Deadline: 15 March 2025
Open Startup International (OST) is inviting applications for its Paper Plane Program to empower African Startups for Global Scale.
Paper Plane is a program targeting African startups that have an MVP. It aims to provide entrepreneurs with access to pre-seed and seed funding opportunities, exposure in African markets, and the chance to connect with regional ecosystem players.
The program is executed through a 7-theyek hybrid engagement that concludes in a fully funded immersion theyek held in Morocco.
Program Benefits
- A Learning approach based on practice
- Participants will deepen their knowledge on crucial topics through: – Training and panel sessions led by experienced trainers; – Hands-on experience with home assignments; – Exchange sessions and peer-to-peer learning.
- Financing opportunities and matching
- Participants will have the opportunity to present their ideas and engage with Venture Capitalists (VCs) and accelerators, fostering potential pre-seed and seed investment connections.
- Ecosystem Immersion
- During the fully funded immersion theyek in the African country, startups will have the opportunity to gain insights into the Moroccan market, understand its key players, and dynamics, and identify available opportunities.
- An African community
- Participants will have the opportunity to network with like-minded individuals and engage with diverse stakeholders on a regional scale, through the access to the OST international community.
Eligibility Criteria
- Pre-seed and seed stages startups
- Incorporated within the African continent
- Aimed at international scalability
- Tech-enabled solution tackling global challenges
- Proven traction with demonstrated market validation and btheminess progress
For more information, visit OST.
