Africa Tech Schools - A catalog of technology universities, incubators, accelerators, colleges, innovation hubs, coding bootcamps and coworking spaces in Africa.

Coworking

Indigo Cowork Space

Indigo Cowork Space offers members a unique work experience in a custom-built modern working space surrounded by greenery, natural light & fresh air. We’re based at the canopy level of mature forest, where our floor-to- ceiling windows offer close-up stunning views of majestic 100 ft high mature trees. We’re offering you an ultra modern working space, surrounded by a rich habitat in a leafy green world, complete with East Africa’s famous vervet monkeys playing in the trees, as part of your working environment. Why You Should Join Our Cowork Space - Healthy Environment - Modern Amenities - Quiet & Serene - Friendly & Supportive The design speaks to today’s professional- looking for modern amenities within an environmentally healthy space of wellness, positivity and wellbeing.

Coworking

The MintHub

The Minthub is a unique, affordable and creative co-working space in the heart of Westlands, Nairobi. We offer high quality coworking spaces. Our virtual office package is perfect for entrepreneurs looking for a space to work for just a few days a month. This package is great for businesses that do not need an office every day of the month because they usually travel or go to field assignments. It also works well for businesses looking to get a regular office space at a start-up friendly price. Shared Private Office package provides the right environment for your business to flourish by combining the privacy of an enclosed office, flexible memberships and benefits of coworking at a great discount. Standard desk package gives you a permanent sitting position in our co-working space. It allows you to work on your tasks with extra concentration while managing your time more wisely. This package is great for businesses looking to use an office space every weekday of the month while saving on cost. Includes - Professional business address - 8 Day office access from 7am-7pm - 6 Free Meeting room hours per month - Multipurpose printers - In house advertising to build your brand - High Speed Internet - Access to shared kitchen area - Cleaning, security and other utilities - Access to lounge and skype booths - Filtered water,tea and coffee

Coworking

Workable

Our flexible approach allows your workspace to be scaled up or down to accommodate teams of two, or up to forty, as your needs change. Work. Life. Focus. At Workable, we understand that everyone works differently. Some prefer a social, collaborative approach, while others like to hunker down in privacy. Workable can accommodate these work styles, and all things in between. Everything at Workable has been considered to create the ideal work environment – whatever that means for you. Our focus is you! Why Workable? We'll handle your everyday work needs so you can focus on the continued success of your business. Workable is more of a community than just a workspace. You'll benefit from all the networking, camaraderie, collaboration, and learning opportunities shared with a motivated group of like-minded peers from diverse sectors and backgrounds. The Place to Be Samlam Tower, Westlands, Nairobi - Hub of Nairobi's top shopping, hotels, restaurants, and nightlife - Only a twenty-minute drive to JKIA airport - Close to public transit terminal and new Nairobi Expressway - Close to fifteen popular gym facilities

Coworking

Diba Studios

Diba Studios is a leading provider of rental business center solutions, coworking spaces, and conference halls in Nairobi. Our innovative and flexible workspace solutions are designed to meet the needs of businesses of all sizes, from startups to established corporations. Our rental business center provides fully-equipped offices, boardrooms, and conference halls that are ideal for holding meetings, training sessions, and corporate events. Our co-working spaces offer entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small business owners a professional environment to work and network with like-minded individuals. Our conference halls are equipped with state-of-the-art technology, making them perfect for hosting seminars, workshops, and large-scale events. At Diba Studios, we are dedicated to providing our clients with exceptional service and support, ensuring that they have everything they need to achieve their business goals. - Cost savings - Flexibility - Collaboration - Amenities - Networking - Cancel anytime What's included: All packages at our facility include free high-speed internet access with extensive coverage, complimentary parking, and access to filtered water, coffee, and tea. Members also have access to a shared kitchen and can relax in the garden or lounge. These amenities are all included in every package.

