Deadline: |
May 20, 2020
Location: |
Morocco and South Africa
(Partially Funded)
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LeadTech The Path for Women Empowerment
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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Leafunder was developed to facilitate access to finance for idea holder who are part of rural development in order to improve socio-economic well-being, the sustainability of farms and the environmental health of local communities. Leafunder encourages investors to support projects from the earliest stage of development.
Opportunity Focus Areas:
- Heath Technology
- Education Technology
- Finance Technology
- Environment Technology
- Agriculture Technology
- BioTechnology
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English
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EGYPT, TUNISIA, ALGERIA, MOROCCO, SUDAN, LIBYA, SOMALIA, DJIBOUTI, MAURITANIA, COMOROS & OTHER COUNTRIES ARE NOT FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.
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Six Months
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- Between the ages of 18 and 50 and must be citizens of an African country.
- Have an innovative offer that integrated digital technologies into the process.
- Must resolve a real issue for a 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.
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(Partially Funded)
Benefits:
- 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.
Note:
- Leafunder covers travel costs during the program.
- There are not any program fees.
- Start-ups will have the opportunity to pitch at the end of the program at the 6th African Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) 2020 in South Africa.
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First Step: Create an account by clicking here.
Second Step: Complete your personal information.
Third Step: Complete your professional information and submit your project.
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This Scholarship Published by:
“Zeinab Zaher/ Egypt“Reviewed by” Mohamed Sayed/Egypt ”
MARJ3 Fellow
MARJ3 Scholarships Team
