Applications for Our Venture Incubation Programme Winter School are Open

MTN Solution Space's Venture Incubation Program (VIP), run through the UCT Graduate School of Business, is a keystone initiative that is designed to help entrepreneurial teams to test and validate their business models. This is a 12-week mentor-led programme combines mentorship, workshops and a community of startups to create a holistic approach to testing and validating a business model. Run on a bi-annual basis, the programme selects 10 startups based on a few key criteria.

What are we looking for?

Startups should be able to demonstrate the following:

-Initial concept demonstrates deep and intimate understanding of problem and market need/opportunity
-A minimum viable product (MVP) ready to conduct early market testing and further establish product/market fit
-Team has the right balance of skills/ability to build, test and deliver
-Founder must be the lead participant and attend on full-time basis (present at the Solution Space 30+hrs/week during the 12-week programme)
-Entrepreneurs are hungry, committed, disciplined, doers, and coachable
-A desire to help other teams and contribute to the community as a whole

What do startups get out of the programme?

A mentor-led programme run by one of the best teams in the South African startup ecosystems, valued at approximately R300,000.

•Advice from seasoned entrepreneur, investor, mentor
•Mentorship
•Free co-working space
•Bootcamps
•Skills development from best business school in Africa
•Events
•Advisory services
•Access to funding
•Networks
•Exposure and recognition

Interested? Apply now!

Company name : MTN Solution Space

Telephone number : +27 21 406 1430

Email address : solutionspace@gsb.uct.ac.za

Web address : http://www.gsb.uct.ac.za/s.asp?p=847