GET READY TO APPLY: timbuktoo Launchpad for CreativeTech Startups
United Nations Development Programme (timbuktoo Creatives Hub, South Africa)
Apply on their own site: https://www.undp.org/south-africa/press-releases/undp-launches-call-applications-creativetech-startups-join-timbuktoo-launchpad
This checklist: https://qualifyafrica.com/o/undp-timbuktoo-creativetech-launchpad
Built only from what the listing states. Lines marked (our advice) are ours.
The application takes real work, by our reading.

1. CHECK YOURSELF AGAINST WHAT THEY ASK
[ ] running an early-stage startup
[ ] a working prototype or MVP and a committed founding team
[ ] your startup is based in Africa or targets African markets, building a technology-enabled solution for the creative economy

2. WHAT TO GET READY
An online form; it names no documents. Some forms do not save as you go, so set aside time to do it in one sitting.
In their words: "Application via the dedicated platform linked from the UNDP page."

3. 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: Rolling intake with quarterly cohorts. The first cohort window has closed; new applications are considered for the next cohort, expected December 2026

A job never asks you to pay to apply. A listing that charges shows the fee above, and it is paid only to the organisation. If anyone asks for money any other way, stop, and tell us: hello@qualifyafrica.com