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Applications are now open for the 2025 SAIS Investment Readiness Programme. The SAIS Investment Readiness Programme (IRP) offers a year-long, tailor-made company development programme for African tech start-ups in agriculture, livestock, food, and climate.
Date Posted: 15 Aug, 2024
Applications are open for the College of Staten Island (CSI) Tech Incubator Program 2024. The CSI Tech Incubator Program is a 9-week program focused on business development and digital strategy for early-stage tech entrepreneurs.
Date Posted: 15 Aug, 2024
Applications are now open for the Mastercard Foundation Fund for Alumni Start-ups in Transition (FAST) Program. The FAST program will support and empower the next generation of entrepreneurs by providing up to $15,000 in support for each venture.
Date Posted: 14 Aug, 2024
Applications are open for the Mastercard Al StartUp Challenge 2024. MasterCard, the UAE Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications Office, and First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) are collaborating to empower the next generation of Al pioneers in the UAE with their first-ever Al challenge.
Date Posted: 14 Aug, 2024
Applications are open for the Global Fast Track Programme 2024 for Fin Tech Companies. The programme aims to support FinTech companies to expand and grow in Asia through Hong Kong - the premier business hub that connects to the world.
Date Posted: 14 Aug, 2024
Applications are now open for the Open Startup (OST) 2024 Investment Readiness Program. This opportunity is open to African startups. Click here to learn more about this training.
Date Posted: 13 Aug, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024/2025 Botswana Youth Development Fund. The Youth Development Fund (YDF) is a socio-economic programme for start-ups and expanding businesses in Botswana.
Date Posted: 09 Aug, 2024
The 2024 AgriTech Hackathon and Venture Building Program supported by FMO is designed to search out, identify, and groom early-stage businesses across Africa. Applications are now open for this opportunity.
Date Posted: 09 Aug, 2024
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Are you an entrepreneurial student or researcher at ETH Zürich with a groundbreaking idea? Do you dream of turning your research-based technology or social impact project into a marketable product or service? If so, the ETH Pioneer Fellowship might be your perfect opportunity. This prestigious fellowship program supports the launch of innovative ETH Spin-offs through two distinct incubation tracks: Deep-Tech and Social Impact.
Date Posted: 09 Aug, 2024
Are you an entrepreneurial student or researcher at ETH Zürich with a groundbreaking idea? Do you dream of turning your research-based technology or social impact project into a marketable product or service? If so, the ETH Pioneer Fellowship might be your perfect opportunity. This prestigious fellowship program supports the launch of innovative ETH Spin-offs through two distinct incubation tracks: Deep-Tech and Social Impact.
Date Posted: 09 Aug, 2024
Applications are open for the Startupbootcamp Energy and Sustainability Accelerator 2024. The accelerator is designed to support innovative startups specializing in energy and sustainability. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 07 Aug, 2024
Applications are open for the Startupbootcamp Food & AgriTech Accelerator 2024. The Food & AgriTech Accelerator looks towards new technologies along the food value chain to meet the growing demand for food safety, digitalization and sustainability.
Date Posted: 07 Aug, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 Jacaranda FM Business Plan Her Perfect Pitch Competition. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 07 Aug, 2024
Applications are now open for the Orange Corners Ghana Accelerator Cohort 10 Programme. In partnership with Fidelity Bank, Emergent Payments, Friesland Campina, Vivo Energy Ghana, Meridian Port Services (MPS), Koudijs, Peoples Pension Trust, and Cargill, the programme aims to support the growth of ambitious entrepreneurs while nurturing Ghana’s entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Date Posted: 07 Aug, 2024
Applications are open for the Fast Forward Startup Accelerator 2025. Need to raise money? They will teach you how. Want to learn about building a board? Hiring technical talent? They can help you with that too. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 06 Aug, 2024
Applications are open for the Mass Challenge Healthcare Challenge Program 2024. The Healthcare Challenge Program supports healthcare startups on their journey toward early commercialization and scaling. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 06 Aug, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 SAB Foundation Tholoana Enterprise Programme. The Tholoana Enterprise Programme is an 18-month programme designed to empower entrepreneurs from all business sectors to build successful and sustainable businesses.
Date Posted: 05 Aug, 2024
Applications are open for the CivicHive CivicTech Fellowship 2024. This is a 20-week bootcamp and implementation program designed for early-stage Civic innovators with tech-enabled ideas that can solve social problems.
Date Posted: 03 Aug, 2024
AgroHack Challenge is seeking innovative ideas across the agriculture industry's value chain. These ideas will be accelerated to create new opportunities for many young Nigerians. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 02 Aug, 2024
Are you a founder of a high growth business with +18 months operational experience? Expand your business and your network with access to industry experts, talented group of founders, and Mentors at the Bluerock Accelerator Program.
Date Posted: 02 Aug, 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.