Sharing the belief that entrepreneurship and women’s leadership are key drivers in transforming the African Continent, the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, through its entity P-Curiosity Lab, have partnered with the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) to support 15 African young female entrepreneurs as part of the 2020 LeadTech startups promotion.
Application Deadline: 24th April 2020
Eligible Countries: African ccountries
To be Taken at (Country):
About the Award: LeadTech is an intensive 6-month incubation program dedicated to early stage women-owned or women-led tech start-ups. Based on a competition model. The program aims to nurture and provide a supportive environment for women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses and become independent. The goal of the program is to foster innovation and entrepreneurship at start-up for scale and to strengthen sustainability of growth.
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Type: Entrepreneurship
Eligibility:
- Between the ages of 18 and 50. must be citizens of an African country.
- Have an innovative offer that integrated digital technologies into the process.
- Must resolve a real issue for customer or meet a need in the market.
- Must have a proof of concept (prototype).
- Have early customer interest / are close to product – market fit / early validation.
- Have raised or could raise (pre) seed investment.
- Passionate and committed.
- Complementary team with experience/expertise of subject matter.
Number of Awards: 15
Value of Award: Our program will enable startups to have access to:
- World-class mentors and experts
- Tailored trainings and capacity building
- Corporate partners
- Community of changemakers committed to women’s empowerment
- Events (pitch days, demo days, invest days and the annual AWIEF conference and exhibition)
- Space Infrastructure and Facilities
How to Apply: APPLY NOW
- It is important to go through all application requirements in the Award Webpage (see Link below) before applying.
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