Wise Guys Scholarship: Apply for the 2022 Wise Guys SAAS Africa Startup Accelerator Program. The SAAS 2022 Africa Startup Accelerator Program by Wise Guys is an exceptional opportunity you wouldn’t want to miss out on.
Startup Wise Guys Accelerator is a high-energy, no-nonsense approach to coaching from practitioners, not consultants!
It is a 5-month on-site mentor-driven program held in Tallinn, Estonia, Riga, Latvia, Vilnius, Lithuania, Milan, and Cosenza, Italy, or online. The accelerator is primarily focused on sales and scaling, with a fundraising component to assist teams in raising the next funding round within 6 months. They are divided into four sectors: B2B SaaS, Fintech, Cyber, and Sustainability.
About Wise Guys
Wise Guys is a 1986 American black Mafia comedy film directed and produced by Brian De Palma from a screenplay written by George Gallo and Norman Steinberg.
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Brief Program Details
Sponsor(s): Wise Guys
Type: College
Award Value: Finance
Application Deadline: 25 August 2022
Full Aim and Benefits of Wise Guys SAAS Africa Startup Accelerator Program
- Up to €65K investment for up to 12% equity (48K cash + 17K program) with a follow-on possibility
- Benefit from meeting top-notch industry experts: 350+ mentors, 200+ investors, and 600+ alumni
- Join an intensive 5-month startup accelerator program power-packed with cutting-edge industry knowledge and expertise
- Accelerate your growth after the program with 1:1 support to boost sales, new market entry, and partnerships
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Requirements for Wise Guys SAAS Africa Startup Accelerator Program Qualification
- This program is mainly for English-speaking East and West African early-stage digital B2B SaaS startups with initial traction, a solid team, and a focus on one of these areas:
- FinTech
- AgriTech
- EdTech
- CleanTech
- HealthTech
- RetailTech
- Your team is ready to disrupt a market usually no smaller than 1 Billion USD, so reaching 10% market share will allow your team to be a $100 Million USD company.
- Your product has the capability and vision to keep growing as customers leverage your product functionalities and it has been designed and built in a way that it can scale.
- Commitment is more than words, it is not waiting for that monthly salary out of investors. You and your team have already been working full time and committed to make this happen, and have already an MVP in place.
- A full time dedicated team, with a vision in mind, the passion to survive the hard entrepreneurship life and a balanced skill-set among co-founders. They avoid to take single-founder teams in accelerator with very few exceptions.
Selection Process
Your application will be reviewed in 1-2 weeks and you will receive a message on Dealum platform. The email you provide in the application is going to be the main channel of communication, make sure it is correct.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should click on the “Apply Button” below to apply.
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