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Are you a BIPOC entrepreneur looking to take your business to the next level? Join the Black Advisory Hub Accelerator Program 2025, a 4-week accelerator program designed to boost your business skills and connect you with valuable resources.
Date Posted: 23 Dec, 2024
Do you represent a CSO with an innovative project aimed at enhancing food security? Are you operating in Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Libya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, the State of Palestine, Somalia, Sudan, or Yemen? If so, you are invited to join the Tadamon Accelerator for Food Security and further develop your innovative solutions to create a more secure and resilient future with sustainable food access.
Date Posted: 23 Dec, 2024
Applications are open for the MEST Africa-Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship 2025. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 20 Dec, 2024
Applications for the Misk Accelerator Program 2025 are now open. The Misk Accelerator was founded in 2019 with the goal of enabling and supporting early-stage tech startups locally and worldwide that seek to have Saudi Arabia, the largest market in the MENA region, as their platform to operate and grow. Apply for this opportunity now and stand a chance to get access to local and global network of founders, investors, communities, and more
Date Posted: 20 Dec, 2024
Applications are open for the OceanHub Africa Acceleration Program 2025/2026. This initiative aims to support up to twenty-four (24) of Africa's most promising impact-driven for-profit startups dedicated to preserving and restoring the health of the ocean.
Date Posted: 19 Dec, 2024
Are you a woman entrepreneur or aspiring entrepreneur ready to thrive in the digital economy? The Women in Digital Business (WIDB) Training Program 2025 is here to equip you with essential skills, tools, and strategies to digitally transform your business for success. Apply now!
Date Posted: 19 Dec, 2024
Applications are open for the AlIDEV Africa Sustainable Energy Accelerator 2025. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 19 Dec, 2024
Applications for the Accelerate Africa Program 2025 are now open. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 19 Dec, 2024
Applications are open for the Google for StartupsCloud Al Accelerator 2025. This is a new ten-week accelerator class for high potential Al first technology startups based in the U.S. and Canada. Apply now!
Date Posted: 19 Dec, 2024
Applications are open for the Canadian Consumer Protection Initiative Program 2025-2027. The Canadian Consumer Protection Initiative was established by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada's Office of Consumer Affairs to support the consumer advocacy work of Canadian non profit organizations. Apply now!
Date Posted: 18 Dec, 2024
Applications are open for the Access Sustainable Finance Accelerator Program 2025. The goal of this program is to empower innovative startups focused on sustainability by providing them with the resources, mentorship, and network needed to scale their impact and drive systemic change in industries related to environmental conservation, renewable energy, circular economy, and sustainable living.
Date Posted: 18 Dec, 2024
Applications are invited for the Women Founders Investment Preparedness Program 2025. Canada Innovates is proud to work with the Canadian Women's Foundation to host the Women Founders Investment Preparedness program in support of women, gender diverse founders and social purpose organizations navigating preparing for social investment.
Date Posted: 17 Dec, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2025 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Program. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 17 Dec, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2025 STEMi Makers of Africa Project Kuongoza Accelerator Program. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 17 Dec, 2024
Applications are open for the Wilkes Climate Launch Prize 2025. Apply for this opportunity and stand a chance to win up to $250,000.
Date Posted: 17 Dec, 2024
Applications are open for the THRIVE Academy for Agri-food Tech Startups 2025. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 17 Dec, 2024
Is your company operating in the business event industry? Do you have a revolutionary idea for driving innovation in the sector? The BEFuture Acceleration Programme 2025 is your chance to get it off the ground. Apply now!
Date Posted: 14 Dec, 2024
Applications are open for the Transforming Nigerian Youths Program 2025. SARA BY WEMA, in collaboration with Enterprise Development Centre (EDC), and MasterCard Foundation proudly presents a transformative initiative aimed at equipping Nigerian youths, especially female entrepreneurs, with essential entrepreneurial and managerial skills. Apply now!
Date Posted: 13 Dec, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2025 Rice University Business Plan Graduate-level Student Startup Competition. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 11 Dec, 2024
Applications are open for the Changing Narratives Fund 2024. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 11 Dec, 2024
Here is a list of some notable entrepreneurship programs, the organizations that offer them, and what participants can achieve through each program:
1. Y Combinator (YC) Startup Accelerator
• Organization: Y Combinator
YC is one of the most prestigious startup accelerators in the world. Startups receive seed funding, mentorship, and access to a vast network of investors and successful entrepreneurs. Participants work intensively on their ideas for three months and present them to investors at Demo Day.
2. Techstars
• Organization: Techstars
Techstars provides early-stage startups with access to mentorship, funding, and a worldwide network of entrepreneurs and investors. The program offers hands-on mentorship and culminates in a demo day where startups pitch to potential investors.
3. Google for Startups Accelerator
• Organization: Google
This program supports early-stage startups through mentorship, access to Google resources, and hands-on guidance from industry experts. Participants gain the technical expertise needed to grow their businesses using Google's tools and infrastructure.
4. MIT LaunchX
• Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
This program targets high school students and focuses on building real startups from scratch. Participants learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, from ideation to market research and product development, while receiving mentorship from successful entrepreneurs.
5. Hult Prize
• Organization: Hult International Business School
The Hult Prize is a global competition that encourages university students to solve pressing social challenges through entrepreneurship. The winning team receives $1 million in seed capital to launch their startup.
6. Seedcamp
• Organization: Seedcamp
Seedcamp is a European seed fund and accelerator program that provides early-stage startups with mentorship, funding, and access to a global network of investors. Participants benefit from Seedcamp's support in refining their business models and scaling their startups.
7. Stanford Start Accelerator
• Organization: Stanford University
Start offers Stanford-affiliated startups access to a strong community of founders, investors, and mentors. The program supports founders with the resources they need to scale their companies, from fundraising to product development.