The second edition of the Facebook Accelerator Bootcamp will take place at Facebook’s NG Hub in Nigeria. The application closed on the 30th of June and eight startups and four student teams were selected from Nigeria and Ghana to be a part of the six-month program.
The selected startups leverage modern technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Data Science, and Augmented/Virtual Realities to develop solutions. At the end of the program, the selected teams will receive up to $20000 in equity funding and mentorship from Facebook, CcHUB and other renowned technical and business mentors.
The selected startup teams are Appruve, Curacel Systems, Neohaul Technologies, Chekkit Technologies LLC, VMEDKIT, Gradely, VNTS and Simbi Interactive. The student teams are Vinsighte, Mus-Comm, InventOne, and GESAL. All twelve teams will be unveiled on Friday 27th of September during a demo event. It is an opportunity for the team members to pitch and showcase a demo of their innovative solutions.
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The Facebook Accelerator Season II is designed to help startups scale world-class solutions. This second phase follows the successful 2018 flagship which graduated 15 startup and students team from Nigeria on April 12th, 2019. The teams were able to collectively raise over $400 million in investment and grants.
During the program, CcHUB will organize roadshow events in 10 states across Nigeria to enlighten students and entrepreneurs about deep-tech and advanced technologies.
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