SE5 EP6. Sona Mahendra - Founders Factory Africa’s approach to Venture building on the continent.

Sona is a Venture Builder at Founders Factory Africa where she supports the Venture Design team, the team responsible for co-creating ventures from scratch with idea-stage entrepreneurs. Her passion sits at the intersection of business and biology, and she is immensely excited about the growing tech scene in Africa. She has previously worked in operations, programme, and project management, mainly in a start-up environment. Register for SDC Startup School: https://cynthiaechisom.softr.app/startup-school Check out Founders Cabal: bit.ly/founderscabal FFA GenF: https://www.foundersfactory.africa/gen-f-eir-initiative - Sona Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sona-mahendra/ - FFA general: https://www.foundersfactory.africa/ Subscribe to my newsletter: https://substack.com/@cynthiaechisom?r=13q7ni&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile What is GenF? GenF is a 3-month initiative (powered by Founders Factory Africa) targeting idea-stage founders, where our support includes: * Access to venture design experts to help you refine your concept * $5000 market validation budget to run market experiments to validate your concept * $3000 monthly stipend to help you de-risk your entrepreneurship journey * A chance to pitch at our IC at the end of the three months, where if IC approved, you can unlock your first check (of up to $250 000) plus free studio support * To learn more about Gen F, please see here. * To apply, please click here