We work alongside companies to write code, make sales calls and close commercial contracts

Akro is a company dedicated to helping entrepreneurs turn ideas into businesses. We offer events, venture funding and consulting services, and we have a painfully practical attitude towards entrepreneurship.

HOW WE DO ACCELERATION
In partnership with Imvelo ventures
We build rather than just support startups. We work alongside companies to write code, make sales calls and close commercial contracts. As a venture-builder that’s been in the business for more than four years, we know what founders need to build and scale their businesses. We’ve taken all our learnings and knowledge and packaged it into a 20-week programme. We aim to get companies investment-ready and funded within five months of starting our programme.

2 PHASES
We begin the 8-week Core Phase with a 1-week period of workshopping and mentorship, after which the final 10 startups are chosen to have a high touch rapid building, and scaling period, provided digitally. The other 20 startups continue with mentoring and coaching.

This is followed by the Extended Phase, a 12-week period of continued mentorship and accountability for the top 10 startups.

STARTUPS GET
Dedicated time and active business-building with our experts and advisors, including time with software architects, designers and other product-builders.
Post-programme mentorship with our advisors.
R100,000 in digital infrastructure services.
Access to potential partner and client networks, valuable startup-specific resources, and investors.
Access to our co-working spaces.

• Location: Cape Town, South Africa, Southern Africa
• Website: https://akro.africa/accelerate/