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AFRISE Venture Challenge

  • Organization: Concordia University & Hindsight Ventures
  • Type: Other
  • Location: Africa – Nigeria, Uganda, Morocco, Kenya, Rwanda, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire & Senegal
  • Deadline: March 27, 2026
  • Age: 18-35
  • Funding: Fully Funded

The Afrise Challenge identifies high‑potential African youth entrepreneurs with scalable ideas to solve mass challenges in sectors like financial services, healthcare, agriculture, energy, education, environment, telecommunications, and creative industries. Selected founders join a mentorship‑driven accelerator and present at an International Demo Day to investors and entrepreneurship support organizations. Benefits - Accelerator Program: 30 founders selected for mentorship and leadership training - International Demo Day: Top 15 entrepreneurs pitch to investors and support organizations - Technology Credits: Over $600,000 per startup from partners (AWS, Zoho, IBM, Microsoft, Canva, DigitalOcean, FreshWorks, etc.) - Networking: Access to Concordia University and Hindsight Ventures’ global ecosystem

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AFRISE Venture Challenge

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Opportunity type
Other
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Africa
Deadline
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About this opportunity

The Afrise Challenge identifies high‑potential African youth entrepreneurs with scalable ideas to solve mass challenges in sectors like financial services, healthcare, agriculture, energy, education, environment, telecommunications, and creative industries. Selected founders join a mentorship‑driven accelerator and present at an International Demo Day to investors and entrepreneurship support organizations.

Benefits

  • Accelerator Program: 30 founders selected for mentorship and leadership training
  • International Demo Day: Top 15 entrepreneurs pitch to investors and support organizations
  • Technology Credits: Over $600,000 per startup from partners (AWS, Zoho, IBM, Microsoft, Canva, DigitalOcean, FreshWorks, etc.)
  • Networking: Access to Concordia University and Hindsight Ventures’ global ecosystem

Who can apply

  • Age 18–35
  • Citizen of one of the eligible African countries
  • Scalable idea solving challenges in key sectors (finance, health, agriculture, energy, education, environment, telecom, arts/creativity)
  • Application submitted online by March 27, 2026
  • Commitment to attend 4‑week virtual bootcamp (April 20 – May 15, 2026)
  • Demo Day participation on May 28, 2026
  • In college or university
  • Just graduated
  • Entrepreneur
  • Running a project or organization

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