Tech African Women is a program led by BetaCube and supported by UNECA dedicated to building a strong female-led tech Startup pipeline and community in Africa. It will run from August to December 2022.
Goal
• The aim is to empower female founders to leverage their skills to build strong tech startups from scratch.
• Accelerate the transformation of project ideas and prototypes into validated business models, ready for market & investment
• Build communities and alliances to aggregate opportunities for women entrepreneurs and maximize impact.
Benefits of Bootcamp
✓ An invitation to participate in a 3-day intensive training bootcamp in your country
✓ A cash grant of $2,000 for the winning team per country
✓ A fully funded trip to Rwanda for 2 winning projects per country to pitch in the final ceremony
Benefits of the Incubation Programme
✓ Access to a pool of tech & design experts to develop your MVP
✓ Personal Support from a startup coach
✓ Customized one to one coaching sessions with top experts in Marketing & Finance
✓ Intercultural journey of learning from entrepreneurs from Tunisia, Tanzania, Ethiopia & Senegal
✓ A cash grant of $7,000 for the best startup at the end of the program
Eligibility
All participants must be female between 18 and 35 years old.
To have an idea of a tech startup that is addressing at least one of the SDGs.
To be a national of one of the targeted countries: Tunisia, Tanzania, Senegal & Ethiopia.
To be available and committed to attending all the bootcamp sessions physically.
In addition to the online incubation phase.
To be able to communicate fluently in French or English.
