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Qualcomm® Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program 2026

Team·27 December 2025·1 view

Closes: 15 February 2026 Closed
Official page: https://goimpactnow.org/blog/qualcomm-make-in-africa-startup-mentorship-program-2026/

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Qualcomm is inviting early-stage startups across Africa to apply for its “Make in Africa” mentorship program. This initiative is designed to support the continent’s growing hardware and deep-tech ecosystem. It focuses on startups that are building innovative products using advanced connectivity a… The full details and the official application link are on goimpactnow. This thread is for questions about applying.

Qualcomm® Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program 2026

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thabo_mScout·28 Dec 2025

Find out what they take. Equity, a fee, a revenue share or nothing at all, and on what terms. A programme that will not say plainly is telling you something.

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diego_fContributor·28 Dec 2025

Be realistic about the time it takes. Most demand far more than the advertised hours, and founders routinely lose a quarter to it.

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naledi_sContributor·28 Dec 2025

Check whether they want the application in a particular format before you build it in another. Some will reject on format alone, and it is the least interesting way to lose.

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