The Qualcomm Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program

  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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