The Barclays Accelerator Powered by Techstars is a 3-month accelerator focused on innovations in financial services in Africa, and based out of Barclays Rise in Cape Town.
This partnership between Barclays and Techstars brings together two global networks and offers entrepreneurs unprecedented access to a world leading bank and lifelong access to the Techstars global network of mentors, investors and venture capitalists.
We are interested in all aspects of financial services, whether you are making an impact on payments, lending, financial inclusion, digital banking solutions, trading, cyber security, data analytics, machine learning, cryptocurrency, insurance, wealth management or beyond!
Get updates on our blog: www.techstars.com/programs/barclays-cape-town-program/
Contact: emily.skinstad@techstars.com
APPLY HERE by February 5th, 2017
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Overview
Website | Visit website |
Location | Woodstock Exchange, Albert Road, Cape Town, South Africa |
Targets | Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Africa, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Sectors | Banking, Computer software, E-commerce, EdTech, Financial services, HealthTech, Insurance, Internet, Mobile |