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  Startup Café Africa has begun receiving applications from founders across the continent for its accelerator program. The program is designed for early-stage startups, regardless of the industry they operate in.
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The organizers, based in Ghana, are inviting innovative, forward-thinking entrepreneurs who want to drive their ventures forward to register for the accelerator, which will hold virtually. Through the program, selected candidates will learn, connect, and be equipped with resources that enable them to scale their startups. Startup Café Africa has support from iSpace, HautaTech, InvestPro, GHLononers Network, HatuaOnPoint, and Tribe Capital. It will be leveraging these and other connections to link African founders at the accelerator to seasoned mentors.

How The Program Will Unfold

Applications will be open until Sunday, May 30, and cohorts will be announced the next day. The virtual program will commence on August 1. Participants who have qualified to be part of the cohort will be led through a defined curriculum, designed to improve their business, product, and strategy development processes.
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This accelerator will last for three months, terminating on November 30, a demo day in which participating startup founders will pitch their ideas to a gathering of investors. There will also be media coverage. Startups that take part in the accelerator can expect to receive support from the organizers of the event well after it has taken place.

What You Stand To Benefit

Founders will benefit the following things from the accelerator:
  • Product development support powered by design thinking
  • Valuable resources such as videos, audio, and documents covering strategies for succeeding in the African business terrain
  • Training and coaching from renowned business executives and successful founders
  • Access to potential investors
If you would like to apply for the Startup Café Africa, you can do so here. Featured Image Source: Techbuild Africa
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This article was first published on 28th May 2021

ikenna-nwachukwu

Ikenna Nwachukwu holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He loves to look at the world through multiple lenses- economic, political, religious and philosophical- and to write about what he observes in a witty, yet reflective style.

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