Customary Chartered, the British multinational financial institution, has launched the seventh cohort of its Ladies in Tech accelerator within the UAE, in partnership with UAE-based impact-driven enterprise C3 – Corporations Creating Change and Village Capital, a seed-stage enterprise capital agency.
As a part of its world Futuremakers programme, which goals to advertise financial inclusion for deprived younger individuals, Customary Chartered goals for the accelerator to help women-led startups via tailor-made coaching, funding, and entry to its networks.
By way of the initiative, chosen startups will acquire entry to as much as AED550,000 ($150,000) in equity-free funding from the Customary Chartered Basis. Throughout all taking part markets, Customary Chartered plans to distribute greater than AED2.2million ($600,000) in catalytic grants yearly. Founders will even profit from skilled mentorship, and publicity to regional and world traders.
“The Futuremakers Ladies in Tech Accelerator displays our dedication to advancing financial inclusion and empowering ladies entrepreneurs to thrive,” defined Rola Abu Manneh, CEO, UAE, Center East and Pakistan, at Customary Chartered.
“Launching our seventh cohort within the UAE is a testomony to our long-standing help for the UAE’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, and to serving to progressive, women-led companies entry the assets, networks, and funding they should scale their impression. It additionally underlines our broader dedication to championing ladies’s empowerment and advancing variety, fairness, and inclusion throughout the communities we serve.”
Creating alternatives for underrepresented entrepreneurs
Feminine entrepreneurs proceed to face systemic limitations to scaling their companies. In a transfer to alter this, the three-year initiative appears to be like to assist ladies overcome these challenges. By way of the accelerator, 400 ladies founders throughout the broader area will profit from tailor-made investment-readiness help, grant funding, and mentorship alternatives that can allow their ventures to develop sustainably, whereas creating long-lasting neighborhood impression.
C3 will ship the programme regionally, leveraging its experience in entrepreneur help and ecosystem improvement.
Kevin Holliday, managing director at C3, additionally commented: “We’re proud to companion with Customary Chartered as soon as once more for the Futuremakers Ladies in Tech programme, and are excited to welcome Village Capital on board this yr. At C3, we’re centered on backing purpose-driven founders with the instruments and connections they should scale. This initiative displays the ability of collaboration in creating actual alternatives for underrepresented entrepreneurs throughout the UAE.”
The Customary Chartered Futuremakers Ladies in Tech Accelerator builds on the profitable world monitor document of the Ladies in Tech initiative, which has supported over 4,000 ladies throughout 17 markets since inception.
