Orange Ventures MEA Seed Challenge 2020 for Entrepreneurs in Africa and Middle East

Published: 06 Jun 2020

The Orange Ventures MEA Seed Challenge aims to give entrepreneurs in Africa and the Middle East the means to launch and develop their business.

Orange Ventures Africa Middle & East is a dedicated investmentstream of Orange group on the African Middle & East continent with 50m€ assets under management and 5 companies in thecurrent portfolio.
They are looking to extend their scope to supporting more young and innovative businesses on the continent. Africa and Middle East Seed Challenge is a call for candidates to submit application for seed investmentsfrom 50k€ up to 150k€. The investees will be announced by September 2020 and will integrate the Orange Ventures Africa Middle & East portfolio. Do you think you have what it takes?

Orange Ventures MEA Seed Challenge

Application Deadline	July 19, 2020
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	Orange Ventures
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of Orange Ventures MEA Seed Challenge

1. Orange Ventures plans to invest a total of €500,000 in the MEA start-up ecosystem as a result of this challenge, with up to seven seed stage start-ups benefitting from an investment of between €50,000 and €150,000.
2. 12 months local mentor to support your business

Requirements for Orange Ventures MEA Seed Challenge

1. This challenge targets seed ventures with high growth potential and predominantly new technologies driven.
2. The Orange Ventures MEA Seed Challenge is open to start-ups in Africa and middle east

Selection Criteria: At Orange Ventures, we’ll lead your first money or co-invest alongside othersin your seed round. So if

1. You have a bold vision with passion for disruption and expansion
2. You are willing to partner with Orange
3. You are a tech-driven start-up
4. You are mainly operating in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Sénégal, Tunisia, Morocco and Jordan
5. You run Seed stage company, you have not raised more than €1m in total equity funding

Application Deadline

July 19, 2020

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Orange Ventures on orangeventures.typeform.com to apply