Wayra UnLtd, a partnership between UnLtd, the world’s largest supporter of social entrepreneurs, and Wayra, Telefonica’s global tech start-up accelerator programme, is looking for 10 amazing digital start-ups that have the power to improve society.
Deadline for applications is 23:59 9th March 2014
Wayra UnLtd wants to accelerate businesses that do good – for example, your idea may fit into one of the following sectors: digital inclusion, education, e-learning, employment, environment, health and social innovation. This is by no means an exhaustive list of possible categories; it is looking for anything that supports and improves people’s lives, communities or society as a whole.
WHAT CAN YOU GET?
- Physical incubation for up to 8 months each in a purpose-built Wayra UnLtd Academy
- Seed-funding of £40,000 per team structured as a convertible loan
- World class coaching and mentoring, from Telefonica staff, the UnLtd team and our partners
- Support on monitoring and showcasing the impact of your work
- Access to a global network of 13 existing Wayra Academies and the amazing talent within them
- Fast-track access to influential decision makers in the public, private and third sectors and second round investors
- The potential to unlock the power of 300 million Telefónica customers globally
- Access to follow-on investors
