GSMA Ecsystem Acceleratr Innvatin Fund Pitch Questins Rund 3 Fr infrmatin nly Apply nline at gsma.cm/eainnvatinfund PROFILE & ELIGIBILITY Name: Email: Name f yur start-up: Yur psitin: Which technlgy is yur prduct/service relying n? Internet f Things (IT) Big data analytics Mbile mney USSD, SMS, IVR Other Please Specify Where is yur start-up headquartered? [LIST OF ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES] Africa: Angla, Benin, Burkina Fas, Burundi, Cab Verde, Camern, Central African Republic, Chad, Cmrs, Cng Dem Rep., Cng Rep., Cte d'ivire, Djibuti, Egypt, Equatrial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethipia, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesth, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mrcc, Mzambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Lene, Smalia, Swaziland, Sã Tmé and Principe, Tanzania, Tg, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambdia, Indnesia, La PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Pacific: Ck Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States f Micrnesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Sama, Slmn Islands, Timr-Leste, Tkelau, Tnga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu Other: Please specify Please that additinal due diligence checks may be required fr sme markets. What year was yur start-up first registered? Drp-dwn menu [2010-2018] + [If ther, please specify]
Hw much revenue (in USD) have yu generated in 2017? 0 1,000 50,000 USD 50,000 100,000 USD 100,000 500,000 USD 500,000 1,000,000 USD Mre than 1,000,000 USD Des yur prduct/service use r plan t use mbile technlgy? Yes / N Is yur start-up already wrking r ready t wrk with mbile peratr(s) in the cming 6 mnths? Yes - wrking with a mbile peratr already Yes in talks with a mbile peratr Yes but n cntact yet N Please describe the scial impact yu expect t generate as a result f this prject (100 wrds) Did yu hear abut this fund frm a GSMA team member? If yes, wh? YOUR CORE BUSINESS This sectin refers t yur cre business. A later sectin ( Prpsed Prject ) will give yu the pprtunity t tell us abut yur ideas fr the grant mney Hw wuld yu describe yur prduct/business in a tweet? (140 characters) Hw wuld yu describe yur business in a shrt Elevatr Pitch? (100 wrds) Which prblem is yur start-up slving? (Please back up yur answer with relevant data) (100 wrds) Link t yur website: Add link Cuntries where yur start-up ffers prducts r services? (100 wrds) Please list all cuntries Hw many custmers / users / clients d yu have t date? (100 wrds) Please include the ttal number f registered users, as well as any relevant infrmatin n usage (active users, repeat users, frequency etc.) Wh are yur main cmpetitrs and what makes yu unique? (100 wrds) Please prvide a brief descriptin f each cmpetitr yu list.
Are yu currently enrlled r have been enrlled in an acceleratr/incubatr prgramme? Yes, [If yes, please specify] / N (50 wrds) Hw d yu measure success and what have yu achieved s far? (100 wrds) Please explain in mre detail abut any partnerships yu have planned r already in place with mbile peratrs? (100 wrds) YOUR TEAM What is the size f yur team? (Full-time staff members) Add number LinkedIn prfiles f all the c-funders: C-funder 1: Add link C-funder 2: Add link C-funder 3: Add link C-funder 4: Add link Hw many staff d yu have in management psitins? Add number (Management psitins include: Bard Members, Funders and Executive Management Team). Hw many f yur staff in management psitins are wmen? Add number One ther key persnnel (e.g. applicant): Add link Describe yur team (100 wrds) (Include key infrmatin abut backgrund, achievements t date etc. Why d yu think yur team has the necessary skill set t deliver the prject?) FUNDING SITUATION What is yur ttal amunt f funding raised t date (in USD)? 0 1,000 50,000 USD 50,000 100,000 USD 100,000 500,000 USD 500,000 1,000,000 USD Mre than 1,000,000 USD What are yur surces f funding t date? (100 wrds) (Please list key surces f funding t date.) If yu are successfully awarded a grant frm GSMA, which cuntry wuld the bank accunt yu wuld prefer t receive the funds int be lcated in? [Chse cuntry frm drp dwn menu]
Have yu ever received funding frm GSMA, DFID/UK Aid, DFAT/Australian Aid r frm a prgramme that is funded by DFID/UK Aid r DFAT/Australian Aid? Yes, [If yes, please specify] / N (50 wrds) PROPOSED PROJECT GSMA grants must g twards a specific 9-12 mnth prject that will prmte sustainable scial develpment utcmes in their cmmunity, market and/r regin ( sci-ecnmic impact ). This next sectin lks at the prpsed prject that wuld be implemented if yur start-up is successfully awarded a grant by GSMA In which cuntry is the prpsed prject? [LIST OF ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES] Africa: Angla, Benin, Burkina Fas, Burundi, Cab Verde, Camern, Central African Republic, Chad, Cmrs, Cng Dem Rep., Cng Rep., Cte d'ivire, Djibuti, Egypt, Equatrial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethipia, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesth, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mrcc, Mzambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Lene, Smalia, Swaziland, Sã Tmé and Principe, Tanzania, Tg, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambdia, Indnesia, La PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Pacific: Ck Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States f Micrnesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Sama, Slmn Islands, Timr-Leste, Tkelau, Tnga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu Other: Please specify (Please nte that additinal due diligence checks may be required fr sme markets.) Is yur start-up registered in the cuntry (r will be registered there by the time the prject starts)? Yes / N Please describe the prject that yu wuld like GSMA t fund? (100 wrds) Ideally, hw much funding wuld yu need frm GSMA t implement the prpsed prject (excluding matching)? 100K- 150K / 150K- 200K / 200K- 250K (Applicants must prvide a matching f at least 50% f the amunt requested. Fr instance, if a start-up is requesting 200,000 frm the Fund, a cntributin f at least 100,000 frm ther surces is required.) The Innvatin Fund ffers mbile-fcused mentring and prvides bespke supprt t start-ups wh want t build relatinships with mbile peratrs. Please tell us 1/ which peratrs yu are trying t reach, 2/ what are yur gals fr the cllabratin/partnership and 3/ what supprt wuld like frm the GSMA in achieving these gals (aside frm funding)? (200 wrds) All prjects must demnstrate measurable sci-ecnmic targets ver the life f the prject. Examples include: tracking the number f peple psitively impacted by a prduct r additinal incme generated thrugh a new service. Please tell us mre abut the sci-ecnmic impact yu plan t achieve thrugh the prject, including hw yu will measure it (100 wrds)
Hw many female custmers des yur prpsed prject aim t reach? Add number Hw will yu track this? (100 wrds) GSMA is driving the mbile industry s cmmitment t play a leading rle in the achievement f the UN s 17 Sustainable Develpment Gals (SDGs) <Click here fr mre infrmatin> Which are the tp 3 Sustainable Develpment Gals(s) yu are, r expect t cntribute t? Please prvide sme examples: [Select the first SDG yu will pursue] NOT OPTIONAL Prvide sme examples f hw yu will pursue this first gal. (100 wrds) [Select the secnd SDG yu will pursue] OPTIONAL Prvide sme examples f hw yu will pursue this secnd gal. (100 wrds) [Select the third SDG yu will pursue] OPTIONAL Prvide sme examples f hw yu will pursue this third gal. (100 wrds) ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Attach yur pitch deck (max 5 pages/slides) D yu have a vide abut yur start-up yu wuld like us t watch: Add link I agree that my persnal infrmatin may be shared with the GSMA netwrk f private and crprate investrs: Yes / N