e-Track is a three-phase early-stage venture acceleration and capacity building program run in partnership with ayoba for high-impact entrepreneurs in South Africa and beyond. The program uses a high-touch scale-up approach to help teams build scalable businesses with international potential. Individual participants can either explore their own ideas or join an existing venture. As part of the program, corporate partners can engage and collaborate on specific research and development agendas.
WORTH
- Ayoba Industry Partnership.
- We apply a learning-by-doing approach. At workshops and clinics, scale-ups learn founder fundamentals and core skills focused on moving the business forward. Scale-ups apply what they learn through practical outcomes from each session.
- Access to pro-bono partners and a network of consultants to support with specialist expertise e.g. legal, HR, digital user experience, venture capital.
- Scale-ups receive valuable feedback and guidance from our team and a network of experienced mentors and industry partners. Teams also have access to the UCT GSB Solution Space’s network of GSB alumni and corporate partners.
- We focus on building a vibrant community of entrepreneurs and offer a calendar of regular events designed to increase a team’s knowledge and expand their network. We prioritize peer learning and mentoring through access to our co-working space and regular office hours.
ELIGIBILITY
- We are looking for innovation-driven and high-impact scale-ups with solutions that are relevant to the African market and with global potential.
- Individual participants can either explore their own business idea or join an existing venture.
- They have a working prototype with a minimum feature set ready to conduct early-market testing to further establish product and market fit.
- The idea must have progressed beyond concept and should demonstrate evidence of early market testing, customers, revenues, patents, or intellectual property filings.
DEADLINE: April 29 2022
To apply and for more information visit here
