Made In Africa - Startup Bootcamp & Award,
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About the event
StartupAfricaRoadtrip - Vol. 3: Startup scouting, bootcamp and competition in Uganda
Summer 2019 will see the team engaged in Uganda in order to do scouting for business ideas, training and activation of local connections with the italian ecosystem.
The objective of the initiative is to support startuppers, innovators, makers and young talents who intend to develop products or services with high potential impact on the local economy.
The selected participants will attend a 5-days Bootcamp session at Makerere Innovation Center (http://miichub.com/) in Kampala. The session will allow participants to benefit from extensive training to refine their business plans and craft presentations.
The bootcamp week is made up of 5 "vertical" workshops alternated with practical and mentoring sessions to provide useful tools for acquiring transversal skills in developing business activities and being able to effectively present to investors.
The days will be divided as follows:
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Value proposition design, Investor pitching & Effective presentation
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Business Modelling and Grow your Impact
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Go To Market Strategies, Digital and Social Media Marketing
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New ventures financing.
The last day of the bootcamp, the participants will pitch during the demo-day to a panel of local stakeholders, investors, tech experts and industry representatives, who will award 3 startups with a personalized mentoring program with industry experts and coaches and the possibility to experience an immersive week in the italian ecosystem.
Why should you sponsor?
Supporting our initiative and event, you'll get:
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Privileged observation point on the East African innovation scene
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Access to contacts to local startup and innovarion hubs
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Brand awareness & positive company image
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Social return and impact: the improvement of entrepreneurship education level will generate a virtuous and positive cycle on the local economy, generating more jobs opportunities.
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Contribution to the region
Andrea CensoniStartupAfricaRoadtrip arose in 2017 from the initiative of young Italian social and digital entrepreneurs.
The goal of our initiative is to support and drive cutting edge social innovation in developing countries, creating opportunities for entrepreneurial and startups ecosystem to grow locally and globally and contribute to generate self-sustaining virtuous circles:
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Equipping local entrepreneurs with the necessary skills and tools to execute their ventures and creating the right condition for local talents to prosper in the long run;
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Nourish local entrepreneurial ideas to bridge the knowledge gap in high potential ecosystem throughout a structured learning process and generate opportunities encouraging entrepreneurial spirit to flourish;
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Bridging the gap between local and international stakeholders focusing on high impact initiatives.
Since 2017 we've trained and helped more than 50 local startups through 6 workshops and competition initiatives, mapped and connected more than 30 hubs and reached more than 700k people through our social media channels.
#StartupAfricaRoadtrip: Start, connect, share.
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51-100 attendees expected
70% Male Attendees
30% Female Attendees
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Select a Package
3 available packages from US$750 to US$2500
https://www.sponsormyevent.com/made-in-africa---startup-bootcamp-award-kampala- Brand awareness + T-shirt and merchandising + Access to specific contacts from our ecosystem database - Exclusive participation to “Startup Africa Roadtrip Day” (with visibility for your brand in our communication and event materials). During the event, scheduled in December 2019: we will share the results of the initiative, organize a panel about “African startups and opportunities of the new trade routes”, present the startups awarded and arrange an ad-hoc meeting; - Dedicated business meeting with the 2-3 startups that we’ll select for you from our bootcamp in Kampala, during their visit to the Italian startup ecosystem; - Visibility on each communications connected to social media activities (with a reach of about 700k people) the east African and Italian tour, documented. You’ll have the opportunity to pitch and present your organization at each event of the Italian tour; - Dedicated fireside chat sessions with the best startups of #StartupAfricaRoadtrip competition.
4 available
- Brand awareness on our communication channels (online and offline) as sponsor of the initiative (from june 2019, till the end of 2019): we estimate - on the actual average exposure - at least 300.000 views for your brand ; - T-shirt and merchandising of #StartupAfricaRoadtrip with your logo on them; - Access to specific contacts from our ecosystem database generated at local level (composed by different sectors and geography by startups, corporates, institutions, foundations, investors, talents, professionals); - Exclusive participation to “Startup Africa Roadtrip Day” (December 2019): we will share the results of the initiative, present the startups awarded and arrange business and mentoring meeting; - Dedicated business meeting with the 2-3 startups that we’ll select for you from our bootcamp in Kampala, during their visit to the Italian startup ecosystem.
5 available
- Brand awareness on our communication channels (online and offline) as sponsor of the initiative (starting from june 2019, till the end of 2019): we estimate, on the actual average exposure, at least 300.000 views for your brand ; - T-shirt and merchandising of #StartupAfricaRoadtrip with your logo on them; - Access to specific contacts from our ecosystem database generated at local level (composed by different sectors and geography by startups, corporates, institutions, foundations, investors, talents, professionals).
3 available
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