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
