For institutions
Programs built on what investors look for and founders need.
We help ESOs, donors and investors design, deliver and measure startup programs that produce investable companies and provable impact.
The delivery gap
Startup support in Africa is expanding, yet founders, investors, donors and ESOs are all dissatisfied. Founders get generic curricula; investors see too few investment-ready companies; donors see participation counts rather than business performance or jobs; ESOs standardise programs because resources are limited.
Three structural gaps: generic program design, no feedback loop into program design, and no outcome or impact reporting.
- 1,200+
- ESOs in Africa.
- 64.5% → 51.4%
- Funded African startups with any accelerator experience, 2023 to 2024.
Sources: Sendemo and Digital Africa, Understanding Startup Support in Africa Report 2024; William Davidson Institute, Reimagining the Future of Enterprise Support Organizations in East Africa Report 2025.
Three modular services
Support across the full life of a cohort.
Program design
A sector- and region-specific curriculum and a selection process that attracts the right founders.
Deliverables
- Localised curriculum
- Cohort selection criteria
- Shortlisted cohort recommendation
Cohort delivery
Hands-on support through workshops and 1:1 advisory on business fundamentals, operations, financial systems and investor readiness.
Deliverables
- Workshop and bootcamp delivery
- 1:1 advisory
- Pitch coaching
Monitoring and evaluation
Measure impact beyond Demo Day with clear KPI reporting and program insights that inform future cohorts.
Deliverables
- KPI and impact report
- Program feedback report
Modular by design: work with us on one phase or all three, based on your needs.
Activities and deliverables are indicative and finalised before each engagement.
What you get
Institutions get
- Proof of impact
- A structured KPI and outcomes report that quantifies program results.
- Programs built for market realities
- Targeted content on what drives startup survival, growth and investability.
- Programs that improve every cohort
- Structured feedback that feeds into each new cohort.
Startups get
- Tailored capability building
- Via workshops and bootcamps.
- Individualised advisory
- Via 1:1 advisory.
- Investor readiness
- Via advisory and pitch coaching.
Beyond the cohort
Strategy and funding design
- — Entrepreneurship and innovation strategy design
- — Grant-making strategy and criteria design for entrepreneurship funding
Organisational capability
- — ESO capability assessments and improvement roadmaps
- — Internal monitoring and evaluation systems design
- — Staff training on investment readiness assessment and diligence
Investment and diligence
- — Due diligence support
- — Grant and investment committee process design
- — Investment vehicle or fund structuring advisory
For startups, adjacent support is also available directly or through institutional engagements: help raising capital, operations and governance design, go-to-market strategy, fractional executive support, and post-investment and exit readiness advisory.