In line with this commitment, Microsoft has partnered with GreenHouse Labs to launch an acceleration program targeted at start-ups that are pre-series A looking to launch in new markets<\/p>\n
With this partnership, Microsoft aims to provide industry-based African pre-series A stage start-ups with access to new markets, technology infrastructure, technical skills, and funding opportunities to aggressively scale their solutions and leverage the knowledge and networks gained during the program. These start-ups must have validated their model and proven that their products are solving unique problems and are in high demand in the market.<\/p>\n
This acceleration program will run for 8 weeks between 2nd May \u2013 27th June 2022 and will feature a demo day session bringing global investors to meet the start-up founders.<\/p>\n
The 8 weeks Accelerator is tailored to deliver sessions that are immensely positioned at the massive scale of participating start-ups while also giving a strategic focus to raising their next funding round. Some of the program modules include:<\/p>\n
Strategy & Growth
\nFundraising for Growth stage Companies
\nMarket Expansion & Operations
\nCulture & Employee Benefits
\nMarketing, PR, Communication, Sales and Business Development
\nTechnical Workshops<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Earlier in the year, Microsoft announced plans to support 10,000 start-ups in Africa over the next five years through a series of initiatives including partnerships with accelerators and incubators across the continent. Microsoft believes the vibrant African start-up market is well placed to become a cornerstone of the continent\u2019s digital economy, supporting local innovation through relevant solutions to societal challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12963,"featured_media":4276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,21],"tags":[7,26,22],"class_list":{"0":"post-4279","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-technology","9":"tag-apie-project","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-technology"},"yoast_head":"\n