Lawyers Hub Africa Startup Law Accelerator 2023

The Africa Startup Law Accelerator will bridge the gaps by providing a tailor-made 12-week virtual program designed to accelerate the business growth, legal setup & compliance, operational capacity and impact of early-stage and growth-stage startups working on legal-tech and justice innovations.

Training Program Features

The 12-week virtual training program of the Africa Startup Law Accelerator focuses on the following among others:

• Business Structuring & Legal Compliance: How to structure your business to avoid legal risks and to achieve legal compliance in the sector your startup operates in.

• Product Development: How to refine your product using human-centered design to improve the user experience.
• Commercial Strategy: How to identify the market opportunity, navigate operational bottlenecks, create growth strategies and explore new business models & revenue streams.
• Marketing & Branding: How to define your target audience, create marketing goals & strategies, digital marketing and build a brand.
• Business Development, Sales & Partnership Building: How to build sales strategies, how to build and manage partnerships, business presentation and negotiation skills.
• Financial Modelling & Analysis: How to prepare financial statements, build financial models, forecasting, revenue assumptions and analyze financial outcomes.
• Investor Readiness & Fundraising: How to prepare investor decks, storytelling, understanding the different types of funding, and the basics of valuation calculation.

About Lawyers Hub

The Lawyers Hub is a Pan-African Law-Tech organization based in Kenya that focuses on Digital Policy and Justice Innovation. Lawyers Hub run several initiatives on the confluence of Law and Technology, including Capacity building under the Africa Digital Policy Institute and offer technical legal support to innovators and startups through the Africa Startup Law Accelerator. Lawyers Hub also convenes weekly policy discussions as well as bringing together digital policy change actors annually at the Africa Law Tech Festival in July and Judicial actors during the Africa Legal Innovation Week each... read more

Lawyers Hub Africa Startup Law Accelerator

Aim and Benefits of Lawyers Hub Africa Startup Law Accelerator

• Access to the Lawyers Hub community of African Lawyers for customer discovery, product testing and growth.
• Opportunity to showcase your legal-tech startup at the annual Africa Law Tech Festival and Africa Legal Innovation Week.
• Tailor-made and practical virtual training program for scaling legal-tech startups delivered by industry experts.
• Investment readiness support and connection to legal-tech investors for funding.
• Customized training on how startups can contribute to legal-tech policy in their country and access to a vibrant policy engagement forum.
• Access to premium legal advisory services and business support services from professionals.
• Access to the exclusive network of continental ecosystem partners, toolkits and tech events.
• Business coaching and mentorship suited to your startup needs.

Requirements for Lawyers Hub Africa Startup Law Accelerator Qualification

The 12-week virtual training program of the Africa Startup Law Accelerator focuses on the following among others:

• The startup provides legal-tech solutions that enhance legal practice for legal practitioners or enhance access to justice and legal services for ordinary citizens and small businesses in Africa.
• The startup has a working solution with traction that provides evidence for the potential for the product to be a fit for its market.
• The startup has a strong team with complementary skills and shared vision, driven by making impact, and led by inspiring founder(s)
• The startup has a strong sustainability and revenue model that shows potential and evidence for the startup to become financially sustainable within a reasonable timeframe, whether a non-profit or for-profit.
• The startup has ambition and sound plans to scale into different markets beyond the immediate target market (depending on how far along the startup is in its growth journey).

The startup operates in East Africa, West Africa, South Africa or North Africa.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Lawyers Hub Africa Startup Law Accelerator

Expected Outcomes

• Upon completion of the accelerator program, it is expected that the selected startups will achieve:
  • An increased customer base that should translate to increased revenues
  • An improved user experience of their product.
  • An increase in operational efficiency in their business.
  • Formal registration, incorporation and legal compliance of their business.
  • Acquired network of potential suppliers and customers.
  • Built relationships with investors.
  • Developed a database of international business contacts.
  • Enjoyed continental and international exposure and visibility.
  • Built a presence in all major digital channels, especially on social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn).

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details,visit Lawyers Hub website