You want to start up, but wonder where to start and how to physically build your tech product? Listen up! The Female Founders Bootcamp might be right for you. Together with Infineon and Businettes, you can build your own tech business in 10 weeks.
What you can expect
at the Female Founders Bootcamp x Infineon
⭐ 10-week online start-up coaching with the Businettes program for aspiring female founders
⭐ Workshops on industry-specific tech topics from Infineon
⭐ Regular exchange in mastermind groups together with the other participants
⭐ The glamourus end: a Pitch Night, for which you will be optimally prepared through pitch trainings.
How it works
Female Founders Bootcamp x Infineon
Application
from July 6th to August 28th
✓ You have a business idea that you would like to take off with
✓ You meet the application criteria
✓ You fill out the application form
✓ At the beginning of September, the top 20 applicants will have a video call with Businettes and Infineon.
✓ In the middle of September, you will find out if you are one of the 10 participants.
Female Founders program
from Sept. 26th to November 25th
✓ Online networking kick-off meeting with all participants, Infineon experts and the Businettes team
✓ 10-week online start-up program by Businettes to develop your business idea
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✨Chapter I - Exploration
(Week 1-3)
Get a clear picture of your offering, your strengths and your competitive environment. Set a positive vision and focus on tangible goals.
✨Chapter II - Depth
(Week 4-6)
Dive deeper into your business concept by analyzing your market, developing your business model and pricing strategy, and calculating your costs and revenues. Also learn how to position yourself against your competitors.
✨Chapter III - Validation
(Week 7-10)
Get different opinions on your business idea and learn what works and what doesn't. Learn how to create a meaningful survey, how to design an initial prototype, and how to bring your MVP (minimum viable product) to market.
✨Chapter IV - Pitch
(September)
Learn how to create a professional oral and written pitch and how to deliver it with confidence. We'll also help you with your storytelling strategy.
✨Chapter V - Implementation
(In your own time, after the bootcamp)
Work on your milestones to have a crystal clear plan for moving forward. Learn how to build your brand platform and work on your marketing and sales strategy. Want to build a website or online store? You'll learn how to do that, too. And if you haven't found a name for your business yet, don't worry: we'll support you with our naming workshop.
✓ Workshops on industry-specific tech topics from Infineon
✓ Workshops on relevant business topics such as “Define a customer persona”, “Go-to-market strategy”, “Create your first MVP concept”
Pitch Training + Night
Last week of Nov. & December 1st
✓ Pitch Training to help you learn how to pitch your business idea professionally and feel confident.
✓ December 1st. Online Pitch Night to present your start-up project in front of the other participants, potential clients and investors.
Why you should join
Female Founders on fire! 🔥
✔ Finally get started with your business idea in an ideal setting!
✔ Work out all the important questions about your business idea with the Businettes start-up program.
✔ Benefit from the tech knowledge and industry expertise of a strong brand: Infineon.
✔ Increase your visibility as a founder and for your business
✔ Get access to your own network of female founders
✔ Solve your business challenges in mastermind groups with other female founders
✔ Participation is free of charge
More about the Female Founders Bootcamp
The Female Founders Bootcamp | Infineon x Businettes is the 10-week catalyst for your startup. In the structured Businettes program for female founders, you'll work through all the steps from defining your target audience, building your business model, drawing a market analysis, to conducting customer surveys and much more... Everything you need to start up business wise. With Infineon by your side, your product will become a scalable innovative tech product. You and the other 9 participants will form your own founders network to support each other and walk the start-up journey together.
We believe that: alone you go faster, together you go further!
Who can apply?
You! Just give it a try.
✔ You are still at the very beginning with your business idea
✔ You have a tech background
✔ You are willing to dedicate of few hours of your time per week to the program
✔ You speak English
Example of tech areas
We’re open to various technologies!
Semiconductor technology (wafer handling, thermal interface materials, quantum tech, wide bandgap, etc...)
Hardware based solution (robotics, smart buildings, wearables, energy storage, EV charging, health tech, etc...)
Embedded software (Edge AI, smart sensors, 3D data algorithms, battery management, autonomous driving, etc...)
Other industry related tech areas
The experts by your side
#strongertogether
Victoria Arnhold
Business Coach & Gründerin @ Businettes
Claire Siegert
Business Coach & Mitgründerin @ Businettes
Lamin Ben-Hamdane
Startup Cooperation Team @ Infineon
Julian Haslberger
Startup Cooperation Team @ Infineon
Chris Stanke
Diversity Team @ Infineon
& Female Entrepreneurship
Diversity and Inclusion are major parts of Infineon`s people philosophy and company culture, which are reflected in low attrition and high employee engagement. Gender diversity is one pillar here: hiring, promoting and developing women has been a focus of the company’s Diversity and Inclusion activities for years.
As Infineon is highly committed to speed up innovation and contribute to more diversity also in the startup landscape, we partner with Businettes – the female founders program. Together we want to encourage female entrepreneurs to explore their potentials as (co-) founders in deep tech.
Alles für dich und deine Geschäftsidee. #letsgo
With Businettes, we want to help women realize their full potential and empower them to take the step into self-employment. We believe that there is great potential for more innovation and growth in diversity. That's why, among other things, we would like to see more women in the European startup scene. With Businettes, we are actively making our contribution to this.
Back to you. To achieve our big vision and support you in the best possible way, we at Businettes have provided everything for you to get started with your business idea and feel comfortable doing so.
• a business program for women that accompanies you in the development of your business idea: definition of your business model, market analysis, creation of the first prototype, and much more
• a female founders community for, where you can exchange ideas and network with other (aspiring) female founders, get access to mastermind groups and participate in workshops with relevant experts such as tax consultants, graphic designers and many more.
• a personal development module to develop your entrepreneurial personality so that you can step into your new role as a founder with confidence.
