Accelerator

Five female-focused accelerator programs for African founders

Some female-focused accelerator programs for African founders include GreenHouse Lab, SHEBA, I’M IN Accelerator, Grindstone X Programme and The Women Entrepreneurship for Africa (WE4A) program.

Application opens for Startup Wise Accelerator targeting African B2B SaaS companies

The program includes hands-on learning in business development, fundraising, product development, pitching, and even access to the digital marketing expertise of Aleph Group

MEST Express Accelerator open applications for Ghana startups

This cohort is focused on empowering startups in Ghana that are providing solutions that use technology to drive transformational change to create a more sustainable future for all.

Meet the African startups at Techstars New York Class of Spring 2022

Out of the 12 companies selected for the Techstars New York (Techstars NYC) Class of Spring 2022, three are African tech companies.

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law set to commence applications for the annual Innovating Justice Challenge

The Justice Accelerator is HiiL’s flagship innovative programme that funds, trains, and coaches a global cohort of justice startups.

Dream VC launches two programmes for aspiring African investors

Dream VC, an investor-accelerator, has launched Launch into Venture Capital and Investor Accelerator to train more than 50 future investors for Africa.

Startup Accelerators

Accelerators give startups the opportunity to test run their business model in a safe space so they can spot weaknesses and adjust things as they go along.