Accelerator

Jasiri Talent Investor Programme, Cohort 9

Jasiri

Runs in rounds. Cohort 9 is open now; next cohort not yet announced. No fee to apply Last checked 5 Oct

At a glance

Deadline: Runs in rounds. Cohort 9 is open now; next cohort not yet announced.
Fee: No fee to apply
Who may apply: Open to citizens of Kenya, Rwanda or Ethiopia, at home or in the diaspora
Ready to pursue entrepreneurship full time and able to relocate to Kigali for the three month residential intensive
Where: Kigali, then the venture's own market

A 13 month programme from Jasiri that backs Kenyan, Rwandan and Ethiopian citizens to build a venture in food systems from pre-idea, with grant based funding of about 28,000 US dollars and no equity taken, including a three month residential intensive in Kigali.

Runs in rounds. Cohort 9 is open now; next cohort not yet announced.

The facts

What you get: Grant based funding of about 28,000 US dollars, with no equity taken.
Where: Kigali, then the venture's own market
How long: 13 months

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

Open to citizens of Kenya, Rwanda or Ethiopia, at home or in the diaspora
Ready to pursue entrepreneurship full time and able to relocate to Kigali for the three month residential intensive

Get ready to apply

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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

No closing date is stated.
Openings with no closing date can close once they have enough people, so sooner is safer. Our advice
On the date, the listing says: Cohort 9 applications are open and reviewed on a rolling basis. No closing date is stated. The programme begins with Jasiri Jumpstart in January 2027.

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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.

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How to apply

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How we checked this

This was opened and verified at Jasiri's own website on 5 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.