Gen F Entrepreneur In Residence Venture Design Studio combines venture studio and VC models, providing investment and hands-on support for early-stage founders building local solutions to local challenges.
This hybrid investment and venture-building model is backed by corporate and impact investment partners. Selected startups will receive $250,000 in seed funding, technical and operational expertise, and tailored support services across product development, UX/UI, data science, engineering, business development and growth marketing.
The startups will also have access to distribution channels, customer acquisition, pilots, data, IP and expertise provided by corporate investors.
During GenF, they provide:
A competitive once-off budget to run market validation experiments
Working closely with our venture builders to refine your concept and help you prepare for IC
If the Investment Committee approves:
Free access to our studio services to launch your startup
Up to $250 000 in funding is available
We don’t take payment from founders (in the form of a programme fee or otherwise) to participate in GenF
Exceptional founders/aspiring entrepreneurs looking to build out and test their ideas, achieve commercial success and create outsized, systemic impact.
Outstanding professionals and domain experts looking to make the transition from the corporate environment to entrepreneurship.
Founders looking to build tech solutions that solve Africa’s largest problems and catalyse change.
Entrepreneurs who have a keen eye for local market gaps and a sharp sense for local problems that they are passionate about solving.
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Applications are on a rolling basis and hence they are always open. Please apply anytime.