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Betacube launches the call for applications for its 1st cohort of Beta4Good program in partnership with SPARK and STB INVEST

With Betacube incubation journey, vision turns into real value. We invest in pioneering teams who are creating the future and shaping the ecosystem with their tech start-ups. 

What developments are there in the financing of early-stage start-ups ? How do tech start-ups  addressing the SDGs benefit from our best expertise? What type of support do we offer for market and investment readiness?

If you are curious about the answers and you dare to take the step forward, then this call is for you ! 

We have just opened our call for applications to the 1st cohort of our new incubation program ‘Beta4Good’ with SPARK and STB INVEST. We are looking for 20 growth-oriented tech startups to start this new journey of tailored training, quality incubation and a chance to win your first investment.

This competitive program allows our selected tech startups founders to join an innovative entrepreneurial display providing them with professional coaching to further develop their prototypes/products and prepare them for their targeted markets along with potential  investment opportunities. Only 8 startups out of 20 will make it to the incubation phase and compete for their first investment ! 

With 3 main intervention axes, startups will be able to :

Thanks to Beta4Good, startups will be able to:

      Hybrid Bootcamp

• Access 10 training sessions conducted both online and offline around various topics (SDGs, go to market strategies, agile methodology, entrepreneurs stories etc.) including one to one consultations and a pitching opportunity in front of STB INVEST committee

      Online Incubation program

• Dive into the latest trends and skills needed to leverage the full potential of your startup through a cycle of online trainings during the whole incubation phase

• Update & finalize your business plan with a top financial consultant at your disposal 
• Get your marketing strategy ready to take your startup to the next level of market scaling 
• Wrap up your branding guidelines thanks to the full support of a senior UX expert

• Benefit from full legal support at your disposal for any type of documentation, contract writing ect.

• Team up with our technology experts, UX consultant and top notch IT team to further develop your MVP/product

• Become investment ready 
• Be assigned to a professional mentor from the same field based on the startup’s need
• Compete to win an investment ticket of 85k TND offered by STB INVEST at the end of your incubation (2 tickets will be offered per cohort)

Networking and visibility

• An opportunity to pitch your startup during the demo day in front of a pull of investors and ecosystem key actors
• Facilitated access to STB bank and its clients with the support of STB INVEST
• Gain visibility and access a wide network of potential investors, corporates and development partners within the national and the international ecosystem.

Eligibility criteria to participate in the program:

• Be based in Tunisia (startups from outside the capital are highly encouraged to apply)
• Aged between 20 – 35 years old
• Being a co-founder of a tech startup with a pre-label or label Startup Act
• Have at least one woman co-founder per startup
• Have an established team including a CTO
• Have at least an early stage MVP 

• Startups already launched and looking for their first clients and for their first investment

     ● Tech solutions addressing the SDGs using the power of technology are highly encouraged