Coworking

Ikigai

Ikigai is a coworking office space in Nairobi that promotes wellness by creating workspaces that blend into the natural environment. We believe that individuals are more creative, healthier and happier in the outdoors. Whether you require a desk, a private office, a quiet place to hold a meeting or a secluded area to hold an event, our green spaces promote community, productivity, socializing and collaboration. We are a team of passionate entrepreneurs that create unique shared office spaces in Nairobi where individuals can discover their Ikigai or their reason for being. Community is at the heart of everything we do because we believe that the collective can achieve greatness. Our spaces create an environment that is not quite your office and not quite your home, but that silver lining in between that allows you to relax and be productive. The flexible seating arrangement allows our members to choose from standing desks to private booths, from swings to couches and everything in between, either indoors or outside. Our communal membership includes all the shared amenities that our locations have to offer including meeting rooms, specialty coffee bars and outdoor cafes, complimentary yoga & meditation, phone booths, prayer rooms, mother’s rooms, showers and so much more. Simply choose an open seat in our coworking area and get to work. Ikigai Nairobi offers incredible conferencing facilities for all types of events and workshops. Our conference spaces are designed for productive meetings. Each location provides a unique setting for your meeting with the possibility of combining conference spaces with our outdoor garden spaces. Whether you want to host a board meeting, team building session, a team offsite, or a series on interviews, we’ve got you covered. Our incredible hospitality team will take care of everything for you, so you don’t have to!

Accelerator

Visa Accelerator Program

Unlock your startup's potential and fast-track your success in the dynamic world of fintech with the Visa Accelerator program. This groundbreaking initiative connects Africa's brightest minds with experienced mentors, cutting-edge technology, and unparalleled investment opportunities. Are you ready to disrupt the industry, revolutionize finance, and make an impact in the ecosystem? Join us on this exciting 3-months journey to propel your startup towards unprecedented growth and recognition. It's time to unleash your entrepreneurial spirit and forge a path to success in the vibrant fintech landscape. Benefits Knowledge and Expertise Gain a competitive edge with a tailored program covering product design, marketing, finance, sales and more. Receive experts’ guidance and strategic insights to accelerate your startup's growth and unlock its full potential. Mentorship Gain access to 1:1 mentoring from experts and founders in the ecosystem from Africa and beyond. Learn from the experience of others to solve your challenges. Visa Specific Training Benefit from exclusive Fintech and payment training modules designed by Visa. Enhance your understanding of the fintech landscape, payment ecosystem, and industry best practices. Startups will also get the chance to access Visa’s developer portal and experiment with Visa products and services. Funding Secure the funding you need to bring your innovative ideas to life. Showcase your startup during the Demo Day and you could be considered for an investment opportunity by Visa, Plug and Play, and our wider Venture Capital community. Partnership Opportunities Forge powerful partnerships that can drive your startup forward. The program aims to open doors to valuable collaboration opportunities with industry leaders, innovative companies, and strategic partners. Product Perks Gain access to a wide selection of product perks and discounts from over 100 vendors for a combined offer value over $200,000. Offers include credits from Google Cloud, HubSpot.

Accelerator

ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator

The ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator Program invests in early-stage startups based in Africa with a focus on FinTech, Mobility, E-commerce and TalentTech. Techstars accelerators have one goal: to help entrepreneurs succeed. During each three-month program, we surround companies with the best mentors and an unrivaled network of corporate partners, investors, and alumni. We provide funding and fundraising opportunities, workshops and curated resources, not to mention countless moments where you can learn from your peers. It’s a proven model that’s helped build thousands of successful companies, all over the world.

Accelerator

AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator

The AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator is a virtual, equity-free 10-week program that leverages the best of Amazon's infrastructure and partner network to support pre-seed and seed stage FinTech startups developing their projects in Africa and beyond in the following categories: - Open & Embedded Finance - Big Data & AIML - Blockchain & Decentralised Finance - FinTech-as-a-service - Financial inclusion & Sustainability The Accelerator gives high-potential seed-stage fintech companies the specialized mentorship, resources, and partnership opportunities they need to better leverage AI, innovate financial services, and meet new customer demands—all while creating powerful solutions in the cloud. AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator trains chief executive and chief technology officers in strategy, tech team management, product development, and helps founders prepare for navigating the complexities of fundraising. Amazon does not take equity or debt in the companies. Startups that are selected will join AWS’ Activate program which provides founders with up to $25,000 in Activate Credits, and other services. Founders will also participate in workshops and one-on-one sessions with industry experts to address specific challenges their company faces.

