Timbuktoo, the UNDP-backed innovation engine for Africa, is opening a major new opportunity for incubators across the continent.

Applications are now open for the timbuktoo Pan-African Incubation Network, a long-term alliance designed to professionalise, strengthen, and connect incubators across Africa.

The Pan-African Incubation Network will bring together selected incubators to co-design and deliver incubation programmes across Africa. The goal is to create a unified, world-class support system that helps founders move seamlessly from idea to scale.

By joining, incubators become long-term partners of timbuktoo, gaining access to global expertise, shared infrastructure, and thematic innovation hubs located across Africa.

What Selected Incubators Will Gain

✔ Collaboration with timbuktoo hubs to design and deliver incubation programmes
✔ Access to a shared digital platform for tools, playbooks, templates, and operational resources
✔ Mentorship network featuring African and global experts
✔ Market access pathways for the startups you support
✔ Funding pathway visibility for incubated ventures
✔ Strengthened incubation model, operations, and efficiency
✔ Greater continental visibility as a national ecosystem leader
✔ Long-term partnership status as part of the pan-African entrepreneurial infrastructure

Why This Matters

This initiative is designed to:

Build a consistent startup journey from idea to scale across Africa
Create stronger, more professional incubation practices
Increase opportunities for African founders to access markets, mentors, and funding
Position incubators as key players in national and regional innovation ecosystems

For incubators seeking more structure, tools, partners, and high-quality support systems, this alliance presents rare strategic value.