ALX Africa Founder Academy Program 2024

Published: 12 Mar 2024 1,617 views

The Founder Academy is a 3-month program designed to help you kickstart your startup founder journey. The programme features workshops with experts, video tutorials delivered by founders from across Africa, fireside chats with experienced startup operators and investors, office hours sessions, and weekly deliverables to keep you focused and progressing towards launching your Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and securing your first users.

Once you’ve graduated from our Founder Academy, you’ll become eligible to apply to our Accelerator program that prepares you to become investment-ready and will also be potentially considered for investment from our upcoming ALX Ventures Fund.

ALX Africa Founder Academy program

Application Deadline	March 15, 2024
Funding Type	Fully Funded
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	ALX
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of ALX Africa Founder Academy program

This fully-sponsored programme includes:

• • Pitch deck and business plan templates
  • Live masterclasses and fireside chats with experts
  • Tools to validate, develop, and launch your idea or prototype
  • Vibrant community of peers from across Africa for networking and support
  • Potential access to funding from ALX Ventures venture fund

Requirements for ALX Africa Founder Academy program

The Founder Academy is perfect for new or aspiring entrepreneurs who are ready to do hard things and solve local and global challenges through business. Read some of the profiles from past Founder Academy graduates.

Selection Criteria & Requirements

• Aged 18-34
• Of African origin
• Want to explore entrepreneurship as a career path
• Ready to commit 15 hours per week towards this 3-month program
• Haven’t raised significant funding or revenue yet
• Application submitted before Cohort deadline
• Agree to the Founder Academy Terms and Conditions

Selection Process

 

Turn your idea into real impact in different markets through our curated 12-week program!

• Week 0
  You will join a welcome call, sign into our learning platform, engage with peers in the program, and prepare to begin your journey.
• Weeks 1-4
  During the “Think” sprint, you will be challenged to reflect on your motivations, begin market research and identify a business model.
• Weeks 5-8
  During the “Build” sprint, you will learn how to rapidly develop a prototype, seek user feedback, and leverage data and AI to launch your Minimum Viable Product (MVP).
• Weeks 9-12
  During the “Launch” sprint, you will learn how to create a sales strategy, begin sourcing a pipeline of early users, establish an operational plan and budget, and prepare a pitch deck.
• Week 13
  During “Demo Day”, you will pitch to prospective customers and investors, and compete for cash prizes and investments.
• Post-Program
  Following successful completion of the Founder Academy, you will receive a certificate of completion and receive support in applying to our Accelerator program.

Application Deadline

March 15, 2024

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to ALX on alx-ventures.com to apply