Accelerator
Her Startup accelerator, second edition, for women-led African tech businesses
Her Startup
At a glance
- Deadline
- Closes 26 October 2026, 4 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- The business is based in an African country
- Aged 18 to 35
- Female founder, co-founder or CEO of a tech-enabled business
- Where
- Remote. Online, for businesses based in Africa
A woman running a tech business in Africa gets a 12-week accelerator with the Founder Institute, paid for by the programme, and can pitch for up to USD 5,000 in revenue-based funding.
The facts
- What you get
- Training costs covered, an allowance during training, and seed funding of up to USD 5,000 (revenue-based financing) for graduates chosen by the investment committee.
- Where
- Online, for businesses based in Africa
- How long
- 12-week accelerator, then 6 months of mentoring for funded startups
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- Aged 18 to 35
- Female founder, co-founder or CEO of a tech-enabled business
- The business is based in an African country
- The business has earned at least USD 500 in revenue in each of the last 6 months, and has run for at least 6 months
- You can give at least 20 hours a week to the 12-week programme
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
A long application, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
The listing does not say what it needs. When you open their page, write down everything it asks for before you start.
2. Dates
- Closes 26 October 2026, in 4 days.
- Aim to send it by 23 October 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. Our advice
Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp
The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.
No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for an accelerator
General advice from us, the same for every accelerator. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Check whether they take a share of your business, and how much. It is shown under the facts when the listing says.
- Show traction: customers, sales, users, growth, even small.
- Say plainly what problem you solve, for whom, and why your team.
If there is an interview or a test
- Practise a two minute pitch and a longer five minute one.
- Expect hard questions about your market and competitors. It is normal.
All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.
How to apply
You apply on Her Startup's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at Her Startup's own website on 21 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.