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Accelerators open to Zambians, 2026-27
These are the accelerators open for applications now that Zambians can apply for: ones based in Zambia and ones elsewhere that accept people from Zambia. Each is one listing on the organisation's own page, with its own closing date and what it asks for. We checked each one is free to apply for.
23 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 - 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 - AI Founder Sprint 2027 · INSEAD AI Venture Lab
Closes 1 December 2026 · Open to all 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