Submissions open for Milken-Motsepe Prize in AI and Manufacturing

If your company is using AI and advanced data analytics to boost efficiency, reduce waste, and deliver scalable impact – this is your moment.

The winning team will demonstrate a scalable innovation across manufacturing value chains that leverages AI to deliver measurable impact in efficiency and waste loss.

Funding Information

• The Milken-Motsepe Prize in AI and Manufacturing offers $2 million in prizes, including a $1 million Grand Prize.
  • Semi-Finalists: Ten (10) Semi-Finalists will receive $50,000 each.
  • Finalists: Five (5) Finalists will receive $30,000 each.
  • Final awards: One company will receive $1 million Grand Prize; One company will receive $250,000 Runner-Up Prize; and One company will receive $100,000 Most Advanced Use of 4IR Prize.

Eligibility Criteria

• Registration is free and open to everyone from around the world that meets the screening criteria, with certain exceptions defined below. The Milken-Motsepe Prize in AI and Manufacturing encourages established companies with a proven track record of reaching underserved communities to apply. Participants can be a single individual or a team of individuals.
• Screening Criteria:
  • 2+ years in operation
  • Series A+ in funding
  • Operating in Africa’s manufacturing sector
  • Advancing workforce and job growth

Ineligibility Criteria

• The following individuals or companies are not eligible to participate:
  • Any individual or entity organized or with primary residence in a country embargoed by the USA
  • Any individual or entity listed on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, or other sanctions lists administered by any agency or department of the United States government
  • Any current or recent employee or immediate family member of an employee of the Milken Institute or the Motsepe Foundation

For more information, visit Milken Institute.