m:lab EA to host Slush Global Impact Accelerator 2016 local event

m:lab East Africa will be hosting Slush 2016 local competition in August to select startups that will represent Kenya at Slush in November – December at Helsinki in Finland.

This announcement was made via the official m:lab blog, where a published article states  that the Slush Global Impact Accelerator 2016 has been launched.

“The m:lab is excited to be part of Slush for the second consecutive year,” the post added. “Slush 2016 will bring impactful entrepreneurs from emerging markets to Helsinki to accelerate their business, attract additional financing and make an even greater impact on their societies and beyond,” it continued.

Slush Global Impact Accelerator is a program created in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland and multiple partners globally. The purpose is to create a leading global program to support startups that are looking to solve some of the most pressing global challenges and contributing to the discussion on impact investing,”

The program includes online pre-event coaching and Helsinki boot camp program from November 22–December 2, 2016 culminating in Slush. Last year 15 hubs from Brazil, Africa to Vietnam took part in this program and this year it is expanding to 20. A Group of 40 entrepreneurs will join the program after all the final selection procedures are completed. Also, all the hubs will be joining the program in Finland.

Slush is Europe’s leading startup and technology event, which connects startups and tech talent with top-tier international investors, executives, and media. In 2015, Slush brought together 15,000 attendees from one hundred nations for the two day event held in Helsinki, Finland.

The local event will be held on 11th August in Nairobi, Kenya. Stay tuned for more information on how to apply for the local event.