Mettā, a global entrepreneurs’ club, is launching Nairobi’s first Catalyst Programme, a series of industry-specific workshops for startups. Each month, the Mettā Catalyst Programme will bring together industry experts, mentors and corporates to help entrepreneurs running promising early stage companies accelerate growth and take their businesses to the next level.
The Catalyst Programme will allow participants to leverage the expertise of industry leaders to build innovative, cost-effective, and sustainable solutions. February’s inaugural programme begins with a focus on Education and EdTech, and Mettā is looking for entrepreneurs and startups who would like to create sustainable strategies for their education-related businesses.
The programme itself will run from the 15th to 24th February and consist of four half-day sessions with the following key focus areas:
· Session 1 – Business Modelling and Idea Crystallisation
· Session 2 – UX and Market Research: From Idea to Innovation
· Session 3 – Financial Modelling: Building Out the Numbers
· Session 4 – Team: Hiring and Retaining the Right Talent
The Catalyst Programme brings together curated speaker sessions and workshops, culminating in a demo day where the selected startups will get an opportunity to showcase their innovations and interact with key ecosystem stakeholders.
February: Education and EdTech. Apply here
March: Urban Living and Property Tech
April: AI, Blockchain and Data
Maurice Otieno, Ecosystem Development Lead (Africa) at Mettā, said, “We are launching the Catalyst Programme to help connect experts, mentors, corporates and startups in a productive and structured manner”. He added “The initiative is geared towards nurturing innovators and facilitating focused dialogue between stakeholders in the wider ecosystem, spurring the sharing knowledge, experiences and expertise while creating a plethora of collaborative opportunities.”
