Accelerators · Grants · Events
Accelerators, grants, events, fellowships, and programmes powering Africa's next generation of founders and leaders.
Tony Elumelu Foundation
TEF hosts a range of upcoming events for African entrepreneurs to network, learn, and pitch ideas. These events are open to TEF community members and other African stakeholders and are designed to accelerate startup growth.
Tony Elumelu Foundation
The TEF Entrepreneurship Programme is the Tony Elumelu Foundation's flagship initiative for African founders. It provides training, mentorship, and non-returnable seed capital of $5,000, plus access to TEFConnect to support scaling across the continent.
Norrsken Accelerator
Every year, the Norrsken Impact Accelerator welcomes the world’s 20 most promising impact startups to an eight-week sprint. It provides intensive mentorship, network access, and resources to help scale mission-driven ventures.
Google for Startups
Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa is a three-month hybrid accelerator for growth-stage technology startups across Africa. It pairs founders with Google experts to tackle technical challenges and provides equity-free support, mentoring, and access to Google product benefits and cloud credits.
MEST AI Startup Program (MEST Africa)
Seven-month intensive AI startup program combining training and incubation designed to help Africa's best AI-powered software startups launch and scale. Top teams enter a four-month incubation and may pitch for up to $100,000 in pre-seed investment from the MEST Portfolio.
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