Impact Accelerator competition

Egypt’s Baramoda, UAE’s The Zola Collective and EduPloyment have won the top three positions in the third edition of the C3 Social Impact Accelerator Program. This year the program attracted more than one thousand applications with 42 entrepreneurs from eight countries across the MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Turkey) region, covering 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The three winners, selected from a shortlist of 24 finalists, have received equity-free cash prizes from HSBC, pro bono consulting support from Bain & Co, and pro bono legal support from Al Tamimi & Company, in addition to a complimentary license from DMCC. C3’s corporate partners have also supported the entrepreneurs tremendously throughout the board meeting simulations and participated in the selection of the finalists as part of the judging panel.

The winners will also benefit from Amazon Web Services promotional credits as part of the company’s Activate program, and receive support from FH Insights – a corporate training company that will help them align their company values with their mission.