Forbes today announced its partnership with the Rybakov Foundation on a $1 million prize competition for entrepreneurs creating innovative solutions that will change the future of education
in Berlin on December 1, 2019, where five semifinalists will compete on stage before a panel of judges.The winner of the semifinal round will go on to compete on the main stage against 24 other finalists in Moscow on February 1-2, 2020. The grand prize of $1 million will be awarded to an entrepreneur with a solution that will have an impact in Russia, while two other entrepreneurs will receive $100,000 each for solutions intended to have impact globally or in a market outside Russia.
“We’re a platform for changemakers, and we support entrepreneurs who strive to make the world better,” saidChief Content Officer Randall Lane. “By partnering with the Rybakov Foundation to host this semifinals competition, we’re offering our Under 30 Community and other innovative solvers in the education space an incredible opportunity to gain access to real capital, visibility with top VCs and a platform to share their ideas.
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