Qualcomm 2025 Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program

Published: 09 Dec 2024

As the first initiative of its kind in Africa, this equity-free mentorship program will identify promising early-stage startups keen on applying advanced connectivity and processing technologies to innovative end-to-end systems solutions, including hardware, and provide these companies with business coaching, access to engineering consultation for product development, and guidance on protecting intellectual property.

Qualcomm Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program

Application Deadline	February 16, 2025
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	Qualcomm
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of Qualcomm Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program

Mentorship

• 1:1 mentorship with Qualcomm leaders on a regular cadence
• Guide startups to product realization

Skilling

• Masterclasses on product management, pitch clinic, IPR, and hardware architecture.

Visibility

• Demo Day with the startup ecosystem
• Connect with various industry leaders, VCs, investors, and other accelerators

Requirements for Qualcomm Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program

• Open to early-stage startups;
• Applicants should be based in Africa.

Selection Process

Program Timeline

• Application Phase: December 5th 2024 to February 16th 2025
• Shortlisting of the Startups: March 2025
• Mentorship Program: April 2025 to November 2025
• Program Finale & Demo Day: December 2025

Application Deadline

February 16, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Qualcomm on www.qualcomm.com to apply