The Tech African Women (TAW) is a five month intensive program (August-December), supporting the incubation of 8 startups, best performers female entrepreneurs in the country Bootcamp pitching competitions that will be organized in four African countries : Tunisia, Senegal, Tanzania & Ethiopia
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The concept combines ecosystem exploration, a two month incubation phase, Tech development, market readiness and seed opportunities for African Women Tech Founders.
TAW puts a strong emphasis on community and network building, connecting female founders with relevant stakeholders of the African startup ecosystem for more synergies and
learning opportunities.
Objectives
- Empower female founders to leverage their skills to build strong tech startups
- Accelerate the transformation of project ideas and prototypes into validated
- business models, ready for market and ready for investment
- Promote entrepreneurship through digital technology
- Promote development of tech solution addressing the continents problems
- Monitor, measure, map the innovative climate for young women in the region
- Build communities and alliances to aggregate opportunities for women entrepreneurs
- and maximize impact.
- Consolidate a better understanding and mapping of the diverse startup ecosystems in the targeted countries and create sustainable linkages
- Create an enabling environment for meaningful partnerships for a better Africa
Target
- Young African women aged between 18 – 35 years old willing to launch a tech startup
- A young leader creating positive, direct, and intended impact aligned to at least of the SDGs
- Have an entrepreneurial mindset and a true sense of commitment
- Aware of the continental challenges and very motivated to solve the challenges of your community
Location:
African CountriesBenefits
Bootcamp
- An invitation to participate in a 3-day intensive training bootcamp in your country
- An opportunity to pitch your project in front of local key ecosystem players
- A cash grant of 2k usd for the winning team per country
Incubation program:
- A guided 2-months incubation experience to get your startup to the next level
- Access to a pool of tech & design experts to develop your MVP
- Capacity Building & Business Workshops provided by international trainers
- Personal Support from a startup coach
- Customized one to one coaching sessions with top experts in Tech, Mkg & finance
- Intercultural journey of learning from entrepreneurs from Tunisia, Tanzania, Ethiopia & Senegal
- A fully funded trip to Ethiopia for 2 winning projects per country to pitch in the final ceremony and to discover the Rwandan Startup Ecosystem
- A cash grant of 7k usd for the best startup at the end of the program
- An opportunity to pitch your startup in front of African investors
- Access to funding Opportunities
- Access to a community of Tech African female entrepreneurs
- Networking Opportunities and African ecosystem exploration
- Visibility in the African media as one of the most promising startups in the region
Eligibilities
Eligibility criterias
- 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 and the online incubation phase
- To be able to communicate fluently in French or English
Application Process
Apply simply by filling the form on our website : https://techafricanwomen.com
Tunis Bootcamp Deadline – August 10th, 2022
Dakar, Addis Ababa & Dar Es Salam Bootcamps deadline-August 17th, 2022
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Application Deadline: August 11, 2022
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