DCMS International Tech Hub Network Africa-UK: Female Tech Founders Programme 2020
Location: United Kingdom
Date: January 20-22, 2020
Deadline: November 21, 2019
Details: Are you a rising female entrepreneur based in Nigeria, Kenya or South Africa using tech to solve a local development challenge?
The International Tech Hub Network is today launching Africa-UK: Female Tech Founders 2020. The programme will bring 15 of the continent’s most ambitious development-focused women entrepreneurs to the UK in January. If you’re based in Nigeria, Kenya or South Africa, you could gain access to world-class mentoring, 1:1 time with UK investors and expert training to help scale your company.
Across a three day tailored programme (20 – 22 January), participants will benefit from masterclasses, events and workshops designed to provide in-depth training on how to scale and grow their business, expand into the UK, and how best to position their purpose-driven organisations. Participants will discover the UK’s thriving tech ecosystem, exploring new opportunities for global partnerships and increased investment through peer-to-peer networking.
The agenda will include:
- Training session led by successful female tech leaders sharing their funding journey
- Masterclass event covering: protecting IP and raising offshore funding; accessing finance; scaling a purpose driven social impact business; protecting customers’ data
- Roundtable with GEP alumni addressing scaling successfully in the UK
- Tailored mentoring event with UK startups, including female founders
- Innovation tour of co-working spaces, including Google Campus
- Networking dinner with UK and African entrepreneurs
Eligibility:
- Open to female founder leading a company within any tech sub-sector
- Can demonstrate a clear business model
- MVP product or prototype (i.e. must be fully operating in market)
- Can demonstrate clear social impact potential
- Can demonstrate commitment to strengthen the local ecosystem by passing on learnings to other startups
- Ambition to expand internationally in the future
Benefits:
- Flights, accommodation and meals will be covered by the International Tech Hub Network
Application process
- Create a video (max 1 minute) telling us about your startup and why this opportunity excites you (camera facing, not narrated)
- Upload your video to YouTube
- Fill in the application form and include the video link