The Tech Women-Go-Entrepreneurial 2016 is a training program for women in technology interested in solving societal issues. Funded by the US Consulate, the program aims to discover great ideas from Nigerian female techies that will create positive impact in the society.  

Wanna know if you qualify? Check out the requirements

Nigerian. Female. Age 16 – 45.

Must have a business idea delivered through technology.

Must be Tech Savvy.

Ability to code and develop software is an added advantage.

The program is looking for ideas in the following categories:

Media and Entertainment, Tourism, Business, Transport, Education, Employment, Health, Food, Politics, Governance, Religion and Agriculture.

The program is split into four stages:

Stage 1 :Training

A 2-day Entrepreneurial Training for screened contestants

Stage 2 : Idea Submission

200 selected contestants will submit their innovative ideas

Stage 3 :The Bootcamp

40 women with the best ideas will be paired into 20 Teams

Stage 4 : The Pitch competition and Award ceremony

Only 10 teams will make it to the award ceremony, where they will be given the opportunity to pitch to the Tech Women Academy Panelists, the Jury and the Audience.

Panelists

The panelists include Adia Sowho (Etisalat), Valentine Obi (eTranzact), Nneka  Okekearu (Enterprise Development Centre), Daniel Oparison (Paga), Kingsley Eze (Tenece) and Bayo Rotimi (Quest Advisory).

Deadline

Application deadline – 14th of February 2016.

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