CTIC Dakar

Business – ICT – Community

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Pioneer & Ambitious

1st ICT Incubator in Senegal& Francophone sub-saharan Africa

Launched in April 2011

SustainableBusiness Model

« Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs »

Entrepreneurial & Innovative

Initiated by InfoDev, IFC(World Bank) with OPTIC and

support from Orange, GIZ, CDE, ADIE, ARTP, SCA…

Non profit organization

initiated and headed by the private sector with support

og the government

Local and Global NetworkPublic-Private Partnership

Public

Private

CTIC Dakar

Large HigherEducation

System

Services’ economy

ECOWAS integrated

market

PoliticalStability

+ 110% Mobile penetration

22% internet penetration

Context and environment

Many opportunities for

ICTs in Senegal…

High failurerate of ICT SMEs(90% - 3 years)

Difficult access to market (high

level or informal)

No funding for R&D and

innovations

Talented HR but training needed

Lack of Support and

networking

No early stage private funding

… but challenges still

remains

Context and environment

Our focus

“Support the growth of Senegal’s leading

ICT SMEs and insert the continent in the

global digital economy”

Missions

1

Promote

ICT Entrepreneurship

and support university

incubators

2

Identify and guide

ICT SMEs with highpotential

3

Facilitate

The access to

markets and funding

4

Build

viable companiesand great

leaders

Products and Services

Modern facilities and shared resources

Coaching, Training

Business Development

Accounting, etc.

Networking

Events

Visibility

Access to markets and funding

Accelerator program for young entrepreneurs

Soft Landing and subregional Business

Development services

Two programs

INCUBATION PROGRAM

ACCELERATOR PROGRAM

Existing companies

Min $30,000 turnover

Up to

3years

% Revenue growth

% gross margin

Free6

months

Startups with at least

a prototype

Structuring the Ecosystem

Networking & Cross-sectors

events

(agro, health, edu, etc)

Lobby to Government for ICT

SMEs support

Entrepreneurshippromotion

(media, blogs, devcommunities, etc)

Business AngelsClub

Universities Entrepreneurship

curriculum

An innovative Public-Private-Partnership

ICT Business Organization

Bank & Investors

Universities

Government& public bodies

International donors

Chambers of commerce

CTIC Advisory

Board

Régina MBODJ

Executive Director

Yann LE BEUX

Catalyst

Aziz SY

Program Manager

Odile BARRYBusiness

Development Manager

Carine VAVASSEUR

Business Developer

Mamadou L. DIALLO

Administrative and financialManager

Anta NDIAYE

Administrative Assistant

Eva SOW EBION

Communication Manager

Our Team

USD 5,000,000Cumulated turnover of incubatees

+34 %Average annual revenue growth of incubatees

FCFA

+120Total of qualified jobs in our companies

64Companies supported

16 + 34 + 14SME Startup Startups in specific programs

(Agro, ICT4governance, etc)

+1300Young entrepreneurs

trained

USD 220,000Fund raised directly for our startups

67Events organized

+3200

A growing community…

Facebook Fans

+3600Newsletter subscribers

+2600Twitter followers

Our Results(2011-2014)

Our business model

Companiesgrowth

• % on Annual Revenue Growth

• Space rental

BDS• Events

• Trainings, Business Trips

• Consulting incubators

• Programs (ICT4….)

Investment

Government &

International

donors

Towards sustainability

75%Financial sustainability of the incubator

(generated income/ charges) 20142014

From incubated companies

Official Partners

Ministère des Postes et Télécommunications

They trust us! (Other partners for events, competitions, etc.)

Thanks.

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