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Applications are now open for the Jasiri Talent Investor Programme (Cohort 8) . The Jasiri Talent Investor programme is dedicated to discovering and investing in promising entrepreneurs with the potential to establish high-impact businesses. It’s a fully funded 13 month programme that takes a comprehensive, long-term approach to nurture entrepreneurs. The programme offers fellows the time and resources needed to identify Market-Creating Innovations and achieve product-market fit.
Eligibility Requirements
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 & 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 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 equivalent to RWF 1,268,580, KES 157,853, or ETB 56,521.
Application Procedure:
- 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 programme NOW!
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Jasiri Talent Investor Programme
