Qualcomm Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program 2024

Published: 14 Dec 2023

Qualcomm Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program, an 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.

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 18, 2024
Funding Type	Partially Funded
Type	College School
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, 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

Timeline

• Application Phase: December 11, 2023 to February 18, 2024
• Shortlisting of the Startups: March 2024
• Mentorship Program: April 2024 to November 2024
• Program Finale & Demo Day: December 2024

Application Deadline

February 18, 2024

How to Apply