Startupbootcamp Cape Town applications close this week

From a pool of hundreds of applicants, the 10 most promising teams will be selected and provided with EUR 15,000; 100+ highly engaged industry mentors; free office space; access to funding; and a network of industry partners, investors, and venture capital firms.

The 3-month bootcamp kicks off in September 2017 in Cape Town and will be led by seasoned innovation experts, Zachariah George, Philip Kiracofe, and Paul Nel.

Startupbootcamp CapeTown was initiated after a trend analysis found more than 160 applications to the global programme originated from African teams in 2016 alone.

Attend a local FastTrack event

With only four African FastTrack events left to go, startups can apply to attend a local FastTrack ahead of the final application deadline to present their ideas to mentors and sponsors for pre-application advice and feedback.

The last leg of FastTracks will be taking place in Durban and Cairo (4 July 2017), and Cape Town (7 July 2017).

Who should apply?

Applications are open to a broad array of disruptive startups in blockchain, connected devices, payment solutions, capital markets and asset management, integrated supply chain, e-commerce, alternative financing, identity management, digital connectivity, data and behavioural analytics and enabling technologies and beyond.

FastTrack engagements are not a requirement to apply for the Startupbootcamp Accelerator, and all startups are encouraged to apply.

How to apply?

• Interested teams can apply to attend a FastTrack here
  
• Any mentors that would like to help with the FastTrack can apply here
  
• Startups interested in applying to the 3-month Cape Town program can apply here

Core sponsors for this first SBC Africa-based programme include BNP Paribas Personal Finance, RCS, and PwC. Support is also given by global sponsors Google cloud, Amazon web services, Intel, and Cisco.