Deadline: 4 April 2024
Grow your game-changing justice innovation into an impactful business. Applications for the Acceleration programme 2024 are now open.
Focus for 2024
- This year the accelerator is focused on the most pressing challenges according to the Justice Needs and Satisfaction surveys in focus countries. They are looking for startups who have innovative solutions to prevent or resolve these challenges:
- Nigeria: domestic violence, neighbours, land, crime, housing
- Tunisia, Iraq and Palestine: employment and SMEs
- Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia: crime, mSMEs, sexual gender-based violence
What do they offer?
HiiL’s Justice Accelerator offers you a 4-month long programme that provides you with:
- €10,000 non-equity funding.
- Workshops delivered by industry specialists on a variety of topics from impact measurement to marketing, commercial strategy and financial modeling
- A dedicated coach and a network of expert mentors
- Access to a HiiL’s global network of justice stakeholders and practitioners, as well as top-notch research and development
- International exposure and potential investment opportunities.
- Chance to win up to €20.000 at Demo Day
Examples of solutions they are looking for
- Claiming platforms for government entitlements/social security
- Platforms preventing fraud via KYC, identity management and fraud detection services (to improve access, to employment, finance and insurance)
- Legal marketplaces providing access to legal information, advice and representation
- Platforms providing basic financial services (payments, savings, wallets) for the un- and under-banked
- Platforms preventing GBV, theft and serious crime by providing information, guidance and security hardware
- Online dispute resolution platforms
- Building & tenancy management platforms
In 2024, the #Gamechangers they were looking for
- Startups from MENA, Kenya and Nigeria who have:
- People-centred solutions that prevent or resolve justice problems (read below under “Focus for 2024)
- A functioning product with some traction (number of users, revenue, etc.) indicating proof of customer demand. Startups in earlier stages are encouraged to contact their respective regional innovation hubs to find out about the ideation and incubation programmes.
- A strong team of founder(s).
- A revenue model
- Ambition to scale beyond the immediate target market.
For more information, visit Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL).
