Deadline: the 31st of August 2023 | Launch the Open Startup Grow Program for African Startups in 2023
The Open Startup Grow Program 2023 is now accepting applications. The OST Grow is a 12-month program for advanced entrepreneurs in Africa that prepares them for financing. OST Grow, a program created in partnership with AfricaGrow, BPI France, Go Ventures, and Africinvest, supports African firms who have raised up to $250K in funding and are working to reach their first $1M in funding while also expanding into new markets (Europe, Africa, and the GCC).
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Program Organization
- 12-Month Journey: Start a program designed to increase the growth and investment readiness of your startup.
- Online training for two months with highly tailored, accomplished international instructors.
- 2 Months of Continued Mentoring: Consistent advice from seasoned mentors.
- 8-Month Investor Matching: Access to a large network of individual and institutional investors through VC clinics.
Benefits
- Technical support: Get professional advice to optimize your IT infrastructure, intellectual property, coding standards, and data security.
- company Assessment: Work together with knowledgeable partners to strengthen your organizational structure, financials, financial analysis, and company model.
- Investor Access: Pitch your startup, and establish connections with a large network of individual and institutional investors from the MEA area.
- Regional Exposure: Take advantage of financial assistance to attend conferences on the global ecosystem and increase your footprint in new areas.
- Benefit from a fellowship for talent that offers funding to help with some of the salaries.
Eligibility
- open to entrepreneurs;
- Your startup should offer workable remedies for issues affecting the business ecosystem;
- You have what it takes to put up an application that will attract investors.
Application
Go to the OST Grow Program website for further details.
