• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
TechEngage

TechEngage

Technology news and opinions

  • Tech News
  • Reviews
  • How-to
  • Science
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Health
    • Space
  • Apps
  • More
    • Opinion
    • Noteworthy
    • Roundups
    • Culture
    • Blockchain
      • Cryptocurrency
    • Events
    • Deals
    • Startups
      • Startup Submissions
  • Videos
  • Login
Noteworthy

Apple Entrepreneur Camp is about women developing apps

Avatar for Fazeel Ashraf Fazeel Ashraf November 27, 2018

app developers women
Apple has launched a technology lab focused on app development called Entrepreneur Camp. The program is focused on female-identifying entrepreneurs.

Apple has launched a technology lab focused on app development called Entrepreneur Camp. The program is focused on woman-identifying entrepreneurs. The coding camp will kick off from January 2019 and will last for two weeks.

Female entrepreneurs will receive one-on-one coding sessions with Apple engineers. The entrepreneurs will also be given lessons on design, technology, and App Store marketing. The idea is to make teams more productive as the leader will be involved in the development phase.

This will reduce the overall development time. Apple states the program is for everyone who identifies themselves as a woman. But the woman must be the head of a company, founder or a co-founder, and the company should have at least one woman on the development team.

For startups that belong to the Android ecosystem, this is a great opportunity to get one familiar with Apple’s ecosystem and how iOS works. The women will also get support directly from the ecosystem’s creator.

Apple will benefit by increasing the number of people who are familiar with their ecosystem. So there will be an increase in the quality and quantity of apps on the App Store.

Apple Senior Director of Worldwide Developer Marketing Esther Hare told TechCrunch,

“We wanted to focus on women who already have an app-driven business, and we don’t require them to have an iOS app.”

Hare further added,

“This isn’t an incubator where you come with a good idea and we help you think through it. It’s about already having a good idea, maybe they want to incorporate machine learning or augmented reality, or use some of Apple’s other technologies.”

Apple also wants to be at the forefront of leading a revolution for women equality. The company wants to see more females in the IT industry. The camp could also help women gain more recognition in the field of technology.

According to PitchBook, female founders have raised just 2.2 percent of all venture capital funds in the United States in 2018. Esther believed that Apple could bring in more women to become leaders and keep more women in the industry.

This is the reason why female entrepreneurs can bring up to three members from their team. Apple believes even if the women aren’t the most technically gifted they still get to learn a lot. Women will get support, network and skill development.

The third member can be of any sex.

Apple has held similar workshops and clinics in the past, including ones that help teach kids how to program. This is the first one that focuses solely on female entrepreneurs and the companies they founded.

Hare added that even though the program was curated for women, the company didn’t forget women of color and underrepresented minorities.

Apple engineers will teach the members a variety of topics including machine learning and augmented reality, two of the hottest topics on the planet right now.

Participants will get to present their progress, receive feedback and talk to women working on high posts at Apple, once the two weeks are over. This is a great initiative that will help draw in more women in the field of technology.

It is also great for feminism as Apple will be focusing entirely on working women, so they get their fair share of representation as well. Other companies should follow in the footsteps of Apple and learn a thing or two from them.

Related Tags: Apple Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurship

Related Stories

  • Google’s 2018 in a nutshell

    Google’s 2018 in a nutshell

  • NASA confirms first all-female spacewalk later this month

    NASA confirms first all-female spacewalk later this month

  • AI to take over the Google’s undersea Whale call Analysis

    AI to take over the Google’s undersea Whale call Analysis

Avatar for Fazeel Ashraf

Fazeel Ashraf

Author @TechEngage

IT graduate from the National University of Science and Technology with a passion for writing. When not reading or writing, I can be found listening to rock and metal or playing some classic jams on my electric guitar. I’m also a big fan of horror movies.

Reader Interactions

Join The Discussion: Cancel reply

Please read our comment policy before submitting your comment. Your email address will not be used or publish anywhere. You will only receive comment notifications if you opt to subscribe below.

Primary Sidebar

Become a contributor

We are accepting contributor applications. All applications will be decided in 3 days after applying. To learn more click here.
TechEngage-Apple-News
TechEngage-Google-News

Recent Stories

  • What is Cloud Security
  • Best handheld video game consoles for 2021
  • Best all-season tires for snow on Amazon in 2021
  • Best mobile Wi-Fi hotspots on Amazon for 2021
  • Best car vacuum cleaners in 2021
An illustration of a car vacuum cleaner

Best car vacuum cleaners in 2021

best selfie apps android

Best selfie apps Android smartphones (2021)

Chrome Picture in Picture Mode

How to watch videos in Picture-in-Picture mode on Chrome

An featured image design with skype logo and an iPhone mockup with skype running on it

How to record video calls from Skype

Footer

About Us

  • Advertise
  • Send us a tip
  • Startup Submission Questionnaire
  • Community Guidelines
  • Corrections Policy & Practice
  • Contact us

Discover

  • About
  • Newsroom
  • Advertise
  • Brand Kit
  • Partners
  • Staff
  • Our Ethics
  • Publication Principles
  • Contact us

Legal Pages

  • Reviews Guarantee
  • Community Guidelines
  • Cookies Policy
  • Comments Policy
  • Our Ethics
  • Disclaimer
  • GDPR Compliance
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions

Download our apps

TechEngage-app-google-play-store

Copyright © 2021 · All Rights Reserved · TechEngage® is a Project of TechAbout LLC.
TechEngage® is a registered trademark in United Kingdom under Trademark Number UK00003417167 and is ISSN protected under the ISSN 2690-3776 and OCLC Number 1139335774.

Go to mobile version