For the first time in Nigeria, GreenHouse Lab is ready to dish out a minimum of $100 000 in a female-focused tech accelerator program. GreenHouse Lab is a three-month accelerator focused on early-stage women-led technology startups across Sub-Saharan Africa. Applications are also open to women in the diaspora with products that are scalable in the African market.
During the period of three months, the startups will meet up with investors prior to the Demo day. They will have to pitch in front of top entrepreneurs, investors, corporations and global institutions. GreenHouse Capital will invest a minimum of $100 000 to selected startups, excluding the sum made by other investors.
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The startups will work from Vibranium Valley, a recently launched tech hub launched in Lagos, Nigeria. There will be free office spaces, Wi-Fi and other resources available. The startups will have access to a global network of mentors and investors.
To be eligible to apply, startups are to publish a venture profile containing a recent pitch deck on the VC4Africa platform. Applicants must be early-stage startups with at least one female founding or team member. The startups must have a beta-product in the process of building a scalable product.
The accelerator will take place from the 18th of August to the 14th of November, 2019. Interested applicants can apply online by filling the application form here.