Prosper Africa / Future Africa Accelerate Program 2023

Accelerate Africa is a 7-week pre-accelerator program where we prepare African early-stage entrepreneurs to apply for the global community of investors, customers and networks to grow their businesses. Prosper Africa and Future Africa have announced the launch of the Accelerate Africa program. The program provides intensive guidance, mentorship, and resources for early-stage African Founders. In Partnership with Prosper Africa, Future Africa will support dynamic African entrepreneurs as they embark on a 7-week pre-accelerator program that will prepare them for global scale through accelerator programs such as Y-Combinator, 500 Startups, and Techstars.

Accelerate Africa (A²) prepares early-stage African founders for global scale. We identify partners who can provide them with access to capital, customers and channels that can catalyze their trajectories such as Global Technology Accelerators like Y Combinator, 500 Startups and Techstars; Governments; Global Technology Companies and Entrepreneur Support Organizations.

WORTH

• One-on-one application support by global accelerator alumni from Africa

  You will work closely with a group of star mentors who have themselves been accepted to and gone through a global accelerator. They will provide active guidance and soundboard your thoughts as you build out your application.

• A curated community of leading applicants going through the process together

  Building a startup can be isolating and challenging, but collaborating with other like-minded people lessens this burden. This includes tapping into our local and global network that spans over 300 investors and over 100 startups to learn from and exchange knowledge.

• Strategic investment from leading African VCs to further catalyse your journey

  We will make strategic introductions and recommendations to our global network of co-investors. At the culmination of our program, you will also have the opportunity to pitch your business to leading African VCs during our Demo Day. Additionally, our Investment Committee will invest $75,000 for 5% equity in select cohort startups.

DEADLINE: 19 May 2023

To apply and for more information visit here