Baseline Survey - Africa AI Accelerator Program


Dear Innovator,


Congratulations on being selected for the Africa AI Accelerator Program 2020.


This form was designed by the Ghana Tech Lab team to ascertain baseline details upon your selection for the program.


Kindly fill out this baseline survey to set the pace for the next phase of the accelerator.


All fields are required.

  1. Name of Company

  2. The Number of males in your management team?

  3. The Number of females in your management team?

  4. What stage is your AI product/startup currently at?

  5. How much revenue (in USD) have you made in the last 12 months?

  6. External funding

    Have you received any external funding in the last six or 12 months?

    Check all that apply.

    YesNo
    Have you received any external funding in the last 6 months?
    Have you received any external funding in the last 12 months?

  7. Business partnerships

    What type of business partners does your start-up have?

    Please select (multiple choice)

    YesNo
    Other start-ups and SME
    Global corporates
    Research and Scientific Institutions
    Public Institutions
    None
    Other

  8. Technology Platforms

    What technology is your product / service based on?

    Please select (multiple choice)

    YesNo
    Online platform
    Mobile application
    SMS
    USSD
    Hardware
    Other

  9. Which tech industry is your product focused on

    Tick all which apply.
    Agriculture
    Health
    Education
    Finance & Business Development
    Smart Energy
    Mobile and Logistics
    Governance
    Technical Aspect

  1. To what extent do you agree with the following? (1=strongly agree, 2=agree 3= Neutral, 4= disagree 5=strongly disagree)

    Startups require tailored cross-range skills development support, coaching & training in:

    Mark only one oval per row.

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    AI to strengthen our technical capacity
    ML to strengthen our technical capacity
    Other related AI discipline to strengthen our technical capacity

  2. To what extent do you agree with the following? (1=strongly agree, 2=agree 3= Neutral, 4= disagree 5=strongly disagree)

    Strengthened Business Capacity

    Mark only one oval per row.

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    Business training and capacity development will help build my startup into a highly scalable AI business
    Training and expert support from experienced business coaches and mentors will aid develop a strong business model for my startup.

  3. Kindly agree if you have the following

    Mark only one oval per row.

    YesNo
    Business Model report
    Business & Strategic Growth Plan
    Market Analysis Report
    Internal Control Manuals (Finance Policies and Procedures Manual; HR Manual)
    Investment Memo / Investor Pitch Deck

  4. To what extent do you agree with the following? (1=strongly agree, 2=agree 3= Neutral, 4= disagree 5=strongly disagree)

    Getting highly intensive support will help us:

    Mark only one oval per row.

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    Build or rebuild our MVP
    Refine and test our solutions
    Make us market-ready or scalable

  5. Startup is a good position to attract funding from Angel Investors, early-stage focused Venture Capital funds, and other investors?

    To what extent do you agree with the following? (1=strongly agree, 2=agree 3= Neutral, 4= disagree 5=strongly disagree)

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  6. Startup has had structured networking and introduction to relevant corporate bodies and institutions leading to signing strategic agreements useful for:

    To what extent do you agree with the following? (1=strongly agree, 2=agree 3= Neutral, 4= disagree 5=strongly disagree)

    Mark only one oval per row.

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    Customer acquisition
    Product roll out
    Corporate R&D integrations
    Expansion of Operations
    StartUp Engagement

  1. How many partner organizations do you work with?

    Input a number

  2. How many countries do you operate in?

    Input a number

  3. How many times have you pitched to investors?

    Input a number

  4. How much have you raised from investors?

  5. How many direct employment have you created to date?

  6. How many indirect employment have you created to date?