TechBridge Accelerator Programme 2022

Are you a start-up addressing African markets solving pressing problems with your innovation and need capital and support to spur your growth?

At Techbridge we are not just another accelerator program. We are a community of start-ups, knowledge partners and investors aiming to enable your growth and wanting your innovation to succeed to create a broader impact. We provide you with venture-building programs, peer-learning, knowledge partners, equity investments, and networks. Your journey with TechBridge doesn’t end unless you want to. Post programs you will join TechBridge Alumni and continue to be a part of a growing community with networking events.

Programme Benefits

We acknowledge that you as an entrepreneur need competence, capital, and partners to grow. At TechBridge we have helped 1000+ entrepreneurs and 100+ start-ups with business development and invested in numerous early-stage tech ventures.

At TechBridge we understand the barriers you face with growing your company in challenging markets and we are here to help you.

• Support offered through our coaches, mentors, trainers and experts is tailored for each enterprise based on extensive analysis of the enterprise’s growth gaps and hurdles.
• The TechBridge Accelerator offers an equity based investment opportunity of up to $ 200,000 for startups meeting its investment criteria.
• We also provide an opportunities to pitch externally to our international network of investors after 6 months of the programme.
• The programme offers a unique knowledge transfer approach through tailored content from our international knowledge partners.
• Each selected companies will get access to our Hub and desk-space for operations for up to 3 years.
• Access to our vibrant community of founders and professional talents. We also facilitate introduction to our wide network of industry experts and innovators.
• We compliment knowledge and support through our curated tools and resources designed to fast track your growth.

What are we looking for:

We are looking for you the entrepreneur with an innovative solution for African markets that has drive, commercial mindset, ability to implement, and willingness to pivot, adapt and grow. We are looking for:

Product companies with a proven working prototype, launching customers and high customer value to production costs

Service and Software: companies with minimum 6 months of customer-based operations and decent customer base and good customer retention

Services/software/product companies minimum 6 months of customer-based operations with a solid business model and good customer retention

*Female-led/owned, coast-based startups are highly encouraged to apply

You will find key indicators that your company is what we are looking for in our FAQ’s.

what key indicators that a company will qualify for this opportunity?

• Ready-to-scale – the tech solution is safe to use by thousands of users and can be deployed in a new country with minimal adaptation effort if the conditions for scale are met.
• Clear problem-solution fit – ability to demonstrate that the company solves a problem that is relevant to the East African market with an easy-to-understand solution and clear benefits to users.
• Innovative – it solves a problem in a unique way/ or does so better than what exits
• Proven concept – the tech solution is in the advanced stages of product development (ideally, has already launched a beta), has significant ‘results in the real world and has measurable and
• Impactful – the company has achieved meaningful high-impact indicators linked to the 1 or more of the Sustainable Development Goals
• Safe-to-use – the solution is safe to use technically from a code, data privacy and cyber security perspective. (e.g. Open Source or proprietary developed with the founders )
• Meaningful use of technology – the company is able to demonstrate that it creates value through technology

The acceleration programme will start tentatively mid July, and continue for 6 months. Post programme the startup will either be selected for investment and then take advantage of post-investment support, or be part of a thriving alumni network as a “Techbridge Startup”.

Deadline: March 2023

Apply now to join our next accelerator and get venture-building support and up to $200,000 in equity investment.

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