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Accelerators open to Africans, 2026-27
These are the accelerators open for applications now that people in Africa can apply for. Each is one listing on the organisation's own page, and says which African countries it is open to. We checked each one is free to apply for.
27 open now. Soonest deadline first, then the ones with no closing date published.
- Call for Founders, Mombasa 2026 · Jobtech Alliance
Closes 23 October 2026 · Open to all African countries - Halcyon Africa Innovation in Agriculture and Food Security Accelerator 2027 · Halcyon
Closes 23 October 2026 · Open to all African countries - Her Startup accelerator, second edition, for women-led African tech businesses · Her Startup
Closes 26 October 2026 · Open to all African countries - WISE EdTech Accelerator 2026-2027 (International Track) · WISE (Qatar Foundation)
Closes 31 October 2026 · Open to all African countries - MediaTech Hub Accelerator, third cohort · MediaTech Hub Potsdam
Closes 31 October 2026 · Open to all African countries - Y Combinator Winter 2027 batch · Y Combinator
Closes 2 November 2026 · Open to all African countries - NIMASA Blue Economy Accelerator Programme (NIMASA-BEAP) 2026 · NIMASA (Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency)
Closes 13 November 2026 · Open in Nigeria - MENA Regenerative Agriculture Venture Programme 2026/2027 · Goumbook
Closes 15 November 2026 · Open to all African countries - Youth Ecopreneur Programme (YECO) 2026/2027 · Youth Ecopreneur Community
Closes 22 November 2026 · Open to all African countries - Business and Human Rights Accelerator 2027 · UN Global Compact
Closes 30 November 2026 · Open to all African countries - Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Programme, Cohort 16 · FATE Foundation (Orange Corners Nigeria)
Closes 30 November 2026 · Open in Nigeria - AI Founder Sprint 2027 · INSEAD AI Venture Lab
Closes 1 December 2026 · Open to all African countries - Jasiri Talent Investor Programme, Cohort 9 · Jasiri
Runs in rounds. Cohort 9 is open now; next cohort not yet announced. · Open in 3 African countries - NVIDIA Inception Program for Startups · NVIDIA
Open. No closing date published. · Open to all African countries - timbuktoo Pan-African Incubation Programme for EdTech Startups · United Nations Development Programme (timbuktoo EdTech Hub, Dakar)
Open. Applications taken as they come. · Open to all African countries - Pan-African MineTech Startup Incubation Programme · UNDP and timbuktoo
Open. Applications taken as they come. · Open to all African countries - Solo Founders Program · Solo Founders
Runs in rounds. Apply by February 2027. · Open to all African countries - Catalyst Fund - Pitch to Us (pre-seed climate adaptation) · Catalyst Fund
Open. No closing date published. · Open to all African countries - Ventures Platform - Apply for pre-seed and seed funding · Ventures Platform
Open. No closing date published. · Open to all African countries - timbuktoo EdTech Hub incubation programme for EdTech startups · United Nations Development Programme (timbuktoo EdTech Hub, Dakar)
Open. No closing date published. · Open to all African countries - timbuktoo Launchpad for AgriTech Startups · United Nations Development Programme (timbuktoo AgriTech Hub, Ghana)
Open. Being re-checked. · Open to all African countries - timbuktoo Launchpad for CreativeTech Startups · United Nations Development Programme (timbuktoo Creatives Hub, South Africa)
Open. Being re-checked. · Open to all African countries - timbuktoo Launchpad for GreenTech Startups · United Nations Development Programme (timbuktoo GreenTech Hub, Kenya)
Open. Being re-checked. · Open to all African countries - timbuktoo Launchpad for HealthTech Startups · United Nations Development Programme (timbuktoo HealthTech Hub, Rwanda)
Open. Applications taken as they come. · Open to all African countries - timbuktoo Launchpad for MineTech Startups · United Nations Development Programme (timbuktoo MineTech Hub, Zambia)
Open. Being re-checked. · Open to all African countries - Gen F Entrepreneur in Residence Initiative · Founders Factory Africa
Open. Applications taken as they come. · Open to all African countries - bido Venture Studio - Cohort 1 · bido
Runs in rounds. Cohort 2 open call opens January 2027; Cohort 3 in May 2027. · Open in Nigeria