Innovate Now has helped launch 21 African assistive technology ventures over four acceleration cycles. The African start-ups receive mentoring, learning and specialised guidance over a period of 3 to 6 months to create market-appropriate, scalable and investable Assistive Technologies (AT).
Innovate Now is a partnership between the Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub), ICT Norway and Norad to recruit the next generation of cutting-edge disability innovators to drive Africa forward as a technological powerhouse. Based on AT2030 funding from UK aid, the next phase of Innovate Now will focus on Digital AT and Entrepreneurship.
More and more AT is digital or requires digital skills. Digital AT are cutting-edge technologies that support the full inclusion of people with disabilities. We are looking for innovation-driven start-ups that are improving access to Assistive Technology through digital means or offering digital Assistive Technology solutions in education, health, livelihoods and other sectors.
Cohort 7.0: Digital and Assistive Technology - registration now open
Innovate Now is calling for innovation-driven, proof-of-concept start-ups that are improving access to TA through digital means or offering digital TA solutions in education, health and livelihoods.
Benefits
Active learning
A learning programme centred on the development of users, markets, products and businesses.
Mentoring
Practical guidance from experienced entrepreneurs, product developers and disability experts.
Live labs
Clinical partners to help you understand, validate and test AT products and services with people with disabilities.
Events
Talks by entrepreneurs show the realities, successes and challenges of building businesses.
Demo day
Make a presentation to a panel of judges and an audience of investors, entrepreneurs and TA leaders.
Application deadline: 5th January 2023
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