Standard Chartered Bank Women In Tech Incubator (WITI) Program 2021 for Female Entrepreneurs in Nigeria
The Standard Chartered bank WITI program aims to support female entrepreneurship, aligning with calls for more diversity in tech and for more opportunities for women to develop entrepreneurial and leadership expertise.
Purpose of the WITI Program
The purpose of the Women in Tech Incubator in Nigeria is to provide incubation support designed to target early-to-mid stage professionals from technology and business sectors – females who are most likely to have the requisite domain knowledge, experience, and perseverance to deliver results.
As a Bank in Nigeria, Standard Chartered bank has been focusing on education for young women for many years through platforms like GOAL. Globally, SC has invested in more women entrepreneurs focusing on technology with the first initiative being launched in New York in October 2014 and the second one launched in Kenya in September 2017.
Also, Standard Chartered recently launched in Pakistan and now Nigeria, with the aspiration to launch more tech incubator and accelerator programs for women within Africa and the Middle East region in the coming years.
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Eligibility Criteria for Standard Chartered Bank Women In Tech Incubator
WITI is seeking to recruit women-led start-up businesses that leverage technology as a key driver of innovation. The business seeking to participate must:
- Must be women-led start-up businesses that leverage technology needs of the county
- Must be based in Nigeria, and should be aligned with the needs of the country
- Must be sustainable and scalable
- Must be properly aligned with the UN’s sustainable development goals.
- Should have been in operation for a minimum of 12 months
- Should be seeking support for proof of concept, customer, product, and business model development
- Should have evidence of pre-revenue traction (users). Although post revenue is preferable.
- The principal founder must be a Nigerian woman between the ages of 18 and 35
- Should be able to provide all company registration documents including Certificate of Corporation, to confirm the authenticity of the business
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For applicants with business ideas:
- An innovative idea that leverages web or mobile technology to solve a problem/issue
- The idea must improve on an existing process/solution or be completely new i.e. hasn’t been done locally.
- Adequately researched problem with a clear picture of the target segment affects
- The team should have skills to build the solution (or have access to technical skills)
- Full-time commitment for 6 months spent building the solution and conduct market validation to understand your potential users.
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How to Apply
Interested and eligible candidates should complete their application online via SC WOMEN IN TECH INCUBATOR – WITI 3 application portal here
Application Deadline
The deadline for application is not specified.
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