HER STARTUP
HER STARTUP · Toutes régions · Publié le 23 octobre 2026
Description
The objective of the program is to provide guidance and invest in African Women-led early-stage companies with high growth potential in emerging industries. 1) Selection of the applicants The selection will be done based on Her Startup and Founder's Institute criteria. These criteria include: African company Female founder of CEO Tech-enable business 18-35 age bracket Monthly gross revenue of not less than $500 Unique Value Proposition Operation of business not less than 6 months Maximum 20% of selected companies will be Fintechs At least 15% of selected companies will be from Francophone Africa 2) Training The applicants selected will perform an intensive 4-month training from the Founder Institute accelerator program. Costs of the training will be covered by the program and founders will receive an allowance in stages during the training. The applicants who successfully complete the training will get a certificate and will be eligible to apply for funding. 3) Funding The remaining start-ups will pitch their business model to the program Investment Committee to obtain a funding of 5,000 USD in average. The funding will be a convertible revenue based financing. 4) Mentoring The funded start-ups will be provided a 6 months mentoring from seasoned entrepreneurs and experts with monthly meetings and ad hoc requests.
Avantages
Startup Capital Successful graduates of the FI accelerator program will pitch to an investment committee for seed financing of up to $5,000. Entrepreneur Training A 14-week intensive training program for participating female entrepreneurs facilitated by the Founder Institute (FI). Renowned as one of the world’s largest pre-seed accelerator programs, FI is adept at transforming ideas into fundable startups and startups into global businesses.
Critères d'éligibilité
To apply for HER STARTUP, you must meet all of the following criteria: Be a female founder, co-founder or CEO of the business applying Be aged 18–35 Run a tech-enabled business Have an MVP or an existing product on the market Be generating at least US$500 in monthly revenue, sustained for at least 6 months Be based anywhere in Africa — the programme is open to founders from any African country
Modalités de candidature
https://apply.her-startup.com/
Calendrier
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