Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator Kenya Program (Cohort 7) 2024

Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator Kenya Program : Standard Chartered in partnership with Strathmore University @iBizAfrica incubator is inviting Kenyan female entrepreneurs for its Women in Technology Incubator.

Application Deadline: 16th May 2024

Eligible Countries: Kenya

To be Taken at (Country): Strathmore University, Nairobi Kenya

About the Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator Kenya Program Award: The Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator Kenya is Africa’s leading women in tech incubator, aligning with calls for more diversity in technology and for more opportunities for women to develop entrepreneurial and leadership excellence. The program is an initiative of Standard Chartered in partnership with Strathmore University ‘s @iBizAfrica.

The program combines world class startup support with local and international experience to provide Africa’s most competitive and attractive startup incubation program focusing on immersive learning, mentorship, building and growing Africa’s next iconic startups taking on the continent’s most relevant challenges and opportunities.

Type: Entrepreneurship

Eligibility: For Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator Kenya Program, We are seeking to recruit the best entrepreneurial minds, women-lead startup teams leveraging on technology as a key driver of innovation in business. The applicant must:

1. be a woman
2. be the CEO with equal or majority ownership in the company
3. 18 and above
4. of Kenyan nationality

Criteria:

1. The startups must be Kenyan registered companies which are building technological solutions aimed at mitigating Kenyan socio-economic challenges.
2. The selected startup ventures may be sector agnostic.
3. The startup ventures must embed components of emerging technologies in building their solutions ie. Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things; Big Data; Machine Learning; Robotics; Augmented & Virtual Reality; 3D & 4D Printing; Cloud Computing; Big Data; Blockchain; Drone Technology and Biometrics e.t.c within their respective sectors.
4. The applicants must be Women led startup ventures and the teams should be made up of at least 50% women.
5. Principal applicant must be the founder with a majority stake.
6. 3 months to less than 2 years of operation seeking support for proof of concept, customer, product and business model development.
7. Pre-revenue with early traction (users). Post revenue is an added advantage.
8. Not received investment of more than KES. 500,000 and not participated in a similar program in the last 1 year.
9. Companies solving for any of the 17 SDGs.

Value of Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator Kenya Program: What do Participants Get?

1. 12 weeks of an immersive learning experience
2. Access to a leading network of coaching experts
3. Access to B2B networking opportunities
4. Personalized mentorship sessions to address your unique business needs
5. Opportunity to join a supportive Women in Tech Alumni Network
6. $10,000 equity-free grant seed funding for the top 7 finalists
7. 6 months ongoing support from Standard Chartered and @iBizAfrica to assist with go-to-market and scale for the top 7 finalists.

Responsibilities

1. Participants must be physically available to attend the program over the three months incubation
2. Participant accommodation costs are not catered for

How to Apply for Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator Kenya Program: Got what it takes? Apply now!

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