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Grants, VC funds, accelerators, and competitions for African entrepreneurs.
Grants, VC funds, accelerators, and competitions for African entrepreneurs.
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$250K – $2M
Seedstars is open to early-stage, for-profit companies operating across Sub-Saharan Africa. It backs post-revenue startups with demonstrated growth, scalable products or services, and ambitious teams across all sectors. Through Seedstars Africa Ventures, initial investments range from $250,000 to $2 million, with potential follow-on capital and support for expansion, hiring, and local market access across 25+ countries.
Early-stage capital
Initial investments range from $250k to $2mn, with potential follow-on reinvestment in portfolio companies.
Flexible terms
Seedstars Africa Ventures likes leading terms to help founders syndicate rounds and foreign investors navigate Africa’s uniqueness, but is also happy to participate in deals where it can add value.
Local support
Presence across 25+ countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to help companies expand in neighboring countries, recruit talent, or find local expertise.
Global reach
Hands-on support and access to international networks leveraging a 250,000-strong community.
Strategic partnerships
Connections to corporate and institutional partners across industries and sectors to accelerate development.
All sectors
Seedstars Africa Ventures supports entrepreneurs across all sectors.
Sub-Saharan Africa
The fund invests in high-growth companies active across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Tech startups solving real problems in emerging markets. For the fund: product-market fit, revenue, scalability. For competition: innovation and potential.
Seedstars acceleration platform, global emerging market network, EIB-backed credibility
Competition model means many apply, few funded
Emphasize that your company is already post-revenue, showing clear growth and strong demand for its product or service. Make a practical case for how your business can scale across Sub-Saharan Africa, and highlight where Seedstars’ local presence or international network would directly help your next stage of growth.
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XENO, Ampersand, Kuunda