she loves tech inviting applications from african female-driven tech startups

  • 30 Jun 2021
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she loves tech inviting applications from african femaledriven tech startups
She Loves Tech runs the world's largest startup competition fixated on women and technology. The international non-profit organization works to close the funding gap between women entrepreneurs and funding. By 2030, the program aspires to unlock over US$1 billion in capital to the demography.

African female founders are highly encouraged to take this opportunity to showcase their innovations to a global audience and capitalize on the support they can receive from the industry's finest according to their respective operation sectors. Applicants should be looking for either angel, seed, or Serie A funding (less than $5M). They must have a minimum viable product that is already past the conceptual stage.

On its website, the fund shows a track record of impact in 5,000 startups across 40 countries, with over $250 million raised by its startups in funding. It works on a tier-liver where the local and regional winners move to the next phase. A weeks-long bootcamp will take place for the local winners in October, before the competition's final She Loves Tech Global Conference where startups can win $50,000 investment and cash prizes.

She Loves Tech works with the best industry leaders who provide strategic resources required to the top entrepreneurs. A key focus is given to startups operating in fintech, health wellbeing, enterprise solutions, education, consumer retail, women's issues, cleantech sustainability, smart cities, and food agritech,

Submissions for the She Loves Tech program close on July 31. You can apply here .