{"id":30393,"date":"2025-08-20T17:03:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T17:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=30393"},"modified":"2025-08-20T17:03:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T17:03:37","slug":"tvc-labs-mentorpitch-10-program-for-early-stage-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/tvc-labs-mentorpitch-10-program-for-early-stage-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"TVC Labs MentorPitch 10 Program for early-stage startups."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Applications are officially open for the TVC Labs MentorPitch 10 Program<strong>, <\/strong>a mentorship initiative created to accelerate the growth of early-stage startups. The programme connects founders with seasoned industry leaders who provide tailored guidance, strategic networking opportunities, and a structured curriculum to help refine business models and strengthen operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MentorPitch is designed to empower startups to scale successfully while creating sustainable impact. It also serves as a platform for angel investors to support high-potential ventures, making it a proven hub for driving innovation and fostering entrepreneurial success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Requirements<\/strong>: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Founders with tech-enabled solutions in sectors such as EduTech, AgriTech, Renewables, Digital Trade, Clean Tech, Smart Cities, SaaS, or Logistics, leveraging technologies like<strong> <\/strong>AI, VR, AR, or IoT, are invited to apply. Eligible startups must already have a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) with customers, demonstrate 6\u201324 months of revenue, and operate actively in at least one Nigerian state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applicants should have a coachable team with at least one female founder, a minimum of 12 months of commitment invested, and a focus on large or fast-growing markets. In addition, the business must be legally registered, have raised at least \u20a61M in pre-seed funding from Founder, Family, Friends &amp; Fans (FFFF), and have plans to raise between \u20a625M and \u20a6400M in equity or other forms of funding by the end of the program year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>MentorPitch provides personalised guidance across key business areas, including markets, products, customers, funding, profitability, technology, and investment readiness. Participants benefit from real-time feedback on business plans and presentations from mentors and peers, helping them refine strategies and improve continuously. The programme also offers valuable networking opportunities, connecting entrepreneurs for collaboration and potential partnerships, as well as skill development through direct learning from experienced professionals. All of this takes place in a safe learning environment that encourages sharing ideas, taking risks, and discovering solutions that work best for startups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>MentorPitch is anchored on the POEM Framework\u00ae, developed by Tomi Davies (TD), which outlines five pillars for building successful tech-enabled startups. These are: Vision (the founders\u2019 values, mission, and purpose), Proposition (the startup\u2019s products or services for a target market), Organization (people, processes, and technologies supporting delivery), Economics (effective use of capital to generate revenue and impact), and Milestones (tracking progress from MVP to Series A). This framework provides a structured path for startups to grow strategically and sustainably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Application Deadline<\/strong>: <strong>August 31st, 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>For More Information<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tvcng.com\/mentorpitch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit the Official Webpage of the TVC Labs MentorPitch 10 Program<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applications are officially open for the TVC Labs MentorPitch 10 Program, a mentorship initiative created to accelerate the growth of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30394,"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":[45,29],"tags":[1439,464,2274],"class_list":["post-30393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-top-stories","tag-mentorship-program-2","tag-startups","tag-startups-in-africa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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