AWIEF/Mohammed VI Polytechnic University LeadTech Incubation Program 2020 for young women entrepreneur

 

Application Deadline : 24th April 2020

 

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.

Eligible Countries :

African countries.

 

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.

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 here

 

It is important to go through all application requirements in the Award Webpage (see Link below) before applying.

 

More information here

 

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