Incubators Accelerator Programmes
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New Year — New Us!
If you’ve been following us for a while, you’ve probably noticed a change — we’ve hit a major milestone and moved all our communications to HubSpot. Organizing everything is always a big step, as a young organization, we’re excited to have made it here, and we hope to inspire you – fellow founders – to push forward in 2025.
And of course, we’re here to support you along the way, as usual!
Your partner in crime in building an impact_startup.
New Year — New Us!
If you’ve been following us for a while, you’ve probably noticed a change — we’ve hit a major milestone and moved all our communications to HubSpot. Organizing everything is always a big step, as a young organization, we’re excited to have made it here, and we hope to inspire you – fellow founders – to push forward in 2025.
And of course, we’re here to support you along the way, as usual!
Join the Wise Guys SaaS – Africa acceleration program starting October 2022!
Join the Wise Guys SaaS – Africa acceleration program starting October 2022!
This program is mainly for English-speaking East and West African early-stage digital B2B SaaS startups with initial traction, a solid team, and a focus on one of these areas: Fintech, Edtech, AgiTech, CleanTech, HealthTech, RetailsTech.
Applications are open to three of our upcoming programs!
💥 SaaS Africa – Application deadline August 25 👉 https://bit.ly/3GwxyQp
⚡️ SaaS Europe – Application deadline August 31 👉 https://bit.ly/3x7JJ2T
🌱 Sustainability Copenhagen – Application deadline September 8 👉 https://bit.ly/3wk17Ql
IBM HYPER PROTECT ACCELERATOR
IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator ‘22 is an investment-readiness and technical mentorship program, run in partnership with Village Capital.
The program supports impact-focused startups leveraging highly sensitive data to improve the quality of, and access to, digital, financial and healthcare services.
Cohort 5: 15 startups will join a three-month investment readiness accelerator from Village Capital alongside two years of monthly technical mentorship and support from IBM. You will spend 40+ hours meeting and conversing with a diverse group of founders as well as expert investors and mentors
Friends of Hyper Protect II: 30 startups will join this asynchronous accelerator from Village Capital alongside two years of quarterly technical mentorship and support from IBM. You will enjoy bespoke mentor and investor support and also meet and learn from founders from every part of the world.
All startups, in both cohorts, will receive IBM Cloud credits of up to $120,000.
Techstars Rising Stars
Techstars Rising Stars is a pre-seed fund investing in underrepresented founders of color in the U.S.