Accelerator

Cubit Ventures

Cubit Ventures is an early stage venture fund backing tech startups driving digital transformation in North Africa. We invest in inspiring founders who leverage local engineering talent, helping them scale with our extensive global network. Our strategic alliance with Founder Institute and our extensive eco-system engagement ensures great deal flow, business acceleration, market access, and exit potential via our partnerships' huge network of VCs and portfolio companies. TARGET IMPACT Supporting companies that make us proud of what they do - Helping local companies scale globally capitalizing on our expansive global networks - Backing North African startups will be instrumental to tech talent brain-drain reduction - We believe that startups are the primary vehicle for innovation and job creation in North Africa - In search for startups where the solution directly creates impact for low and middle-income communities -In search for solutions that enable financial inclusion across different socio-economic segments - In search for solutions that expand healthcare or education access and/or brings costs down - We believe that making money and making a positive impact on the world doesn’t have to be mutually exclusive, so we prefer startups with a socially responsive mindset

Accelerator

Benin Business Angels Network

Benin Business Angels Network is a network of Business Angels based in Benin. Launched in April 2019 at the end of the Early Stage Startup Investment Conference (ESSIC), it is made up of local and diaspora entrepreneurs, investors and professionals willing to invest their money, open their networks and guide ecosystem entrepreneurs. The network will help provide seed capital to promising startups to help them grow rapidly. Capital contribution The BBAN provides startups in the seed or development phase with financing from individual or group investments made up of investments in equity or convertible debt. Skills contribution Beyond the financial aspect, entrepreneurs benefit from the expertise of Business Angels (BA) who offer them quality mentoring and support with a view to improving the management of their businesses. Contribution of a network The BBAN provides entrepreneurs with a vast relational network, important for broadening their fields of action and accelerating the growth of their businesses.

Tech Hub

Black Umbrellas

Black Umbrellas is an enterprise and supplier development (ESD) incubation organisation that partners with entrepreneurs, enterprises, investors and communities, to drive an inclusive and sustainable economic future by enabling the success of emerging SMEs. 1. Black Umbrellas Virtual Incubator The Black Umbrellas Virtual Incubator is an online platform that is designed to offer training, mentoring support and business coaching from anywhere with an internet connection. No matter where you are in your entrepreneurial journey, we’ll help you build a resilient, compliant and sustainable business. 2. Accelerator Programme Your high-growth enterprise deserves the right kind of support. With access to procurement, finance and networking opportunities, your business can scale and create jobs to shape the South Africa we all dream of. Tap into your true potential with the Black Umbrellas Accelerator Programme. If you’re a high-growth enterprise with the potential to create jobs and scale, this programme is for you. What’s In It For You ? - A customised development journey - Learning and training through master classes - Access to an Executive Business Coach - Facilitated access to procurement opportunities by way of a premium listing on our procurement platform - Access to finance - Exciting networking events! A future of business excellence awaits 3. Co-Spacing Need affordable office space to get some work done? Our co-spacing offices are open to the public, no need to be a part of the BU programme! Sign up for 6 months of co-spacing and get 1 month free! Need an affordable office space to get some work done? Our co-spacing offices are open to the public, no need to be a part of the BU programme! With a range of options to perfectly fit your schedule and space requirements, Black Umbrellas’ co-spacing offices are designed to suit your productivity needs with access to the following facilities: - Printing - Telephones - Internet connectivity - Reception services - Boardrooms & conferencing facilities - Tea and Coffee Stations

Accelerator

Beta Ventures

Beta.Ventures is a New York and Lagos based venture capital firm helping ambitious entrepreneurs build innovative products and services, with a focus on rapid revenue and profit growth. We are unique in our ability to help companies grow organically in Africa, while also scaling globally. We work closely with talented founders and teams from product idea to product launch through to the next stage of company development with a goal to maximize success and minimize risk. Our partners, affiliates and mentors lead top technology companies locally and internationally and we encourage you to partner with us to take advantage of our experience building great products/services, negotiating partnerships and deals, leading teams, and raising money. With us, you will avoid mistakes we, and others, have made.

