Accelerator
Pan-African MineTech Startup Incubation Programme
UNDP and timbuktoo
At a glance
- Deadline
- Applications are taken as they come. They say: "Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with new cohorts admitted every..."
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- running a start-up
- a start-up based in Africa or building for African mining markets
- Where
- Africa
A place on a rolling incubator for African mining technology start-ups.
Applications are taken as they come. They say: “Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with new cohorts admitted every three months” Read it on their page
The facts
- What you get
- See the call page
- Where
- Africa
- How long
- Cohorts of about three months
- What it costs you
- Nothing to apply
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point. In their words, what it costs you: Nothing to apply.
What they ask for
- a start-up based in Africa or building for African mining markets
- running a start-up
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
The application takes real work, 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
3. What it costs you
- Nothing to apply.
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
Several listings link to this page. Look for "Pan-African MineTech Startup Incubation Programme" from UNDP and timbuktoo.
You apply on UNDP and timbuktoo'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 UNDP and timbuktoo'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.