Deadline: 20 July 2018

Applications are now open for the GreenHouse Labs dedicated to the progress of women in technology. The mission is to build world class, women-led technology companies by equipping entrepreneurs with the skills, resources and support needed to rapidly grow and scale their companies in emerging African markets.

GreenHouse Lab features an intensive curriculum delivered in-person and virtually over the course of three months. The program leverages existing entrepreneurship education frameworks and focuses on a variety of key topics including, but not limited to, product development, market segmentation, human capital, marketing, and fundraising.

In addition to a structured curriculum, cohort participants are also required to engage in the hands-on application of concepts and practices learned throughout the program. Other channels of engagement include weekly dinners, office hours with the Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIRs), mentor meet-ups and a peer-learning field trip.

Program Benefits

• The opportunity to work from Vibranium Valley, a recently launched tech campus based in Lagos, Nigeria. Amenities include free office space, wifi and partner resources.
• A minimum of 100K USD investment for startups that qualify and meet key milestones during the program. This excludes other offers that may be offered by our global network of investors.
• Access to our hand-picked global network of mentors and investors
• Distinction as a member of the first cohort in the first female-focused tech accelerator in Nigeria
• Media and press coverage of applicant’s startup and participation in the program
• Life-long membership in the GreenHouse Lab alumni network.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must:

• be an early-stage tech startup with at least one female member on their founding or leadership team
• have identified a critical need in Africa and is building an effective, sustainable and scalable solution
• have a team consisting of at least two members including one technical member
• have developed, at a minimum, a beta-product and be in the process of refining a go-to-market strategy, building out sales channels and generating revenue
• be extremely passionate about their chosen vertical and demonstrate the necessary commitment to building the company of their dreams.
• GreenHouse Labs is focused solely on early-stage, women-led technology start-ups in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as African run start-ups domiciled in the US or UK with products that are scale-able in African markets.

How to Apply

Applicants can apply via given website.

For further information, please visit GreenHouse Capital.