Disrupting the African tech ecosystem!
Backed by anchor partner Telecel Group, the program is ideal for tech-oriented startups looking to scale through corporate and public sector partnerships. We scout, skill, and scale early-stage startups through intensive coaching and opportunities for pilots and Proof of Concept projects that subsequently open the doors for longer-term commercial agreements.
This cohort’s partners include the Government of Senegal, through DER/FJ, a youth and women empowerment structure set up by the President of the Republic of Senegal. With the help of DER/FJ startups will gain public-sector knowledge and support which presents an opportunity to further scale their impact.
The Africa Startup Initiative Program is a program founded by Moh Damush, Telecel Group CEO as a CSR activity. Telecel Group then partnered with Startupbootcamp AfriTech to create the ASIP Accelerator Program which contributes in a meaningful way to the African community to help the young Startups in Africa whose innovative ideas are creating a difference in their communities.
Starting in 2017, the first SBC AfriTech program accelerated 40 incredible African startups that have set an incredibly high bar for the next program.
| Program dates | Apr 11 - Jul 7, 2022 |
| Organizer | Startupbootcamp Afritech |
| Website | Visit website |
| Targets | Africa |
| Sectors | Agritech, Blockchain, Business services, Clean technology and energy, Connectivity, Financial services, Fintech, Food production, HealthTech, Internet of things (IoT), Machine learning, Telecom |
We are looking for the next generation of African startups disrupting the following focus areas
To be eligible for the program, your startup
During the Covid pandemic, SBC launched Accelerator Squared as a fully online platform that enables startups to access the complete library of content, group workshops, 1:1 mentoring, collaborative sessions with Entrepreneurs in Residence, and invite-only discussion forums with founders from around the globe.
The Program takes a hybrid format and begins in Dakar, culminating in a physical Demo Day where startup founders pitch their disruptive solutions to a broad audience of media, investors, corporate partners, and industry stakeholders.
The 10 startups in the program will receive benefits valued at more than EUR 500,000, including credits from AWS, Google Cloud Services, Hubspot, and many more. ASIP Accelerator also invests EUR 15,000 in cash to each startup.
| Name | Country | Sector(s) | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qataloog Learning content distribution engine | Nigeria | Education, Educational products, Educational servi… | Startup stage |
| Ecomak Recyclers Recycling For Generations | Uganda | Clean technology and energy, Environmental service… | Startup stage |
| Vooli Mobile insurance App. Seamless insurance ™. | Kenya | Online analytics | Growth stage |
| eCampus Learn smarter | Ghana | Computer software, Education, Mobile | Startup stage |
| Powerstove Energy Affordable Clean Energy | Nigeria | Clean technology and energy, Manufacturing, Waste … | Growth stage |
| Rural Farmers Hub Soil information api for Africa | Nigeria | Agritech, Artificial intelligence, Software as a S… | Startup stage |
| Crowdyvest Making more possible | Nigeria | Fintech | Growth stage |
| Proxalys SAS ProXalys is a Twiga of francophone Africa. | Senegal | Agritech | Startup stage |
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