Deadline: 31-Mar-22
The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) is currently accepting applications for The Innovating Justice Challenge 2022 to grow your Game-Changing Justice innovation into an impactful business.
The Justice Accelerator is Hii’s flagship innovation program that funds, trains and coaches a global cohort of justice startups. They seek startups that solve people’s justice problems and aspire for them to have access to justice at work, at home, in their neighborhoods and in business.
Benefits
HiiL’s Justice Accelerator offers you a 4-month long program that provides you with:
- €10,000 non-equity funding.
- Full training program delivered by industry specialists: business growth, marketing, team & leadership, impact measurement and much more.
- Coaching sessions and mentorship on topics of your choice.
- Access to HiiL’s global network of justice leaders, legal tech organizations and top level researchers.
- International exposure and potential investment opportunities.
- Chance to win up to €20,000 at Demo Day 2023.
Who is HiiL?
- HiiL i s the only accelerator in the world focused entirely on justice and SDG16.
- HiiL accelerates startups that show serious traction, have a strong team, and can scale to impact thousands and millions of people.
- The regional hubs in East Africa, West Africa, and MENA connect startups to the local market and can help scale across regions.
- HiiL works with leading organizations and international governments to promote the wide scale implementation of new justice innovations.
- HiiL have supported 130+ justice startups globally since 2011.
What HiiL is looking for?
In 2022, they are welcoming startups from the following countries into the programme:
- East Africa : Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia
- West Africa: Nigeria
- MENA: Tunisia , Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco
Eligibility Criteria
To apply your startup needs to have:
- people-ce ntered solutions that prevent or resolve justice problems.
- a functioning product with some traction (number of users, revenue, etc.) indicating proof of customer demand. Startups in earlier stages are encouraged to contact their respective regional innovation hubs to find out about the ideation and incubation programmes.
- a strong team of founder(s).
- a sustainability and revenue model. Startups can be non-profit or for-profit.
Both for-profit and non-profit startups can apply!
For more information, visit https://www.hiil.org/innovating-justice-challenge-2/