Accelerator

Acasia Ventures

Acasia Ventures invests in people first. Our commitment to our founders goes beyond financial capital. We continuously support early-stage startups throughout their life cycles, setting a solid and long-lasting foundation for their success. As first believers, Acasia Ventures works closely with founders by providing venture capital, unique insights, opportunities to expand to new markets and access to global investors and connections. Our community empowers individuals to build highly scalable, sustainable digital solutions that solve real-world essential problems.

Accelerator

Chanzo Capital

Chanzo Capital is a venture and growth capital firm, investing Capital, Capacity and Community in high-tech Startups and Scaleups in Kenya, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa (KINGS) – these countries make up the "KINGS" of Africa's digital economy. – these countries make up the of Africa's digital economy. What we do We invest between $500K and $5M staggered over the exponential growth phase of the company from Series A to C. We also make Seed investments of $50K to $500K Our intentions The firm intends to finance the growth and development of the high-tech sector through the provision of Capital, Capacity and Community to our portfolio of companies and the entire ecosystem in Africa. Capacity We have being developing the Capacity of our portfolio companies by strengthening the leadership of the senior management teams and introducing corporate governance. We also help in re-organizing the corporate and organizational structure of the businesses. Community We have being developing the Community in Africa through our annual Angel Fair Africa which brings selected entrepreneurs to pitch to invited investors. Over the six years of organizing the event, we have realized US$23m of investment and 1 exit.

Accelerator

Chinook Capital

Chinook Capital is a venture capital firm focused on making investment in "pre-seed" and early stage ventures that are building a viable and scalable technology businesses for strong financial returns with maximum impacts. We partner with exceptional entrepreneurs and work side-by-side with them to turn great ideas into remarkable companies, by helping them to provide earliest institutional funding to launch and scale their new ventures. As operators and entrepreneurs, ourselves, we roll up our sleeves and work with the entrepreneurs in all parts of their businesses that need additional resources. We provide more than capital to our investees, we provide support from market validation, product design, product-market-fit, customer discovery to creating fundable and scalable business. Vision To be the most admirable technology investment firm in Africa. Mission Serve as a catalyst to bridge the gap between capital and innovation. New Venture We combine seed capital, hands-on help and a great co-working location with an expert team to positively impact the trajectory of early-stage startups. Through Chinook Lab Program, we invest at the earliest stage of a startup's lifecycle "pre-seed", as the first institutional capital - and helps the entrepreneurs validate and iterate on the original hypotheses of their core business concepts. In short, we help companies achieve product-market fit in preparation to raise institutional venture financing. Strategy Reboot We help existing businesses revamp their strategies through early-stage investment, increase their addressable market opportunities and operationally focus on accelerating revenue growth to become a high-growth, venture-fundable business. We work alongside with the entrepreneurs to give birth to new industry-leading companies by leveraging on our experience and relationships as a fund manager to turn great ideas into great companies.

