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title: "She-wins-africa"
url: https://www.seedstars.com/community/entrepreneurs/programs/she-wins-africa/
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PROGRAM

# She Wins Africa

  


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## About the Program

### About the Program: details

IFC recently launched the **SheWINS Africa** initiative which aims at supporting 100 women-led startups through increasing their access to financing and capacity building. This would be achieved through delivering an “Investment Readiness and Capital raising” training to these 100 female-led startups/enterprises and enhancing their access to financing opportunities. The series of the SheWINS Africa training/activities will culminate in a Pitch Competition, which will serve as a platform to showcase Africa’s promising trained female startups and enterprises as well as provide networking and pitching opportunities for these women-led startups and enterprises with Seedstars’ network of investors.

## Meet the 100 women entrepreneurs!

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Benefits

  * Investment Readiness and Capital raising training to these 100 female-led startups/enterprises 
  * Enhancement of their access to financing opportunities
  * Pitch Competitions
  * Opportunities to showcase their innovative solutions regionally and to a global network Networking and pitching opportunities
  * Access to a robust pipeline of investors
  * In-person trips for the selected companies



![benefits](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ifc_1.max-1280x550.jpg)

## Program Timeline

### Program Timeline: details

Open Call

August - 25th September 2023

Screening and Selection

26th September - 14th of February

Program's Kick-off

22nd of February

Investment Readiness Program

April 2024 (TBD)

## About us

### About us: details

[ ![IFC](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/ifc.max-320x550.png)

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#### IFC

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is the largest global development institution focused solely on the private sector in developing countries. With over 60 years of experience, IFC empowers its partners with financial resources, technical expertise, and innovative thinking to overcome challenges. Its mission is to boost shared prosperity by fostering a strong private sector, essential in ending extreme poverty. Operating in 100+ countries, IFC unlocks private investment and creates opportunities where needed most.

‎‎VISIT THE WEBSITE

](https://www.ifc.org/en/home)

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#### Seedstars

Seedstars is a Swiss company founded in 2012, with a mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship.

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## Project team

### Project team: details

![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Sheila_Atieno.max-376x376.jpg)

PROGRAM MANAGER, SEEDSTARS

Sheilla Otieno

[__](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheilla-otieno-24063a1b1/?originalSubdomain=ke)

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SOURCING & INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE

Monica Gomez

[__](https://www.linkedin.com/in/monica-gomez-espadero/)

![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Pauline.max-376x376.jpg)

PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER AFRICA

Pauline Ambala

[__](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauline-ambala-blackbeard-msc-a9782738/)

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