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MEST Africa
Training Program & Seed Fund
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling
Odds
94 funded from 2,000+
Effort
30 min
Can you get this?
✓For tech entrepreneurs from Africa
✓Focus on technology and software ventures
✓Early-stage startups supported
✓Startups solving real-world problems
Your real odds
Since 2008, MEST has funded 94 businesses out of 2,000+ trained entrepreneurs, so you are looking at a selective investment rate by any measure.
Investment is reserved for promising ventures that emerge from or engage with the in-person training program, which is itself competitive to enter. The annual MEST Africa Challenge uses a top-10 finalist structure, which tells you something about how few teams advance.
What it takes
Check open programs and application windows30 min
Apply to the relevant program or challengeSeveral hrs
Participate in selection rounds
Worth knowing
MESTx, a set of partner-delivered programs, offers entry points beyond the flagship training program, and it is worth checking whether those are open when the core program is not.
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