{"id":22501,"date":"2024-07-10T10:05:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T10:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=22501"},"modified":"2024-07-10T10:05:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T10:05:26","slug":"call-for-applications-open-startup-pre-seed-accelerator-program-up-to-5000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/call-for-applications-open-startup-pre-seed-accelerator-program-up-to-5000\/","title":{"rendered":"Call For Applications: Open Startup Pre-seed Accelerator Program (Up to $50,00)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Open Startup (OST) continues its commitment to growing the African startup ecosystem with a call for applications for the\u00a0<strong>OST Program<\/strong>. Developed in collaboration with\u00a0<strong>Columbia Engineering and Columbia Business School<\/strong>\u00a0in New York, the program aims to support early-stage startups and promising talents from\u00a0<strong>Tunisia, Senegal, and Morocco<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The OST Program is designed to assist\u00a0<strong>30 selected startups<\/strong>\u00a0(10 from each country) in advancing from a\u00a0<strong>proof of concept stage to a minimum viable product<\/strong>\u00a0(MVP) over an intensive\u00a0<strong>18-week hybrid program.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program will run from September 2024 to January 2025, with a total of\u00a0<strong>zero-equity $50,000 funding<\/strong>\u00a0distributed among finalists to boost their growth, with no equity taken. In addition to the funding, the program will offer\u00a0<strong>customized training and mentoring<\/strong>\u00a0delivered by experts and supported by MBA students from Columbia Business School,\u00a0<strong>access to an extensive international network, and trips to New York, Tunisia, and Morocco,<\/strong>\u00a0designed to provide participants with international exposure and networking opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f6s.com\/ost-program\/apply\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Early-stage startups<\/a>\u00a0with proof of concept and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.f6s.com\/ost-program-solo-talent\/apply\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">individuals with soft and technical skills<\/a>\u00a0are invited to apply on the linked websites. Applications will close on July 21, 2024. For more details about the program and to access additional information, please click this link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe OST Program connected us with experts, speeding up our market understanding and product fit. The mentorship offered and the global networking accelerated our growth and opened doors to international collaboration,\u201d says alumni Riadh Hamama, CEO &amp; Founder of LoxBox Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The OST Program continues OST\u2019s drive to accelerate Africa\u2019s tech innovators. It follows our&nbsp;<strong>MOU with French public investment bank<\/strong>&nbsp;BPI France aimed at&nbsp;<strong>bridging African innovation with the French tech ecosystem<\/strong>&nbsp;and our successful 2024 Global Immersion Week (GIW) held in Morocco in May where OST signed MOUs with key Moroccan entities, including Technopark Maroc and UM6P \u2013 Mohammed VI Polytechnic University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the OST Program, GIW and the MOU, OST outlines its commitment to offering a range of inclusive programs that accelerate entrepreneurial development and accelerate the growth of&nbsp;African startups and ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline: &nbsp;July 21, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.f6s.com\/ost-program-solo-talent\/apply\">HERE<\/a>&nbsp;to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open Startup (OST) continues its commitment to growing the African startup ecosystem with a call for applications for the\u00a0OST Program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entrepreneurship"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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