Applications are now open for the 2025 EY SDG Accelerator Program.
The EY SDG Accelerator for Women Entrepreneurs is designed to help close this gap by supporting women-led AI ventures that align with the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) – fostering solutions that tackle climate change, improve livelihoods, and build resilient communities across the Global South.
This accelerator program will identify and support 5 AI-driven impact enterprises led by women in Africa, Latin America and South/Southeast Asia over a 6-month period.
These impact enterprises must be leveraging AI for good, using responsible AI practices, to address critical challenges faced across the world today – from climate change, food insecurity, social and economic inequity and beyond.
Requirements
- Tech for Good: Must use AI/ML for social impact and follow responsible AI practices
- Female Founder: The applicant must be female and a founder, co-founder, or owner of the company. She must be the key decision-maker (CEO/MD) with a significant ownership stake
- Social Enterprise: The business must be a for-profit, nonprofit, hybrid, or cooperative social enterprise
- Geographic Focus: The organization must operate in Africa, Latin America, South, or Southeast Asia
- Legal & Operational Status: The business must be legally incorporated and in operation for at least one year
- Growth Potential: The applicant must be looking to grow both the business’s income and impact
- Language Requirement: Proficiency in English (as this is a global program)
Benefits
Selected entrepreneurs will receive the following benefits throughout the 6-month program:
- Dedicated one-to-one EY business coach, professional technical workshops, and capacity-building sessions facilitated by industry-leading collaborators
- Access to a global network of investors, corporates, and social innovators
- Regular peer-to-peer calls to build a global community
- Occasional opportunities to join various events, promotional opportunities, and external collaborator engagements
