UM6P - Mohammed VI Polytechnic University

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Morocco, Marrakech - Tensift - Al Haouz, Ben Guerir

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Jul 11, 2025	How The NBPA and a Top African University Are Investing in Africa's Future — One Startup at a Time One Court Africa hosted NBA players at UM6P in Marrakech for a four-day program focused on social entrepreneurship and sustainable business, which included mentoring six African startups and awardi ......
May 21, 2025	Turning Deserts into Green Gold: The Rise of Agrotechnology in Morocco	In the heart of Morocco, a revolution is brewing. It’s not a political upheaval or a cultural renaissance. It’s a green revolution, one that promises to transform barren deserts into thriving farms. At the forefront of this movement is Sand...
May 16, 2025	Morroco’s Sand to Green secures $50K DeepTech grant to turn deserts into farms	Sand to Green, a Moroccan agrotechnology startup that turns degraded land into productive farmland, has won a $50,000 grant at the DeepTech Summit 2025, unlocking new funding to expand operations across Africa, the Middle East, and Southern...
Apr 8, 2025	Official Launch Of Pnardi National Program To Support Research, Development, And Innovation 2025-2028	BENGUERIR, MOROCCO, April 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Research and Innovation at the Core of Morocco's Sustainable Development The Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Innovation (MESRSI) and OCP Foundation are strengthe...
Dec 11, 2024	Nigeria's Innovation Hub: A Beacon for Tech Entrepreneurs	Nigeria stands at a crossroads. The country is rich in talent and potential, yet it grapples with economic challenges. The recent collaboration between the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and AfriLabs is ...
Dec 10, 2024	AfriLabs and NASENI collaborate to launch an innovation hub for Nigerian tech entrepreneurs	Nigeria’s National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the Pan-African hubs network AfriLabs have teamed up to establish an innovation lab that will assist startups and young innovators all over Nigeria in commerc...
Jun 18, 2024	AfriLabs and UM6P Ventures have entered into a one-year partnership to promote African entrepreneurship	AfriLabs, an African hub network, and UM6P Ventures, an investment firm controlled by a Moroccan university, have reached an agreement to collaborate for one year. This collaboration will involve the implementation of a variety of initiativ...
Jun 18, 2024	In one-year partnership, AfriLabs and UM6P Ventures to promote African entrepreneurship	African hubs network AfriLabs and Moroccan university-owned investment firm UM6P Ventures have reached an agreement to work together for a year, during which time they will launch a number of projects aimed at fostering and advancing entrep...
Nov 9, 2023	The Week in AgriFoodTech: Talus Renewables nabs $22m for green ammonia, Getir buys FreshDirect	This week, Talus Renewables closed a funding round for its green ammonia system and vegetable waste firm Letoon Holdings secured capital. M&A is coming for online grocery, as evidenced by Getir’s acquisition of US-based FreshDirect. The...
Apr 5, 2023	Brief: VC firm Bidra scoops up $200m to back sustainable ag and energy startups	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and the OCP Group will invest an additional $200 million into Bidra Innovation Ventures to expand the investment scope of Bidra’s fund. Bidra invests in climate-focused agrifoodtech startups; the ne...
Aug 11, 2022	Morocco’s UM6P Ventures invests in 2 gene editing and food waste reduction technologies	Morocco’s UM6P Ventures recently invested in two agrifoodtech startups tackling food waste and crop productivity. Globally the climate change crisis is putting conventional agricultural systems and food security at risk. Owing to its locati...
Apr 6, 2020	Female founders called upon to apply for LeadTech Incubation Programme [Updated]	UPDATE (23 April 2020): In light of the ongoing developments and challenges around Covid-19, Awief has extended its deadline for applications for its LeadTech Incubation Programme, from 24 April — to 20 May. The Africa Women Innovation and...
Apr 6, 2020	Female founders called upon to apply for LeadTech Incubation Programme [Updated]	UPDATE (23 April 2020): In light of the ongoing developments and challenges around Covid-19, Awief has extended its deadline for applications for its LeadTech Incubation Programme, from 24 April — to 20 May. The Africa Women Innovation and ...
Dec 5, 2019	Techpoint Build alumnus, Foodlocker and 15 other startups join the UM6P accelerator in Morocco	Share this article: In June, the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) launched IMPULSE, a startup accelerator programme in Morocco. Partnering with MassChallenge, a global zero-equity startup accelerator, entrepreneurs in the fields of...
Jul 8, 2019	Morocco’s Impulse Accelerator offering share of $250k to startups from around world	Morrocco’s newly launched zero-equity Impulse Accelerator will offer the top tech startups that pitch at its demo day a share of $250 000 in cash prizes. The tech accelerator, located in El Kelaa of Sraghna which is about 100km from Marrake...
Jul 8, 2019	Morocco’s Impulse Accelerator offering share of $250k to startups from around world	Morrocco’s newly launched zero-equity Impulse Accelerator will offer the top tech startups that pitch at its demo day a share of $250 000 in cash prizes. The tech accelerator, located in El Kelaa of Sraghna which is about 100km from Marrak...
	The OCP Foundation has launched ‘Restore Africa soils’, a dedicated science platform on soils monitoring and management	Sponsored by: December 17th 2020 • Burkina Faso, Morocco, North Africa, Togo, West Africa • Agribusiness & Manufacturing In the midst of the globally unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown of populations all over the world, th...

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Parsers VC has collected 18 articles mentioning UM6P - Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, among them “How The NBPA and a Top African University Are Investing in Africa's Future — One Startup at a Time One Court Africa hosted NBA players at UM6P in Marrakech f...” (Jul 11, 2025) and “Turning Deserts into Green Gold: The Rise of Agrotechnology in Morocco” (May 21, 2025).

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Yes, UM6P - Mohammed VI Polytechnic University is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 8, 2025.