Round 2 Results

Out of the 903 plans accepted to Round 1 of the BiD Challenge 73 plans have been selected to go on to Round 2.
Click here to read about the Round 1 plans and participants.
The participants are now writing a bankable business plan together with their BiD Challenge coach. The Round 2 Participants are from 41 different countries. The Round 2 plans are aimed at 46 different developing countries. The oldest participant is 68 and the youngest 18. Find out more about the Round 2 participants and their plans on the right side of this page.

Round 2 Selection

220 professionals screened the 903 Round 1 business plans. Each plan was screened 3 times. All Round 1 participants received feedback from the screeners. On the basis of the screeners assessments the Round 1 Jury selected the 74 Round 2 business plans.

The BiD Challenge screeners are mostly employees of BiD Challenge partners such as ING, Nuon, DHV, ICCO and Plan Nederland. To find out more about the BiD Challenge screeners, click here.