Antler Residency
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How to apply
Apply on antler.co/apply at any time; you can apply as an individual, before you have a co-founder or a company, and Antler runs residencies in Lagos and Nairobi among its cities.
1. Fill in the first form: your name, email, LinkedIn, the location you want and your stage.
2. Finish the full application in Antler's portal, covering your experience, ideas and achievements. The more detail you give, the better your chances.
3. The local residency team reviews it, and shortlisted applicants interview with the team and its partners. They look at your resilience, your motivation and your potential as a founder.
4. Successful applicants receive an offer with the cohort details.
Before you apply: the residency is full-time, so plan to commit to it from the cohort's start date. Cohort start dates are listed by city on antler.co, and Antler advises applying early because places fill before the start. You can follow your status in the portal at hub.antler.co.
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