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  The 2025 Qualcomm Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program is an equity-free initiative 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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Some of the features of the program include:

  • Regular mentorship with Qualcomm leaders.
  • Startups will be guided towards product realization.
  • There will be masterclasses on product management, IPR, pitch clinics, and hardware architecture.
  • The Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program is a platform to gain visibility through demo days with the startup ecosystem.
  • It is also a platform to connect with industry leaders, investors, venture capitalists, and other accelerators.
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The timeline of the program:

  • Application Phase: December 5th, 2024, to February 16th, 2025
  • Shortlist of the Startups: March 2025
  • Mentorship Program: April 2025 to November 2025
  • Program Finale and Demo Day: December 2025
The deadline for applications is February 16, 2025. Click HERE to apply.
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This article was first published on 11th December 2024

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