Google for Startups Accelerator Africa 2022 for Social Impact Startups

Google for Startups Accelerator Africa 2022: Is your startup ready to reach the next level? Is social impact at the core of your business model? Are you interested in partnering with Google to accelerate the growth of your startup? If so, please consider applying for our accelerator.

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Eligible Countries: Accelerator Africa accepts applicants from 17 African countries. These are: Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte D’ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.

About the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa: Google for Startups Accelerator Africa is a three-month accelerator program for Seed to Series A technology startups across the African continent.

The accelerator is designed to bring the best of Google’s programs, products, people and technology to startups that leverage machine learning and AI in their company today or plan to in the future. In addition to mentorship and technical project support, the accelerator also includes deep dives and workshops focused on product design, customer acquisition and leadership development for founders, specialized training, media opportunities and access to Google’s network of engineers and experts.

Structure of Program: The accelerator runs as a fully digital program for a period of 3 months. As part of the Google for Startups Accelerator, selected founders outline the top challenges facing their startup, and are then paired with relevant experts from Google to help solve those challenges. Participating startups receive deep mentorship on technical challenges and machine learning, as well as connections to relevant teams from across Google. Founders will also have access to labs and workshops addressing different aspects of managing a tech startup.

Type: Entrepreneurship

Eligibility: Seed to Series A-stage technology startups are eligible for the program. The Accelerator program is sector-agnostic and thus welcomes startups leveraging machine learning (or plan to in future) from any vertical.

Number of Awards: Not specified

Value of Google for Startups Accelerator Africa: Selected startups are given

• Access to Google engineers, resources, and mentors, during and after the program
• Hands-on Google for Startups collaboration and support
• Inclusion in the Google for Startups Accelerator Global Community and network of alumni and mentors
• Google Cloud Credits
• Marketing spotlight opportunities

*No grants or funding are given to startups on the program

Duration of Accelerator: 3 months

How to Apply for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa: APPLY NOW 

• It is important to go through all application requirements in the Award Webpage (see Link below) before applying.
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