{"id":3472,"date":"2025-12-27T10:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T10:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=3472"},"modified":"2025-12-28T13:27:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T13:27:01","slug":"qualcomm-make-in-africa-startup-mentorship-program-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=3472","title":{"rendered":"Qualcomm\u00ae Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2,\r\n                .tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_4  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_4{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" >[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-170750\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Deadline: February 15, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications are open for the Qualcomm\u00ae Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program 2026. As the first initiative of its kind in Africa, this equity-free mentorship program will identify promising early-stage startups keen on applying advanced connectivity and processing technologies to innovative end-to-end systems solutions, including hardware, and provide these companies with business coaching, access to engineering consultation for product development, and guidance on protecting intellectual property.<\/p>\n<p>Qualcomm relentlessly innovates to deliver intelligent computing everywhere, helping the world tackle some of its most important challenges. Their leading-edge AI, high performance, low-power computing, and unrivaled connectivity deliver proven solutions that transform major industries. At Qualcomm, they are engineering human progress.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Startup cohort:\u00a0<\/strong>Up to 10 startups will be selected for the 2026 incubation program<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mentorship:\u00a0<\/strong>1:1 mentorship with Qualcomm subject matter experts<\/li>\n<li><strong>Platforms:\u00a0<\/strong>Arduino Uno Q based usecase proposals welcome<\/li>\n<li><strong>Masterclasses:\u00a0<\/strong>Expert-led technology training in areas such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) including AI-Hub, Internet of Things (IoT), Extended Reality (XR), Compute (AI-PC), 5G, Intellectual Property Law, and more. Additional access to technology, business, and IP training is available at\u00a0Qualcomm Academy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stipends:\u00a0<\/strong>One startup will be awarded a Social Impact Fund grant from Qualcomm\u00ae Wireless Reach<sup>TM<\/sup>. All other participating startups will be eligible for a USD $5,000 stipend upon successful completion of program requirements<\/li>\n<li><strong>Patent filing incentives:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Reimbursement of up to USD $5,000 for one full utility patent application filed in the startup\u2019s country, at the USPTO, or via the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)<\/li>\n<li>Eligibility for a patent filing consultation hours from Adams &amp; Adams, Africa\u2019s leading IP law firm.<\/li>\n<li>Free access to online IP education, including filing procedures for several African countries, at\u00a0L2Pro Africa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Visibility and Industry connections:<\/strong> Participation in a virtual finale event in December 2026, including the announcement of the Social Impact Fund award winner. This event will showcase the startups and help accelerate their business success<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open to startups in the African continent..<\/li>\n<li>They should be focused on AI, Edge Compute, IoT, XR and other advance cutting-edge technologies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=ibrpmKHhOE6QB4vavCXeHdcWVpJZnFFJlmnjqlEAI8JUN1g5TExSS0JaWkpFM1NYM0w4SlZEVVo1VS4u&amp;route=shorturl&amp;fsw=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to apply<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualcomm.com\/company\/locations\/africa\/qualcomm-make-in-africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Qualcomm\u00ae Make in Africa Startup Mentorship<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_column_text css=\"\"] Deadline: February 15, 2026 Applications are open for the Qualcomm\u00ae Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program 2026. 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