Your story is your best selling point.
Pitch Ready for Africa Health Collaborative Startups. Pre-Health Innovation Festival Edition.
A 3-workshop series + 1-on-1 mentoring for HENT startups preparing to compete in the upcoming Health Innovation Festival.
Most founders know their solution inside out. Few know how to make a room of strangers care about it. Pitch Ready closes that gap! in three sessions, built specifically for African health innovators.
Judges don't fund technologies. They fund founders who make them believe a problem is urgent, important, valuable and that you're the only person who can solve it!
Three sessions.
One complete pitcher.
Each workshop builds on the last. By the end, you’ll have a story, a voice, a pitch, and the composure to handle anything a judge throws at you.
.01
Find Your Story
Storytelling & Narrative Foundation
- Why story beats data every time.
- The “patient zero” exercise. Make the problem human.
- Your 3-sentence origin story.
- The grandmother test. Zero jargons.
- Pairs feedback session.
.02
Your Voice & Presence
Branding, Communication & Delivery
- Your verbal brand. The 3 words you own.
- Speaking with authority off-script.
- Navigating accent and language confidently.
- Slides as backdrop, not script.
- Self-recording + critique exercise.
.03
Building the Pitch
Structure, Content & Deck Architecture
- The 10 slides that matter, and what goes on each.
- Framing early-stage traction honestly.
- The African context as a competitive edge.
- Writing a specific, defensible ask.
- Full pitch outline review.
12:30 PM - 02:00 PM GMT
02:30 PM - 04:00 PM CAT
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM EAT
Your idea deserves to be heard.
Spots are limited to keep the cohort intimate and the feedback personal.
If you’re a health startup from one of the nine participating universities, apply now to secure your place.
