Spark Accelerator 2025

The Spark Accelerator is a platform for bold and visionary founders to grow and scale their businesses. Anchored around our purpose of transforming lives, our goal is simple yet powerful, to empower startups with the access they need to succeed. 

Benefits Of Spark Accelerator

Access To Product and Technology Support

• Access to Daraja and M-PESA Open APIs
• AWS Activate credits up to $25K
• Technical advisory & mentorship
• Business development support

Access To Market 

• Go to Market Support
• Access to Safaricom and M-PESA Customer Base of over 30 Million Customers
• Access to Safaricom Partner Network
• Networking and Events

Access To Capital 

• Investor Readiness
• Access to Funding from Safaricom and Leading Venture Capital Funds

Sector Focus

Startups in these focus sectors qualify to apply for the Spark Accelerator

Embedded Finance

• Open Finance
• Agency as a Service

Future Fintech

• Proximity payments
• Personal Finance Management
• Blockchain and Decentralized Finance
• AI/ML for Credit, Wealth Management and Insurance

SME Productivity Tools

• Merchant loyalty and rewards
• E-Commerce enablement
• Intelligent supply chain and inventory management
• AI business automation
• Tax compliance
• Fraud detection

Creative Economy

• Gaming
• Advertising as a Service
• Digital Content and Media Tech
• Creator Economy Tools
• Live and Immersive experiences

Who Should Apply?

Startups that fit the below criteria are highly encouraged to apply.

Geographic Location: Starting With Kenya

Strategic Fit: Startups Building Solutions in Highlighted Focus Areas

Team: Multi-skilled team with requisite expertise in the sector

Equity: Ready to Accept Equity Participation

Product: Have an Existing Product and Post-revenue

Stage: Up to Series A Startups

Spark Accelerator 2025