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Westerwelle Entrepreneurship Program 2023 for East African

Open Call for applications – Westerwelle Entrepreneurship Program a 6-month free access to workspace at the Westerwelle Startup Haus Kigali/Westerwelle Startup Haus Arusha.

Overview

Westerwelle Entrepreneurship Program is a 6-month programme for innovative tech startups in Rwanda and Tanzania. 30 selected startups will be provided with the right infrastructure, skills and networks to advance their tech solutions. This program is supported by Make-IT in Africa, a project by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

Requirements

You are passionate about building an innovative high-growth venture addressing a need in a market
Your product is built on technology: IOT/ Sensoring, Data Analytics/ Intelligence/ AI/ Machine Learning, Virtual Reality, Robotics, Drones/Aerial Imagery, Digital Platforms, Blockchain, etc.
You and your team members are domain experts with complimentary skills and have a track record working as a team
Your startup solution has a clear business model and is able to scale its operations in East Africa
Your startup’s product/service contributes to the achievement of the SDGs (i.e. safe and fair job creation, potential to help underserved or low-income communities, climate mitigation and adaptation)
You have women in your management team (executive or non-executive)
Your operations are based in Rwanda or Tanzania

Benefits

6-month free access to workspace at the Westerwelle Startup Haus Kigali/Westerwelle Startup Haus Arusha
Access to Makerspace / digital fabrication lab and product development support
Business and leadership skills training with specialized experts
Technical advisory support: legal, financial and digital marketing
Individual mentoring with investors, business leaders and industry experts
Online/offline meetups with peers and entrepreuneurial communities around the world
Linkage with East African corporates, investors and other key players

Application Timeline

Application deadline: December 15th, 2022 at 11:59 pm EAT
Online Info session 1: November 23rd, 2022 at 4:00pm EAT
Online Info session 2: December 9th, 2022 at 4:00pm EAT
Notification of selection: December 24th, 2022
Program start: January 3rd, 2022

Application Deadline: December 15th, 2022

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Application Process

Interested applicants should visit the Westerwelle Entrepreneurship Program online application portal to apply.

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