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Innovators

By combining its online platform with on-the-ground partners, GIST creates education and training opportunities for young innovators in more than 130 countries around the world by providing access to U.S. experts and through in-country entrepreneurship networks and support systems.

Ecosystem Builders

Ecosystem Builders aim to bolster networking and entrepreneurial skills to build durable, long-term, supportive networks. The ultimate goal is to stimulate local entrepreneurial activity and ensure participants can grow their skills and scale their businesses together – both in their home country and through the GIST Network’s global connections.

Investors

GIST partners with in-country stakeholders in entrepreneurial ecosystems to bolster local financial support for startups. GIST is able to bring American investment experts to different regions around the world and provides an opportunity for in-country investors to learn how to create and sustain investor networks for entrepreneurs.

Partners

Since 2011, GIST has partnered with the private sector to reach over 27 million innovation community members globally and has provided training for over 15,000 startups who have gone on to generate over $250 million in revenue. This is done through competitions, startup trainings, and interactive online programs, implemented by AAAS and VentureWell. If you would like to explore partnership opportunities please contact Hillary LeBail.

General Pitch Competition

GIST runs a variety of Pitch Competitions that do not fall into the same category as Tech-I or Catalyst. These are usually associated with specific conferences or themes.

Business Incubation

The U.S. Department of State’s Global Innovation through Science and Technology, or GIST, Initiative launched this new program in the fall of 2019 for entrepreneurs in emerging economies.

The GIST Network is a public-private partnership created by the U.S. Department of State to give science and technology entrepreneurs access to needed resources and advice.

In order to create sustainable investment networks, the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Initiative has created the Investor Mobilization Training program (GIST Investors).

GIST Startup Trainings

GIST Startup Trainings empower young science and technology innovators and entrepreneurs through on-the-ground training and mentoring delivered by top U.S. mentors and in-country partners.

GIST Tech-I Pitch Competition

The GIST Tech-I Competition is an annual competition for science and technology entrepreneurs from emerging economies worldwide.

GIST Catalyst Pitch Competition

Applications open 2 August for the 2021 GIST Virtual Pitch Competition!

The GIST Innovates program is a multi-component training program to provide innovators with the training, mentoring, and resources they need to bring their ideas out of the university lab and into the market.

Resources

GIST TechConnect

GIST TechConnects provides entrepreneurs around the world with direct access to leading U.S. experts from business and academia, but without the travel and other related costs.

GIST Innovation Hubs

Innovation Hubs, or IHubs, are designed to build strong and vibrant networks of young science and technology entrepreneurs around the world.

GIST Masterclass Series

Through partnerships with U.S. Embassies and in-country startup incubators, the GIST Masterclass Series brings U.S. experts in entrepreneurship to a specific country for face-to-face interactions with stakeholders.

News

GIST Investors Colombia Completes Year-Long Investor Training

The GIST Investors Training Program in Colombia, known as GIST Investors Colombia, has completed its year-long training for angel investors in the country.

Using a Global Growth Perspective to Support Science Startups

One way entrepreneurs can scale successfully is by looking at their business from a global perspective – even if a startup is only trying to grow locally. This was the focus of the GIST Masterclass Series in Casablanca, Morocco during Demo Africa in October.

Malaysian Startup Team Wins First Place at GIST APEC Startup Training in Australia

Top Innovators Traveling to Australia for GIST APEC Startup Training

Some of the most innovative startups in the world are set to travel to Australia for a startup training focused on supporting women and vulnerable communities.

Six reasons why you should enter the 2019 Imagine Cup

Fostering Science and Technology Startup Investments in Egypt

GIST Technology Idea Competition Returns for 2019, Seeking Innovative Startups

GIST Startup Training Equipping Entrepreneurs to Scale Their Businesses in Central Asia

The GIST Startup Training program will be in Tashkent, Uzbekistan this November 13-16 to help young science and tech entrepreneurs learn the skills they need to grow their businesses.

GIST Investors Inspiring Angel Investors in the Mexican Startup Ecosystem

Becoming an angel investor takes more than capital and a determination to support entrepreneurs. It also takes a level of training – which is exactly what several new angel investors received at the GIST Investors Mexico training this week.

Amazon Web Services Awarding Credits at GIST Masterclass Series in Morocco

GIST APEC Startup Training Prizes Total More than $125,000 USD

The prizes information for the GIST APEC Startup Training in Brisbane, Australia has been announced – and it totals more than $125,000 USD in startup resources.

GIST TechConnect Facebook Chat Brings Entrepreneur Pros to Your Fingertips

This October GIST TechConnect is coming straight to your smartphones, with the GIST TechConnect Facebook Chat series. The new series is featured in a Facebook event, that lets people type in their questions for an immediate response from a panel of expert entrepreneurs.