The Qualcomm® Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program is an equity-free mentorship program designed to “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.”
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The benefits of the program include:
- Participants will gain regular 1:1 mentorship opportunities with Qualcomm leaders.
- The Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program guides startups towards turning their ideas into product realization.
- Participants will be part of masterclasses on critical areas like pitch clinics, product management, hardware architecture, and IPR.
- It is an opportunity to gain visibility with the demo day.
- The program is also a platform for various industry leaders, investors, venture capitalists, and other accelerators to network and connect.
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Program Timeline:
- Application Phase: December 5, 2024, to February 16, 2025
- A shortlist of the startups: March 2025
- Mentorship program: April 2025 to November 2025
Program finale & demo day: December 2025. Click HERE to apply.
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