D4D Hub 2025 Creative Economy Challenge & Award

The Creative Economy Challenge & Award is a new initiative launched as part of Moonshot by TechCabal 2025, in collaboration with the Digital for Development (D4D) Hub. It is designed to spotlight bold and innovative startups and organisations operating at the intersection of creativity, technology, and entrepreneurship in West Africa and beyond.

• Table of Content
• About Digital for Development (D4D) Hub
• D4D Hub Creative Economy Challenge & Award
• Aim and Benefits of D4D Hub Creative Economy Challenge & Award
• Requirements for D4D Hub Creative Economy Challenge & Award Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for D4D Hub Creative Economy Challenge & Award
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Digital for Development (D4D) Hub

The D4D Hub lives through its partners. The European Union has embarked on a path to embrace a fair, inclusive and green digital transformation worldwide - inaugurating a new era for global digital cooperation through the D4D Hub.

D4D Hub Creative Economy Challenge & Award

Aim and Benefits of D4D Hub Creative Economy Challenge & Award

• Invitation by D4D Hub to travel and stay in Lagos to attend Moonshot and pitch your project on 15th October
• Access to win from a $30,000 prize money pool for the 3 finalists (15,000 / 10,000 / 5,000)
• Investor exposure facilitated by D4D Hub and TechCabal
• Visibility at Moonshot 2025 among tech leaders, donors, and policymakers shaping Africa’s creative digital future

Requirements for D4D Hub Creative Economy Challenge & Award Qualification

West-African startup or organisation already developing a project or initiative

Interview date, Process and Venue for D4D Hub Creative Economy Challenge & Award

They are especially looking for tech-enabled and digitally developed project/product offerings with demonstrable traction, team capacity, and long-term creative and economic impact.

Check also:
Tony Elumelu Foundation African Entrepreneurship Programme 2026

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit D4D Hub Creative Economy Challenge & Award webpage