Ibagué Startup Europe Awards by Nova Next Summit 2025

The Ibagué Startup Europe Awards by Nova Next Summit 2025 invites entrepreneurs, startups, SMEs, and innovation agents from Latin America, Europe, and all around the world to submit their projects with high social, environmental, or technological impact.

This initiative seeks to identify and reward disruptive solutions that contribute to addressing urban challenges in the areas of circular economy, environmental sustainability, waste management, water, clean energy and social housing, with a special focus on the context of Ibagué and its transition towards a more resilient and sustainable urban model.

OBJECTIVES
This initiative seeks to identify and reward disruptive solutions that contribute to addressing urban challenges in the areas of the circular economy, environmental sustainability, waste management, water, clean energy, and social housing, with a special focus on the context of Ibagué and its transition to a more resilient and sustainable urban model.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

The call for proposals is open to startups, SMEs, scale-ups, spin-offs, universities, research centers, students, individual entrepreneurs, and corporations, both public and private, that carry out their activities or projects in sectors related to waste management, sustainable construction, energy efficiency, and water treatment.

Initiatives from countries in the European Union, Latin America, and other international regions may apply, provided they present innovative and viable solutions that address the challenges defined in the call and contribute to a more sustainable, circular, and resilient urban model.

DEADLINE

The deadline for submitting applications is Friday, February 27, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.

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