On Monday 27th July 2015, Outbox Incubator hosted its inaugural open day. A first of its kind incubator for girls and young women with STEM startup ideas, Outbox Incubator is supporting 45 girls a day via intensive mentoring and support for six weeks, all under one roof in London. In the house, the girls get the opportunity to turn their ideas into reality and taking early-stage startups to the next stage of development with the opportunity to gain investment along the way. Funded by the Salesforce Foundation, Outbox Incubator is run in partnership with Stemettes. The six week course teaches the fundamentals of personal development, marketing, business development, pitching for investment, funding, business planning and cash flow accounting.
The inaugural programme was opened by Donatus Anyanwu, Mayor of the London Borough of Lambeth with welcome speeches by Anne-Marie Imafidon, Head Stemette, Charlotte Finn, Head of Salesforce Foundation and Will Coleman, Developer Relations, EMEA, Salesforce.
Participants in the project are between the ages of 11 – 22 and are at varying stages of experience and knowledge in STEM exploration. Many have achieved recognition for their achievements and some of the awards they have won to date include: the EU Young Scientist of the year, Google Science Fair, BT Young Scientist of the Year, The British Science Association Big Bang Fair Award.
For further information or to get involved visit http://www.outboxincubator.com/