Come meet founders of West African Y Combinator companies and learn everything you need to know about putting together a strong application.
Are you in Lagos, and considering applying for Y Combinator?
Come meet founders of West African Y Combinator companies and learn everything you need to know about putting together a strong application.
You'll learn the answers to questions like:
- What's the exact timeline of the process from deadline to acceptance?
- What does YC look out for when making the selection?
- What're common mistakes African teams make when pitching YC?
- What's the best way to prepare for the YC interview?
- If you've pitched unsuccefully in the past, should you pitch again?
- And much more!
Above: Some of the African founders in the Y Combinator Winter 2017 Batch
Event Details
Date: Saturday, September 23rd
Time: Doors open 12 PM
Where: Paystack Office, 3A Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja GRA, Lagos
REGISTER HERE
Time: Doors open 12 PM
Where: Paystack Office, 3A Ladoke Akintola, Ikeja GRA, Lagos
REGISTER HERE
Agenda
12 - 2 PM: Check-in + small chops + mingling
2 - 3 PM: Moderated discussion with YC founders + Q&A
3 - 4 PM: General networking
2 - 3 PM: Moderated discussion with YC founders + Q&A
3 - 4 PM: General networking
Come meet the founders of
- Aella Credit - instant credit solutions for Africans
- Buypower - Buy electricity online in Nigeria
- Flutterwave - Modern payments infrastructure to power Africa's digital economy
- Kangpe - Health advice at your fingertips
- Kudi.ai - Seamless payments through messaging
- OMG Digital - The media company for African millenials
- Paystack - Helping African merchants get paid by anyone, anywhere in the world
- Tizeti - Providing affordable, unlimited internet
- Tress - Discover and share beautiful hairstyles
Apply to Y Combinator
The deadline for applications to the Y Combinator Winter 2018 funding cycle is 8 pm PT on October 3rd. Apply to Y Combinator here.
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