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Applications are open for the Health Wildcatters Accelerator Program 2024. Health Wildcatters was founded in 2013 to address the need for a health innovation hub in the burgeoning Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex healthcare industry.
Date Posted: 16 Apr, 2024
Applications are open for the Journalismfund Fossil Fuel Grants Programme 2024. Click here to learn more about this scholarship and how to apply for it.
Date Posted: 16 Apr, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 Africa Business Heroes Competition. If you are an African entrepreneur seeking funding, this may just be the perfect opportunity for you.
Date Posted: 13 Apr, 2024
Applications are now open for the French Agency for Development (AFD) Digital Energy Challenge for African Start-ups 2024. This opportunity has a 70,000€ funding prize and is exclusively for African entrepreneurs.
Date Posted: 13 Apr, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 SME Growth Lab Accelerator Program. If you are an entrepreneur in Africa, this opportunity is for you. Click here to learn about this opportunity.
Date Posted: 12 Apr, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and how to apply for it.
Date Posted: 11 Apr, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 Irish Tech Challenge South Africa. This opportunity is open to high-potential entrepreneurs who are ready to expand their company globally.
Date Posted: 11 Apr, 2024
PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival applications are now open to international applicants for 2024. Click here to learn about this opportunity and how to apply for it.
Date Posted: 08 Apr, 2024
Applications are now open for the Orange Corners Ghana Business Accelerator Programme 2024. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and how to apply for it.
Date Posted: 06 Apr, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 Oribi x AfriFOODlinks Incubation Programme. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and how to apply for it.
Date Posted: 06 Apr, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 United Nations Global Compact SDG Pioneers Programme. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and how to apply for it.
Date Posted: 06 Apr, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2024 Flat6Labs/Organon Women’s Health Accelerator Program. The Women’s Health Accelerator Program, launched by Flat6Labs and Organon, a global healthcare company, aims to support Femtech startups that focus on enhancing women’s health and wellness, across the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey (MENAT) region.
Date Posted: 06 Apr, 2024
Applications are now open for the Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator Cohort 7. The Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator Kenya is Africa’s leading women in tech incubator, aligning with calls for more diversity in technology and for more opportunities for women to develop entrepreneurial and leadership excellence.
Date Posted: 06 Apr, 2024
The HudsonAlpha AgTech Accelerator Powered by gener8tor invests up to $100K in ten high-growth startups per year (cohorts of five) working at the forefront of agriculture innovation
Date Posted: 04 Apr, 2024
Applications are now open for the AgriTech4Egypt Innovation Challenge 2024. This program is designed to give you an edge in validating and deploying your agri-tech venture in Egypt.
Date Posted: 04 Apr, 2024
Applications are open for the African Impact Challenge 2024 with streams in Botswana and the Health stream in Africa. Top performing teams receive up to $25,000 in either grant funding or a simple agreement for future equity (SAFE) investment.
Date Posted: 03 Apr, 2024
The host of this program, GrowthAfrica, is grounded in the African promise of social and economic transformation. We fulfil this promise by delivering business growth that transforms entrepreneurial ventures into successful, profitable companies.
Date Posted: 03 Apr, 2024
Applications are ongoing for Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women: Black in Business. Click here to learn more about this scholarship and how to apply for it.
Date Posted: 02 Apr, 2024
Application is currently open for the Visa Everywhere Initiative 2024. If you are looking for an opportunity to showcase your innovative fintech startup to the world and a platform to gain recognition and build credibility, the Visa Everywhere Initiative competition is for you.
This year's competition will be hosted at the TechCrunch Disrupt event on October 28 in San Francisco.
Date Posted: 02 Apr, 2024
WeAreTheCity, has partnered with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, to announce the launch of the 2024 Visa Everywhere Pioneer 20 following the inaugural edition in 2023.
Date Posted: 02 Apr, 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.