Apply now for The African Application Launchpad (𝗔𝗔𝗟𝗖𝗨𝗣 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭) to receive Financial Support

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Oct 22, 2021
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About the Opportunity

The African App Launchpad (AAL) initiative is an Africa-wide platform aiming to build capacity of Youth from Egypt and other African States and foster establishment of sustainable startups in the area of the advanced ever-changing app and game technologies.

AAL targets to build capacity of 10,000 young calibers and support the establishment of 100 startups in gaming and app development across all Africa

Competition Tracks

Game Development

Join this track if your startup team is working on game development, VR, or AR applications.

App. Development

Join this track if your startup team is working on specific App development using any technology. (Mobile, Cloud, Web, IOT, AI, .. etc)

Eligibility Criteria:

Eligible Africa Countries:

Egypt, Algeria, Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, The Gambia, Nigeria, Togo and Uganda.

Apply as Teams or Startups up to 2 Years Old
Team Size not Less than 2 Members
A Working Prototype at least is a Must

Benefits to you:

Three winners for each of the two tracks: USD 12K, 8K, 4K.
The other top finalists will receive USD 1K each.
A real-time online business planning training will be offered to finalists by IBM.
Top Startups will be invited to join the "Startup with IBM" program through which they can get cloud credits to build and scale their solutions.
Mentorship and coaching sessions from IBM experts to top winning startups