<aside> π COHORT #1. January 2023 to April 2023
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<aside> π The Female Founders' Acceleration Program is a three-month program designed specifically for Womxn (co)founders of early-stage startups (Pre-seed, Seed), who have an MVP, with a focus on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This comprehensive program is designed to support women entrepreneurs in achieving their goals by providing two months of group workshops, followed by one month of personalized one-on-one mentoring sessions with experts from Thousand Faces. By combining expert guidance with a community of female founders, the program aims to provide the necessary resources, support, and inspiration to help women achieve their entrepreneurial goals.
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<aside> π Cohort #1 in a Nutshell
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222 Applications
76 Countries : Top3 β Kenya , Nigeria, UK
$30,000 in grants distributed
111 Eligible Projects
6 Award nominees
+10 SDGs Covered
2 Moths Group workshops for Top 30 Founders
<aside> π Group workshops topics
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Entrepreneurial mindset
Business goal-setting
Creating a business roadmap
Selling and pitching
Fundraising
Team building and leadership
Marketing foundations
Business models
Legal, taxes & administration
<aside> πΆ At the end of the group workshops, after 3 days of pitching sessions, the community and Board members have selected the Top6 projects to enter the one-month 1-on-one mentoring sessions. Mentoring sessions were 4 weeks of private sessions with TF experts and the founders of the projects. The topics were based on each projectβs needs.
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On 20th April, an Awards Ceremony was held and the 3 founders received zero equity cash awards of a total β¬$30,000.
<aside> π₯ WINNER
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Co-Founder | Beth Koigi
<aside> π°πͺ KENYA
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<aside> π₯ WINNER
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Founder | Laura Jardine Paterson
<aside> π±π§ LEBANON - UK
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<aside> π₯ WINNER
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Co-founder & CEO | Alina Bassi
<aside> π©πͺ GERMANY
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<aside> 4οΈβ£ Finalist
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Co-founder & CEO | Suhina Singh
<aside> πΈπ¬ SINGAPORE
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<aside> 5οΈβ£ Finalist
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Co-founder | Yewande Akinse
<aside> π³π¬ NIGERIA - USA
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<aside> 6οΈβ£ Finalist
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Co-founder & CEO | Xann Schwinn
<aside> π¬π§ UK
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