Applications Open for the Venture Incubation Programme 2018!

Deadline: 28 February 2018

MTN Group is inviting applications for the Venture Incubation Programme 2018 which is designed to provide a supportive ecosystem to help startups build viable and scalable innovation-driven companies.

MTN Group is looking for startups that are either building a sustainable Africa through digital solutions for health, education, agriculture, fintech, energy and IoT, or enabling businesses through digital solutions for religion, sport, news and e-commerce.

Focus Areas

• FINTECH
• E-COMMERCE
• EDTECH
• HEALTHTECH
• SPORT & NEWS
• IoT
• AGTECH

Benefits

• MTN Industry Partnership: Selected startups will gain access to MTN APIs, MTN Service Delivery Platform, MTN technical experts and mentors to provide feedback and guidance and a package of support from technology partners.
• Entrepreneurship Skills: At workshops and clinics, startups learn founder fundamentals and core skills focused on moving the business forward. Startups apply what they learn through practical outcomes from each session.
• Advisory Skills: Access to pro-bono partners and a network of consultants to support with specialist expertise e.g. legal, HR, digital user experience, venture capital.
• Feedback & Guidance: Startups receive valuable feedback and guidance from our Entrepreneur-in-Residence and network of experienced mentors and industry partners. Each startup is paired with a mentor for the programme and have access to the Solution Space’s network of GSB alumni and corporate partners.
• Co-Working & Community: Focus is on building a vibrant community of entrepreneurs and offer a calendar of regular events designed to increase a startup’s knowledge and expand their network.

Eligibility Criteria

• Digital Startups: For the current program at the Solution Space Waterfront, organisation is looking for startups that are developing digital solutions across health, education, agriculture, fintech, energy IoT, religion, sport, news and e-commerce.
• Prototype/MVP: Most of  the startups enter with some sort of business case, early version of a product and a couple of team members. They have a working prototype with a minimum feature set ready to conduct early-market testing to further establish product and market fit.
• Team Of 2+: Organisation is not looking for single founders, but teams of at least two with the right balance of skills and ability to build, test and deliver.
• Opportunity & Traction: The initial concept development demonstrates deep and intimate understanding of the problem and market need or opportunity.

How to Apply

Candidates must submit application via given website.

Eligible Countries: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Cote d’Ivorie, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

For further information, please visit gsb solutions space.