Google Developers Launchpad Africa
Launchpad Africa is an acceleration program for the best African startups.
Launchpad Accelerator matches the best of Google – its people, network, and advanced technologies – to top global startups, helping scale great products. As part of the program, startups receive:
Equity-free support
Two weeks of all-expenses-paid training at Google HQ in Silicon Valley
Access to Google’s engineers and intensive mentoring from 20+ teams
Access to Silicon Valley experts and the world’s top mentors
Close partnership with Google for six months
Credits for Google products
PR training and global media opportunities
Overview
| Website | Visit website |
| Location | 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 | Retail and wholesale, Agribusiness, Automotive, Banking, Clean technology, Computer hardware, Computer software, Construction, Creative, media and entertainment, Diversified services, E-commerce, EdTech, Education, Electronics, Financial services, Food and beverage, Healthcare, HealthTech, Insurance, Internet, Leisure and travel, Manufacturing, Mobile, Real estate, Renewable energy, Telecom, Transport and logistics, Utilities, Waste management and recycling, Water, sanitation and hygiene |
Programs
- Past Program
SSA Machine Learning Bootcamp
by Google Developers Launchpad Africa
Build a strong foundation in ML theory and practical skills to be a ML developer
- Past Program
Launchpad Accelerator Africa
by Google Developers Launchpad Africa
For top seed-stage African startups
- Past Program
Google Launchpad Accelerator 2018
by Google Developers Launchpad Africa
A six-month acceleration program for growth-stage startups from emerging markets.