Accelerator

Comoe Capital

Comoé Capital is a private company under Ivorian law created in 2018 by entrepreneurs and private actors including Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P), a pioneering group in impact investment, entirely dedicated to the financing and support of start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our approach Comoé Capital works with Ivorian entrepreneurs and local suppliers to develop a dynamic community of SMEs in Côte d’Ivoire. Working with the entrepreneur, we build a strategy to boost the company’s development. Our approach is organized around the entrepreneur with whom we aim to build a long-term relationship based on trust. Our Impact Objectives We are persuaded that companies have an essential social role in the real economy. In addition to the extra-financial activities, Comoé Capital is a committed player in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria. One of our objectives is also to promote the social and environmental responsibility of the company and build with the entrepreneur an action plan to boost the impacts on each of its stakeholders (employees, customers, local communities, suppliers…), referring to the framework established by the United Nations with the Sustainable Development Goals. Entrepreneur Corner In parallel with its investment activities, Comoé Capital publishes Entrepreneur Corner, a trimestrial magazine providing a sector analysis (education, health, digital, etc.), and success-stories of entrepreneurs. More than just an information support, Entrepreneur Corner is a real advocacy tool in favor of Ivorian entrepreneurship.

Coding Bootcamp

STEM Impact Centre Kenya

The STEM Impact Centre Kenya is a youth development non-profit organization that leverages Science, Technology, and Innovations (STI) to enhance technical skills development, youth empowerment, employment creation, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Mission & Vision Statement To deliver equitable and high-quality education by providing an innovative learning environment that promotes youth skills development supports sustainable communities, and promotes economic growth through STEM. Our Core Values - Social Responsibility: We are dedicated to positively impacting and promoting the well-being of the communities we serve. - Integrity: We operate with honesty and transparency, and adhere to high ethical standards. - Inclusivity: We are committed to providing an inclusive environment that respects and values equity, diversity, dignity, and respect for all. - Collaborations: We believe nurturing relationships are foundational to our success and we incorporate partnerships to create value and maximize impact, innovation and longevity.

Coding Bootcamp

Africa Digital Media Insititute

ADMI’s Programming Fundamentals certificate is designed to introduce basics of programming in different languages related to AR and VR with different purposes. Through a practice-based approach students will explore basic of C#, Unity and Blender. Course Overview Students will learn how to create virtual interactive elements, 3D art, principles of good software development, virtual and augmented projects management, and world building in Unity. This will be taught within two projects over a span of 3 months each. Course Units Covered: - Introduction to Object Oriented Programming principles - Introduction to Unity Editor - Introduction to Creating interactive elements - Introduction to 3D interactive art - Principles of Good software development - Project management - World building in Unity using probuilder - Revisiting 3D game art

Coding Bootcamp

KodeWood

KodeWood School is a 21st-century career-focused online coding school for kids & teens around the world. KodeWood School is introducing a new model of higher education in which the school invests in the students, instead of the other way around. KodeWood School was created in 2020 by a team of software engineers with a passion for code, mentorship, and education. Our aim is to continuously find the best ways to train the next generation of developers and transform the way tech education is delivered especially in Africa. 1 year later, we have introduced over 100 Kenyans to the practice of coding and launched 100+ graduates into careers as professional developers. With the support of a brilliant team of instructors and mentors who view coding as the ultimate craft, we continue to empower students, launch careers, and contribute to the incredible growth of Kenya's tech industry. Our Vision We envision a prosperous Kenya & Africa where all young people have the skills and confidence to harness the power of technology to create a better and more inclusive future. Our Mission To continuously find the best ways to train the next generation of developers and transform the way tech education is delivered especially in Africa. OUR PROGRAMS All coding sessions are 100% online and are perfect for kids, teens and adults. We offer multiple flexible support options for all our students! Beginners wanted and welcomed! - Start with the basics - No experience needed! - Proper teacher support - Flexible scheduling - Work from home!!!

Coding Bootcamp

Pwani Teknowgalz

We are a technology women-led, registered community-based organization that equips girls and young women in marginalized communities in Kenya with employable practical skills in STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) with the aim of empowering them economically to have sustainable skills and contribute to the digital economy. We have pioneered and conducted a broad spectrum of programs on technology for young women in various counties and towns in Kenya. These include; Nakuru, Kisumu, Lamu, Mombasa and Nairobi. Pwani Teknowgalz was started by passionate young women in tech Aisha Abubakar, Joan Nabusoba and Ruth Kaveke while studying Technology at Technical University of Mombasa. They were amazed by the low representation of women in technology in their class and were inspired to bridge this gap. So far we have worked with a total number of 6000 young women. The programs we run include STEM CAFE Kenya, Technovation, Codehack, Africa Code Week, Mombasa Girls in STEM and Django Girls.

