In the lead up to Lawyers Hub launching its accelerator program, the startup was running a fellowship program to upskill traditional lawyers on increasing Africa’s digital policy talent pool - which is much needed currently as policymakers grapple with issues brought about by emerging technologies. Hence secures $1.8M seed to grow its legal services sourcing technology This year’s cohort consists of 200 startups drawn from across the continent, pointing to a demand for the services Lawyers Hub is offering.īonyo knows the importance of structures in a startup way too well after a cancer diagnosis left her hospitalized last year for six months in India, but with little impact in the continuity of her business. “The founders are trained on financials, taxation laws, intellectual property, what they require to prepare for a funding round and need to scale beyond their borders,” said Bonyo, adding that founders are also guided on co-founder relations, managing conflicts and company closures - when things do not go as planned.
Now in its third year, the 12-week program targets seed-stage startups that Bonyo says are lacking in terms of access and funding.
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Lawyers Hub takes startup founders through the curated free program, delivered in partnership with institutions including development agencies, which is also augmented by optional one-on-one sessions with its lawyers. Her observation led her to launch a legal and tech accelerator program that helps startups to, among other requirements, legally set up operations, have clear structures and corporate governance, prepare to raise funds and stay compliant to prescribed regulations or laws. She noticed that startups struggled establishing their operations within bounds of law.
Linda Bonyo noticed this gap after founding the legal tech startup Lawyers Hub in Kenya six years ago. Non-compliance incidents are pervasive in Africa’s startup community, often due to the lack of proper guidance at the foundation stage. African startups clashing with regulators due to non-compliance are often faced with far-reaching consequences, including some that render their businesses defunct or inoperable in some markets - as was experienced by some scale-ups last year.
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