The Swiss Africa Business and Innovation Initiative is a fully-funded Afro-Swiss acceleration program designed to enable Swiss startups to discover the potential of their ideas for the African market. Selected startups will travel to Addis Ababa for a 4-day business discovery program. Application deadline closes on 16 August.
The Africa Market Discovery Camp, organised by Venturelab, aims to boost the entrepreneurial know-how and exposure of Swiss Sciencepreneurs seeking growth opportunities with and in Africa.
From 27th to 30th October selected startups will travel to Addis Ababa where they will participate in different activities such as attend business meetings with selected experts and stakeholders from different fields, information sessions on “How to do business in Africa”.
Furthermore, one of the highlights of the trip is the participation at the Afrilabs Annual Gathering event in Addis Ababa where they will exchange with other African startups, entrepreneurs and influential players to establish connections for potential cooperation. A Swiss exhibition booth will be available for individual showcasing.
Eligible to apply are high-level researchers in the fields of mobile health, pharmacometrics, innovative financing, and digital humanities/knowledge transfer: Master, PhD, Postdoctoral researchers at Universities, Universities of Applied Science and research institutes or centers of technological excellence in Switzerland with research track record working on a non-profit basis and seeking to explore the successful market application of their high-level applied research in African markets.
The program is fully funded including travel and accommodation expenses. Application deadline expires on 16th August 2019. Selected startups will attend a kick-off workshop on October 1st to prepare them for the trip. More information on the website of Venturelab.
(RAN)
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