• The event will see over 50 startups and social entrepreneurs pitch their ideas and innovations to our panel of experts and stand a chance to win and secure a seed grant of up to 10,000 Euros.

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  • 100,000 EUROS FOR UP TO 20 STARTUPS

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  • 100,000 EUROS FOR UP TO 20 STARTUPS

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About StartUp Afrika

Startups are small companies but play a key role in economic growth. They create more jobs which means more employment and consequently leads to an improved economy. This initiative showcases some of Africa’s top social entrepreneurs and pioneers in diverse fields, who are creating prototype solutions across both tech and non-tech divides to help Africa solve its critical challenges around digitization, fashion industry, cleantech and climate change, education, etc., and will leverage new technologies to create innovative solutions that have a significant impact on the society or the environment.

Apply To The Project

Complete application form online and submit with necessary pitch materials by 12th July 2021

Pitch Your Idea

Good internet access for participants joining via Zoom. Good command of English language

Win & Get Funded

Successful startups stand a chance to win and secure a seed grant of up to 10,000€.

Our Objectives

♦ Promote Baden-Württemberg and African actors to build networks for sustainable economy which in turn will affect both African and German markets positively.

♦ Engage, identify, and partner with viable smart startup businesses in Africa and Baden-Württemberg.

♦ Enhance partnerships between African and German startups, create room for networking and knowledge-sharing, and open participants to cutting-edge solutions that could further launch their businesses.

♦ Undergird the existing community of African innovators through training, exhibition, pitch and subsequent seed grant as they seek to build solutions for social change.

Application Process

Meet Our Experts

The Ministry of Baden-Württemberg and SEZ, partners and sponsors of StartUp Africa, share a common interest in enabling start-ups build solutions that will help Africa solve some of its biggest challenges. In our 2021 edition, we have strategically aligned to host this event in one of Africa’s biggest economy and startup hubs, Nigeria, and subsequently, across Africa. The two-day hybrid event will cover remote participants from Baden-Württemberg and live participants from Lagos, Nigeria.

Our Cooperation Partners

Frequently Asked Questions

Below, you’ll find answers to the questions we get asked about
applying for the StartUp Afrika project.

Who is the program targeted at?

The program is targeted at, but not limited to, social entrepreneurs and pioneers in diverse fields, who are creating prototype solutions across both tech and non-tech divides to help Africa solve its critical challenges around digitization, fashion industry, cleantech and climate change, education, etc., and will leverage new technologies to create innovative solutions that have a significant impact on the society or the environment.

100,000 Euros to be shared between up to 20 start-ups.

  • 1: complete the online application form;
  • 2: be short-listed;
  • 3: get an invitation to pitch your idea;
  • 4: if successful, you can win a seed grant up to 10,000 Euros

Yes, it is possible to participate and experience the pitching sessions and the professional training.

Contact us directly to express your interest.

No.

- There are several partnership opportunities. Please contact us directly via the contact form and we will get back to you as soon as we can with more information

We have various volunteer opportunities. Contact us directly via the contact form and we will get back to you.

No, you will need an invitation to attend this event.

No. If successful and you wish to participate at the live venue, you will be responsible for your own cost. Please be informed of the Covid regulations.

Yes, please contact us to get the link.

We are happy to address any further questions regarding StartUp Afrika you may have. For further enquiries, please contact us via the contact form

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