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PROGRAM
The African Fashion Futures Incubator provides a space to challenge ideas and business concepts as well as give access to mentors and resources for the 14 fashion designers taking part in the program. The incubator will also cover topics on business models, market positioning, and comparative advantage, as well as sustainability & impact.
Join us on the incredible journey of African Fashion Futures Incubator, where dreams become reality and creativity knows no bounds.
African Fashion Futures Incubator program was created to help develop and scale a new generation of fashion entrepreneurs, who will become the future leaders of tomorrow’s global fashion industry, by Impact Fund For African Creatives (IFFAC), African Fashion Foundation (AFF) and Seedstars as the implementing partner. The six-month program offered participants with access to mentors, industry experts and resources as well as additional fundraising support and grant funding. The fashion designers were introduced to topics such as business, market positioning, comparative advantage, sustainability and impact to develop their operational and financial prowness.
SDGs Supported
The incubator aims to encourage peer learning and cultural exchange among its participants as well as to future-proof them and instill excellent operational and business foundations to ensure growth. The program also seeks to produce sustainable and financially viable enterprises, while honing the business capabilities of fashion designers.
Incubator launch (ACCRA)
23th of January 2023
Incubator Program
January - May 2023
Demo Day
May 2023
IMPACT FUND FOR AFRICAN CREATIVES
The Impact Fund For African Creatives (IFFAC) Investment Company is an Africa-focused investment vehicle sponsored by Annan Capital Partners (ACP). The fundamental objective of IFFAC is to address the lack of capital, management skills, and infrastructure support required to leverage the latent talent of Africa’s creative industry.
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AFRICAN FASHION FOUNDATION
African Fashion Foundation is a non-governmental organization that empowers fashion designers and creative professionals from Africa and its diaspora to succeed in the global fashion industry. The foundation provides professional and educational developmental opportunities in partnership with established players in the fashion industry to support the success and progression of the African creative economy.
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SEEDSTARS
Seedstars is a Swiss-based group with the mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN. Seedstars connects stakeholders, builds companies from scratch with public and private partners and invests in high-growth ventures within these ecosystems. Seedstars aims at fostering impact investing and impact entrepreneurship over the world. Through different activities, that range from venture scouting, events organization to company building and entrepreneurial education programs.
MORE DETAILSHaving the biggest positive impact in emerging markets is our mission and purpose as a company.
