Call for Applications: The Jasiri Talent Investor Program (Cohort 8) for young East African Entrepreneurs (Fully Funded)
The Jasiri Talent Investor program is dedicated to discovering and investing in promising entrepreneurs with the potential to establish high-impact businesses. It’s a fully funded 13 month program that takes a comprehensive, long-term approach to nurture entrepreneurs. The program offers fellows the time and resources needed to identify Market-Creating innovations and achieve product-market fit.
Eligibility Requirements
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You are:
- An Ethiopian, Kenyan, or Rwandan residing in your country or diaspora.
- Ready to pursue entrepreneurship full-time as a career, and spend three months of Residential Intensive in Rwanda.
- Well-informed and skilled in your professional field, adept at identifying gaps and opportunities within your sector of interest.
- Committed to launching a new, innovative venture with potential for rapid growth.
- Historically an achiever, problem solver, and value creator wherever you have focused your attention.
- Collaborative, eager to meet equally ambitious peers within your cohort, and co-found ventures from scratch.
- Women aspiring entrepreneurs are highly encouraged to apply
Benefits
Team Formation, Customer Discovery, and Validation at the Residential in Kigali
- Flight and/or transportation from their current place of residence to the Residential Site in Kigali.
- A monthly stipend is equivalent to RWF 317,145, KES39,463, or ETB 14,130.
Venture Creation
- Flight and transportation from Kigali to Nairobi or Ethiopia.
- A monthly stipend is equivalent to RWF 1,268,580, KES 157,853, or ETB 56,521.
Application Process:
- Jasiri follows a competency-based approach to selecting and developing aspiring entrepreneurs for the Talent Investor.
- Candidates are selected through a multi-stage selection process, which includes an entrepreneurial intentions survey, an innovation scenario assessment, psychometrics and an online selection conference.
- The process seeks to recruit and select high-potential aspiring entrepreneurs for the Jasiri Talent Investor and selected candidates will be supported to identify equally ambitious co-founders and to develop Market-Creating Innovations.
- Applicants are challenged to apply for this 13-month, fully funded, full-time program NOW!
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Deadline: Unspecified