Qualcomm® Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program 2025 for Early-Stage Startups

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About Qualcomm® Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program

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.

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

• Sponsor Organisation: Qualcomm

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

Qualcomm® Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program Requirements

• This opportunity is open to early-stage startups in Africa 

Application Date and Process

• Click on the link to the application website to apply.

Application Deadline

16 February, 2025

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