Co-creation Hub, in collaboration with Google, Mojaloop Foundation, and the government of Rwanda, launched the Fintech Innovation Program on Saturday, the 11th of December at the Hanga Pitchfest 2021. It is one of the initiatives designed to accelerate Rwanda’s digital transformation in order to drive inclusive economic development by leveraging technology as well as fostering a pan-African innovation ecosystem.
As part of this project, CcHUB will be supporting early-stage fintech startups and innovators (with at least an MVP) through an incubation program. There will be two cohorts of 15 startups over the course of the year, with a $10,000 grant to each selected company.
In addition to the support and access to Mojaloop and Google resources, the incubation programme will create the opportunity for selected companies to receive further investment through the project partners’ investor networks.
The call for application opened in December and will be closing on the 20th of February. Eligible startups can apply here: http://bit.ly/FIP-incubation
To provide potential applicants with more information about the programme, we held an information session on Friday, the 14th of January, 2022. Kindly watch the info session here:
Fintech Incubation Programme Info Session
Access Passcode: UQ!B+Cn2
Eligibility Criteria
- The startup must be headquartered and/or operating in Rwanda.
- An already launched product in the market or at least an MVP
- A registered business that has been in operation (since launch date) for at least 6 months
- At least one full time and dedicated founder