Coding Bootcamp

Azahub Coding Center

The Azahub learning programme offers high demand courses to beginners in the path of becoming excellent software & iot engineers. One month deep dive in programming concepts, the terminal, source code management, client-server architecture, introduction to frontend, backend and databases.

Coding Bootcamp

Mechatron Robotics - Mombasa

Mechatron Robotics in collaboration with Kidd- O Skillkit is entirely focused on preparing Kenyan young minds for the 4.0 Industry by providing through holistic programs with practical training methodologies core skills based on: Coding, Electronics, Robot Operating system, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, App Development, Embedded Systems using Arduino, Machine Learning and Raspberry Pi. Kidd-O Skillkit is a platform dedicated exclusively to educational advancement for the Kenyan community. Focused on our youngest minds, known as the Generation Alpha, our goal is to involve them and provide them with the technological skillset the world is currently demanding, a demand that will only grow in the future. This will also ensure a brighter future for them, closing the technological gap we currently suffers from.

Coding Bootcamp

Pluralcode

Our mission is to create a school, an essential talent incubator where thousands of young Africans every year can learn important skills and access the career opportunities they need in order to compete globally. PluralCode’s approach to education trains students to be professionals and prepares them for job opportunities with their Career Labs Initiative, which exposes them to the challenges they will encounter and opportunities they need to break into the industry post-studies, something which is lacking in many traditional learning institutes. Students can also access programs across Design, Product, Data, Engineering, Cloud and Blockchain Faculties and benefit from excellent mentors and learning flexibility to fit into their daily pursuits. "Our flexibility both in learning schedule and tuition plans allows us to champion inclusiveness both of different economic classes and different backgrounds and professions.” Nduka Ukpabi | CEO of Pluralcode

Tech Hub

TECHFARM Hub

TECHFARM Hub is a Pan-African Enterprenurship, Innovation and Business Development Hub driven by Change Makers who are passionate promoting disruptive knowledge, skills, technologies, and resources to support next generation savvy Entrepreneurs, Agripreneurs, Innovators and Startups to upscale life changing innovative solutions for productivity and profitability. We promote decent work and economic development to end poverty, accelerate technological tools and innovation for productivity in Agri-Tech, Agribusiness and Smart Agriculture across Ghana and Africa. We provide our youth-oriented member-based change makers with essential business development, Eureka Maker Space, SINI Creative Space, Co-working and training space, vibrant events and networking space. Our Vision Building a dynamic market-driven entrepreneurship and innovative tech savvy ecosystem of change makers for productivity and profitability across Ghana and Africa. Our Mission Statement 1. To apply innovative programs towards building a strong entrepreneurship eco-system to enable young entrepreneurs, techies and change makers enhance their entrepreneurship and agripreneurship skills, and access relevant information to generate, develop and up-scale innovative solutions for profitability. 2. To connect young entrepreneurs, agripreneurs, startups and change makers to seed funding and investment matchmaking resources. 3. To become a supportive change makers platform where innovative tech minds can produce solutions and tools useful to promote Agri-Tech, Smart Agriculture and Agribusiness growth in Ghana and Africa. 4. To promote and accelerate technology driven life–long learning and digital literacy training opportunities for young change makers and innovators to acquire hands-on skills and satisfy the increasing market demand for techies and tech savvy professionals. 5. To partner key ecosystem stakeholders using interactive and vibrant advocacy and professional networking events.

