C3 completes graduates its third accelerator programme

C3 completes graduates its third accelerator programme

Social impact accelerator C3 has concluded its third accelerator programme.

Egypt's Baramoda won the contest for an equity-free cash prize, while the UAE's The Zola Collective came in second place, and EduPloyment in third, also from the UAE.

The winners have won equity-free cash prizes courtesy of HSBC, pro bono consulting support from Bain & Co, and pro bono legal support from Al Tamimi & Company, as well as a complimentary licence to the DMCC.

The programme has attracted more than 1,000 applications, shortlisted to 24 finalists, 45 per cent of whom were women.

Press release:

The third edition of the C3 Social Impact Accelerator Programme – powered by HSBC, concluded on Thursday 1 July, with the three winners announced by Stephen Moss, Regional CEO of HSBC Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.

Egypt's Baramoda came first, with the UAE's The Zola Collective in second, and EduPloyment in third – also from the UAE. 

The three winners have received equity-free cash prizes courtesy of HSBC, pro bono consulting support from Bain & Co, and pro bono legal support from Al Tamimi & Company, in addition to a complimentary license to the DMCC – the world's leading free