Black Ambition Prize
Black Ambition
Rolling: no deadline
The page read on 2026-09-14 shows a past window (2025-05-09) and no next date; check the programme for the next cycle.
Amount
Past cycles awarded a $1M grand prize (2022, 2023, 2024 winners named on the source). The 2026 tiers are not published.
Eligibility
Per the 2025 application page: for-profit ventures in consumer products, healthcare, media and entertainment, technology, or AI; US incorporated or intending to incorporate; a minimum viable product or existing customers; less than $1M in dilutive funding raised; at least two team members, all 18 or older; at least one founder from an underrepresented background including Black or African American founders; the lead founder a US legal resident based in the US.
About
A prize competition for founders from underrepresented backgrounds, with a National track and, in past cycles, an HBCU track.
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Source: blackambitionprize.com
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Data source: blackambitionprize.com · Source last re-checked automatically 2026-09-14