Accelerator

TLcom Capital

Since 1999 tlcom has supported innovative entrepreneurs that leverage technology to find market solutions to significant challenges. They are resilient and creative, critical thinkers with a superior capability to articulate and execute innovative business models. Tech entrepreneurs are building the future by transforming traditional industries and creating new industries– a task that cannot be done alone. We partner with entrepreneurs BY MOBILIZING our resources – capital, expertise, networks - to increase the odds of success IN THE PURSUIT OF MAJOR ECONOMIC UPSIDE. TLcom has managed in excess of $300m and is currently investing from its TIDE Africa Fund, which invests in early to growth stage companies in Sub Saharan AFRICA. We support entrepreneurs who are building fast growth tech enabled businesses solving some of the most complex challenges the continent is faced with. We invest between $500k and $10m in a company.

Incubator

The Tony Elumelu Foundation

The Tony Elumelu Foundation is the leading philanthropy empowering a new generation of African entrepreneurs, driving poverty eradication, catalysing job creation across all 54 African countries, and increasing women economic empowerment. Since the launch of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme in 2015, the Foundation has trained over 1.5 million young Africans on its digital hub, TEFConnect, and disbursed nearly USD$100 million in direct funding to 18,000 African women and men, who have collectively created over 400,000 direct and indirect jobs. The Foundation’s mission is rooted in Africapitalism, which positions the private sector, and most importantly entrepreneurs, as the catalyst for the social and economic development of the African continent. The Foundation’s ability to fund, train, mentor, and network young African entrepreneurs, has created a unique platform for catalysing growth across the African continent. The robust ability of the Foundation to reach entrepreneurs across geographies and sectors, has enabled it to conduct innovative partnerships with the European Union,United Nations Development Programme, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United States Government via the United States African Development Foundation (USADF), The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), The French Development Agency (AFD), The German Development Finance Institution (DEG), The German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), The African Development Bank (AfDB), and Google, with bespoke programmes including targeting female empowerment and growth in fragile states.

Incubator

Nahdet El Mahrousa

NM’s incubator is the region’s first incubator for early-stage innovative social enterprises. Despite having started as an early-stage support platform, it has grown to support social entrepreneurs from the idea stage all the way to the growth and scale-up phases. Clean & Green Renewable energy, waste management, water management, food production, and agribusiness sectors Creative Industries Handicrafts and performing arts sectors. Tech for Social Startups leveraging technology to create social impact across sectors. Wild Cards Promising social enterprises from all sectors that are daring, innovative, and scalable.

Incubator

NIISP

Government of Uganda designed the National ICT Initiatives Support Programme to facilitate the creation of an ICT Innovation ecosystem and marketplace for Ugandan innovative digital products The growth of the ICT innovation ecosystem in Uganda has mainly been private sector led with minimal direct support from government. Unfortunately, this approach has not been very successful and it has created standalone and closed software applications that have not promoted innovation at a national level. The NIISP(National ICT Initiatives Support Programme) will tackle bottlenecks to creating a digital ecosystem by promoting the development and deployment of applications to create an open ecosystem in Uganda that shall enable the government, companies and individuals to innovate and reach new markets. The program shall: - Encourage innovation by providing opportunities to create applications to support service delivery; - Generate highly skilled jobs and wealth for individuals and companies that create applications for both government and the private sector; and - Improve the use of government data for ICT innovation and application development. The NIISP shall champion the creation of the ICT Innovation ecosystem to facilitate the growth and development of the software applications and innovations industry. The NIISP will focus on encouraging the creation of easy to consume and highly marketable digital products. The Specific Objectives for this programme are: - To provide systematic and sustainable support to national ICT innovators - To promote ICT products, services and solutions for improved service delivery as part of a wider digital ecosystem. - To establish and operationalize ICT innovation parks. - To promote local electronics manufacturing and assembly.

