Vine News — June
This is your monthly round-up of vine news: upcoming jobs, funding, event opportunities, and resources shared across the community. Send us your requests and let us celebrate your achievements by getting in touch: community@foundervine.com
Founder Spotlight
This month we are celebrating Zoe Chapman! She enrolled in the Foundervine LIFT: Survive & Pivot incubator programme which ended the same month that she launched her website for KiddiWhizz! She invented an innovative, award-winning, sustainable and compact solution that’s become the latest parenting hack and a game-changer for potty training and children with disabilities.
Read more about Zoe’s success and how to get the most out of Foundervine programs and community, and how it’s aided her success here.
Vine Community News
Looking to build your MVP? We’ve partnered with the 100 days of no code community to offer Foundervine community members an opportunity to launch their MVP in 30 days!
The No-Code MVP Bootcamp by 100DaysOfNoCode is a program that will teach you the fundamentals of no-code and help you build + launch your MVP in 30 days. They are offering an exclusive 50% off scholarship for Foundervine members and have limited seats. Simply, apply here and mention ‘Foundervine’ at the interview to unlock this scholarship. If you have any questions, drop Max, the program director, an email at: maxhaining@100daysofnocode.com.
Alternative option
If Foundervine members can’t commit to the boot camp, they can join our free program here which starts July 1st.
Vine Community Shout Outs:
Earlier this month, Jennifer Takyi spoke at the London Tech in Ghana event; sharing her thoughts on investing in Ghana’s innovative youth.
Do you have a recent milestone you would like to share? Perhaps you’ve been featured in the news, launched a new product, received funding or developed a new resource: get in touch to let us know!
Upcoming Events
18th July: Wray Forward Music Accelerator Program
The Wray Forward Music Accelerator is a 3-month intensive programme to support founders within the music industry. These highly skilled set of experts work behind the scenes and are responsible for getting music to the masses. The programme includes workshops, coaching sessions, networking events and pitching opportunities.
Click here to apply by 18 July 2022
29th June: How to Build a Website in 5 Weeks
In this 5 week’s course you will go through the key fundamentals you need to keep in mind to build a well-performing website. The sessions include masterclasses on defining your value proposition, introduction to UX design, Website Analytics & SEO and pitching your website prototype for expert feedback and prizes.
Click here to apply by 28 June 2022
Funding Feature
Vine Fund: Vine Fund 2022 offers $10,000 in funding for ambitious changemakers in Ghana and Nigeria. Find all the info here!
Power Blazers: This is a call for female entrepreneurs with a project that is over a year old! — send in a 30-sec elevator pitch and you’ve got the chance to win the profits from sales of a blazer named after you! Find all the info here!
Are you focused on raising your first Seed (£250k — £1.5m) or Series A (£1–10m) investment rounds? Get in touch with the community team to see how we might be able to support you
Jobs
- Baselime is hiring for a number of software engineering and product roles, salary range between £40k and £80k. Click to apply
- Nautaa Capital is hiring a Marketing and Comms intern. Click to apply
For the full list of upcoming events, accelerator programmes, funding and job opportunities click here.
Have you previously attended a Foundervine programme or event but are not yet part of the Vine Community? Click to apply to join our private slack channel, access exclusive content and connect with like-minded founders.
