The application for the Injini Cohort 4 programme is now open, which will run from March to August 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa. The Injini Edtech Incubator Programme is open to both for-profit & non-profit EdTech startups.
The programme invests in promising African EdTech startups and works and help them to achieve their goal of positively impacting educational outcomes on the african continent.
Programme Details
- Area: Educational Tech startups.
- Number of places: 8 start-ups will be selected to join the programme..
- Duration: Phase 1 (6 weeks), Phase 2 (12 weeks), Phase 3 (4 weeks).
- Target group: Open to African EdTech startups operating on the african continent.
Injini Edtech Incubator Programme Benefits
The Injini Edtech Incubator Programme provides successful applicants with following benefits:
- you’ll get an opportunity to work with subject matter experts in education, business, technology and entrepreneurship.
- all participants will receive a grant of R100,000 to spend on their business.
- a potential investment of up to R1 million after joining the alumni startups
- Injini covers the cost of international and domestic return flights to Cape Town, accommodation for the duration of Phase 1 and 2 and extends basic living stipends to subsidise the higher cost of living in Cape Town compared to other African cities.
- These expenses are only covered for founders who are not already based in Cape Town.
- All entrepreneurs are expected to cover their own food and in-country transportation costs, although Injini will occasionally sponsor group meals and social events.
Injini Edtech Incubator Programme Eligibility
Application for the Injini Edtech Incubator Programme is open for startups that meet the following criteria:
- The EdTech startup is based in Africa and focused on improving educational outcomes somewhere on the continent.
- Proposed solution is aiming to address a key problem related to education in Africa.
- Solution is evidence-based — meaning, you can point to research that backs up your methods or hypothesis.
- Company is registered and a certificate of incorporation can be shared with the Injini team upon request.
- Startup has (at least) a minimum viable product or prototype.
- Startup has (at least) one full-time founder.
- One or more decision-making members of your startup’s founding team are able to travel to Cape Town during Phases 1 and 3 of the incubation programme.
- Participating founders from outside of South Africa must have a valid passport and eligibility to apply for a South African visa.
- Participating founders must be fluent in English.
Application instructions
Please click on “Click to apply” button below to submit your application. Applications for cohort 4 are now open and will close on 10 December 2019. For more detail on the Injini Edtech Incubator Programme, please visit the official page. To be the first to see latest opportunities, please follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.