Accelerator

Novastar

We founded Novastar to join and fuel an entrepreneurial revolution that is transforming markets and sectors in Africa. Together, we aim to create lasting value for the many, not just the few, for people and planet – for good. Working from the vibrant centres of Lagos, London and Nairobi we partner with the bold entrepreneurs forging solutions to the continent’s biggest problems. These are the companies that will become the truly valuable enterprises of the future. We see in Africa an unmatched opportunity to reimagine industries in ways that signal a new, sustainable, inclusive development path for the world. We aren’t interested in incremental solutions to marginal problems and inconveniences for the wealthiest 10% of the population. The entrepreneurs we back, like us, are obsessed with serving the basic needs of everyday consumers; understanding their lifestyles, the friction that slows them down, the tools that lift them up, and the informal markets where they live, work and shop. We don’t invest in lookalike business models. Plug-and-play tech solutions that address a single problem rarely work in a context where so many value chains are broken. While we learn from developed markets and adapt technology to power new solutions, our job is to understand the business models that work here. We approach our work seeking to be generous in our relationships and generative in our actions. Our core values comprise our foundational beliefs and guide our daily decisions and behaviors. As a small band with a bold vision, these values mirror those of the entrepreneurial teams who we partner with. We expect and invite all our stakeholders to hold us to them.

Accelerator

E3 Capital

E3 Capital is a leading investor in early stage companies developing innovative business models that are digitised, decentralised, and decarbonised. We are a young and diverse team, committed to the future of the low carbon economy. As one of the only majority-African partnerships in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a combined investment experience of 40 years, we are uniquely positioned to help companies grow and scale, without compromising sustainability. We partner with forward thinking entrepreneurs endeavoring to bridge the gap between climate transition and growth in emerging and frontier markets with energy as the enabler of these products and services. STRATEGIC THOUGHT PARTNER TO ENTREPRENEURS We are known for our capacity to anticipate trends and identify unique investment opportunities or ‘diamonds in the rough’, and help them scale. We are passionate about forward-looking entrepreneurs who want to drive change and make a difference. With us, entrepreneurs know that they will get more than just financial support; a partner who will work alongside them to build their growth strategy and also help them strive through more difficult times.

Accelerator

Kalon Venture Partners

Kalon Venture Partners invests in and builds a portfolio of high growth technology companies, with innovative business models, geared to existing and emerging institutions and their customers. Kalon Venture Partners invests growth capital in the form of equity to be used to assist established, but still high-risk ventures in expanding activity such as creating additional traction in South Africa, launching into Africa and then foreign markets, as well as creating new product / technology lines. Our overriding strategy is to provide growth capital and acquire a minority stake in high growth innovative digital technology companies. We assist these companies with hands on involvement, to help build the businesses into assets of value and exit the business to trade buyers or through an IPO (a buy to flip strategy). Kalon Venture Partners will invest most of its capital in support of African entrepreneurs who are looking for growth capital to scale their businesses, which are disrupting traditional industries, e.g. banking, insurance, retail, media and entertainment. We have a highly experienced team to conduct detailed due diligences of potential investments to help reduce the business risk. The outcome of the DD will be presented to our Investment Committee for a decision. These companies will most likely operate initially in South Africa with the intention to scale them to Africa and globally. We target potential returns of a minimum of 5X money (IRR > 30%) on each investment.

Incubator

IEC - Sudan

IEC(Innovation & Entrepreneurship Community) is a national youth-driven NGO initiated in 2013, with the mission off activate the entrepreneurial activity among Sudanese youth, through raising awareness, organizing events, holding workshops, partnering with leading global entrepreneurship communities and bringing new opportunities that would support entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs in our community. IECs goal is to build a vibrant startup community through raising awareness, organizing events, holding workshops, partnering with leading global entrepreneurship communities and bringing new opportunities that would support entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs in our community OUR VISION We envision a world class community driven by innovation, where our role is to support the entrepreneurial activity in Sudan with all the resources that is or will be available to us through regular researches in the field, partnering with leading global entrepreneurship communities and bringing new opportunities to the Sudanese youth. OUR MISSION IEC works on inspiring, empowering and supporting the entrepreneurial system in Sudan by offering opportunities and mentorship, building local and international partnerships, creating supportive programs and projects and cooperating with relevant government authorities to develop policies to contribute on supporting the Sudanese economy.

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