The African Impact Challenge empowers daring early innovators solving African challenges with global potential, supporting them in building market-shaping, globally competitive businesses. To date, we have:
Trained over 7,000 founders and funded more than 100 businesses across 46 different countries including Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Botswana, Tanzania, Egypt, Morocco, Uganda, Ethiopia, Cameroon, and Nigeria.
Supported businesses through our Pan-African Health Entrepreneurship (HENT), which supports health tech ventures from any country in Africa, and Country Innovation (CI), which support ventures from a specific African country each year across any industry, this year being Nigeria.
With our track-based funding, builder resources, global network of innovators, and strategic partners like the University of Toronto, you receive the comprehensive support needed to scale and thrive.
Eligibility Criteria
Young Africans under 39 living in Africa.
A desire to pursue impact-focused entrepreneurship as a means of livelihood.
A desire to solve critical problems with technology.
Full time commitment from the team building the venture.
Stream Based Criteria:
Country Innovation Stream: Scalable ventures based in the country of focus from any sector, this year being Nigeria.
Health Entrepreneurship Stream: Pan-African ventures enabling health outcomes, anywhere in Africa.
How The African Impact Challenge Works.
1. CAPACITY BUILDING
Virtual & Self-Paced Venture Support Bootcamp
2. TRACK-BASED VENTURE FUNDING
Through Investments or Grants
3. TRACK-BASED PROGRAMMING
To Reach Your Next Milestone
4. FUNDED INTERNATIONAL MARKET EXPOSURE
Flights and accommodations covered
5. POST-PROGRAM INVESTOR SUPPORT
To Access Additional Capital & Scale Further
6. MARKET ACCESS & PARTNERSHIPS
To Acquire Customers & Go-To-Market Partners
Selection Criteria
You should be solving a pressing problem/challenge in your country.
Your solution should be technology enabled in its creation and/or use.
Preference will be given to solutions that target non-consumption, by increasing adoption, accessibility and affordability.
Preference will be given to innovative business models that are scalable.
