APPLICATIONS CLOSED - 28th of January

(Feedback will be provided in mid-February)

Application Form

Next Innovation with Japan Business Plan Competition in Tanzania 2022

The “Next Innovation with Japan (NINJA)' is a competition in Africa by The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). “NINJA” is designed to discover innovative business models and technologies that not only provide prescriptive solutions to the current Pandemic but also respond to the expected radical changes in post-pandemic socio-economic reality.

You can learn more about the program's criteria here.

1) First name*

2) Last name*

3) Your job title*

4) The name of your company*

5) Email*

6) Website*

If you don't have an active website yet, you can add the URL of your company's main social network account.

7) Phone number*

8) Office address for your company:*

9) TIN number of your company*

If you don't have a TIN number yet you can leave it blank

10) Year of incorporation*

Put the year only

11) What stage is your startup in?*

12) Share the Impact Story*

Kindly describe how your business solve social issues and/or social challenges:

13) Elevator Pitch*

What is an Elevator Pitch? A short description of your business model, the impact and opportunities it creates and where you stand right now. 300 words maximum.

14) Pitch Deck Upload

15) What industry is your company currently in?

16) How many team members do you have on the founding team?*

17) Linkedin Contact Profile*

Kindly provide the Linkedin of the Main Contact

18) Main Contact CV*

19) Kindly describe the experience of the founding team:*

Please, make sure to include: name, age, email, phone number, professional experience

20) Which of the below describes the founding team's experience in a similar business?*

21) Which of the below describes the founding team's experience in similar industries?*

22) Number of Full-Time Employees*

Full-Time Employees Only

23) How many team members are women?*

Business Model & Traction

25) What is your startup's business model?*

26) Why would customers prefer your solution? What is your market position relative to others?*

27) What is your Current Monthly Net Revenue (USD)?*

Use XE.com to convert from your local currency to USD

28) Number of paying customers*

29) Describe your business plan with KPI that can be achieved within about 6 months by utilizing budget provided by JICA (maximum amount: USD 8,500)*

30) Upload the breakdown of cost estimate*

*A Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) is a breakdown or hierarchical representation of the various costs in a project

31) Did your startup participate in an Acceleration Program?*

Yes

32) Funding raised to date (USD)*

Use XE.com to convert from your local currency to USD

33) If you have any other materials to describe your company profile, business model, business plan, KPI etc, please upload here.

(Maximum file size: 5MB in total)

APPLICATIONS CLOSED - 28th of January

Application Form

Next Innovation with Japan Business Plan Competition in Tanzania 2022

General Information

Team Information

Business Model & Traction

Funding

Operations & Impact