Applications for the Cohort 8 of the Jasiri Talent Investor Program are open. Apply now!
Jasiri, an organization focused on tackling poverty in Rwanda and Kenya, is now accepting applications for Cohort 8 of the Jasiri Talent Investor Program. The one-year, fully funded program is designed to help high-potential East African entrepreneurs develop the skills and knowledge they need to launch and grow successful businesses.
Through the program, successful applicants will receive mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs and investors and access to resources, including business training, networking and financial support. Interested applicants must meet the following criteria to apply:
- Be citizens of Ethiopia, Kenya, or Rwanda with residence in their country or diaspora
- Be ready to pursue entrepreneurship as a full-time career and spend three months of residential intensive in Rwanda
- Be well informed and possess professional skills, with the ability to identify gaps and opportunities within the sector of interest
- Demonstrate problem-solving and value-creation abilities
- Be able to collaborate with equally ambitious peers within their cohort and co-found ventures from scratch
Interested participants will be taken through a comprehensive selection process including:
- Submission of the application
- Entrepreneurial assessment for successful applicants within seven days
- Innovation scenario assessment and pitch video for entrepreneurs that have passed the entrepreneurial assessment
- Psychometric test for entrepreneurs that have completed the innovation scenario assessment phase
- Selection conference to announce selected fellows to the program.
For more information on the program, visit Jasiri Talent Investor Program
To apply, visit Applications