I'M IN Wants To Create Next Black-Owned Tech Startup | SME SA
Summary
I’M IN is an IDF Capital initiative and a pre-investment readiness programme for tech startups with an exceptional business concept and who have an early stage market-viable product. The accelerator first launched in 2015, and was inspired by the book of the same name published in 2015, and written by the members of the South African version of Dragons’ Den, as an investment readiness guide for entrepreneurs looking to raise funding, explains Moshabane. I’M IN partners with entrepreneurs with viable application technologies by providing seed funding through early stage equity deals in conjunction with business development support and one-on-one mentorship from industry specialists. The entrepreneurs fill in an online application on the I’M IN accelerator’s website and eligible candidates are invited for a demo day to present to our investment committee. I’M IN is the proprietary of IDF Capital and has multiple corporate partners, including Telkom’s Futuremakers programme as well as the global legal firm Allen & Overy.