C. Moore Media International Public Relations

The Future Is Female Mentorship Program is a PR and Communications mentorship program dedicated exclusively for African female tech founders. The program was created by C. Moore Media International Public Relations (CMM), a US Headquartered PR Agency that specializes in US, UK and African markets.

As a Black and women-owned business that focuses on African markets, it is in CMM’s DNA to be vocal about their support for diversity, especially regarding Black women and girls.

On Africa Day 2020, CMM launched the inaugural edition of The Future is Female Mentorship Program, a complementary Public Relations (PR) and communications program dedicated exclusively to the business development needs of African female tech founders. African female tech founders are often unsupported and overlooked in the male-dominated tech world, and CMM wanted to empower and support this group.

The Future is Female Mentorship Program provides early-stage African female tech founders with insights into PR and communications fundamentals, including creating a communications plan, business storytelling, media relations, and more.

The ultimate goal is for PR and communications to support these women in raising the visibility of their startups with multiple stakeholders leading to increased customers, audiences, media coverage, partners, and, of course, direct investment.

For the program’s inaugural launch, there were 139 applications from 18 countries across Africa, with 12 women selected to be a part of the #Classof2020. This initiative made history as the first-ever PR and communications mentorship ever launched to help African female tech founders.

In 2021 CMM increased the cohort of selected African female founders from 12 to 25.180 applications was received, an increase of 30%. The applications came from 26 African countries. The program continues to gain international recognition and attention, with Forbes Magazine exclusively announcing the 25 finalists for the 2021 program.