Apply Now: Knight Ventures Pan Africa Digital Accelerator Program

Knight Ventures is a Pan Africa Digital Accelerator providing a platform to connect startups, mentors and Investors. We have a mission to develop 100 high-growth tech enabled startups to scale and success. Knight Ventures is building businesses using world class methods.

Knight Ventures Accelerator Program Category:

• The Incubation Program
  • The incubation program is to guide the budding entrepreneur in doing research on market & industry for detailed understanding of the competitive landscape, industry structure, growth outlook, and other key factors. They help in identifying the problem to be solved by validating the business idea. The program helps in building an investable product, finding product-market fit, product design and prototyping, how to get early customers and grow pitch deck preparation along with mock pitch session to communicate their mission through storytelling. The duration of program is 6-12 months.
• Acceleration Program
  • The Acceleration program is targeted at founders, who desire to scale their businesses and attract investment. The program runs virtually over a 3-month period with programming and events optimised for WAT time zones, though founders may participate from anywhere in the world. They offer a structured curriculum of strategy development and execution for deepened market traction and the required supporting operational and managerial capacity. Founders will be subjected to rigorous reviews through the duality of matched industry mentors and through peer cohort group conversations to test revenue models, scalability and sustainability. Founders businesses will be appraised and supported using due diligence measures towards determining their level of Investment readiness particularly in areas governance, financial health and returns, brand architecture and partnerships.
• Investor Connect Seed, Pre-Series A, Series A
  • The investor connect is a network of investors with an African affinity from Angels to Capital Ventures who leverage the platform in accessing quality deal flows of due-diligenced high growth enterprises. The funding gaps to be filled are at early stages from pre-seed to Series A. Deal flows will be expertly matched to interest and expertise in a seamless process allowing for more familiarity with options presented. Critical value from this platform is the strategic partnerships and network of home-grown investors who will derive deepened capacity and more regional investment opportunities in scalable solutions driven by innovative founders.

Selection Requirements

• Possess a Working Prototype
• Active Customer Base is an Advantage
• Startup Incorporated in Africa or Abroad
• Just an Idea to Incubate
• Minimum of Two Founders Venture.

Benefits

• Access to global and local mentors
• Access to network partners
• Access to entrepreneurial courses
• Access to founders community
• Access to investors
• 12 weeks remote programme
• Legal & compliance assistance
• Brand & PR Networking

Deadline: 29 of February, 2024.

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