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Grants, VC funds, accelerators, and competitions for African entrepreneurs.
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Non-financial primarily; program-specific grants via partners
AfriLabs supports innovation hubs, affiliated ecosystem stakeholders, and startups across Africa through programs, community membership, and investor-facing platforms. Relevant initiatives include RevUp Women for early-stage women-led businesses and the AfriLabs Connect Deal Room for high-growth Seed and Series A startups. The page also references pan-African ecosystem participation and an annual gathering in Nairobi, Kenya, from 2025-10-07 to 2025-10-09.
Innovation ecosystem development
Building and strengthening Africa’s innovation ecosystem through hubs, programs, and stakeholder engagement.
Startup support and acceleration
Helping entrepreneurs and startups gain skills, traction, funding, and market readiness.
Women-led enterprise development
RevUp Women focuses on early-stage women-led businesses and their growth into profitable, sustainable ventures.
Investment and deal flow
Catalyzing access to capital through investor engagement, co-investment pools, and curated startup deal flow.
Policy advocacy and cross-border collaboration
Promoting policy pathways, partnerships, and collaboration across African countries.
Remote work and digital livelihoods
Supporting decentralized remote work opportunities through trusted innovation hubs.
Pan-African network of 400+ innovation centers across 52 countries. Not a direct funder but Africa's largest tech ecosystem connector. Partnership with Google, Facebook, GIZ. Annual Gathering convenes 1,000+ ecosystem players.
2011
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