Startupbootcamp AfriTech

Overview of Organisation

Startupbootcamp AfriTech is an accelerator for start-ups, supporting and scaling innovative and disruptive technology companies across the African continent.

Its office is located in the old Foundry in Green Point, Cape Town, at Ideas Cartel, which operates under Inner City Ideas Cartel.

Startupbootcamp AfriTech is currently running the ASIP Accelerator Program, which is anchored by corporate sponsor Telecel Group.

Telecel aims to support the next generation of early-stage African tech start-ups disrupting key industry verticals, including FinTech, InsureTech, AgriTech, eCommerce, Digital Health, and CleanTech.

And it will provide participating start-ups with access to markets through its mobile services across the continent.

The ASP Accelerator Program is also anchored by corporate sponsors Old Mutual, RCS, BNP Paribas, Nedbank, and PwC, which will support and grow the programme and selected start-ups.

And global sponsors of the programme include Amazon Web Services, and Cisco.

Focus areas:

Alternative finance
Analytics
Authentication and identity management
Big data
Blockchain
Capital markets and asset management
Connectivity
Cross-border payments
Commerce
Enabling technologies
Financial inclusion
Identity authentication
Insurance 2.0
Payment solutions

Website link

https://www.startupbootcamp.org/accelerator/cape-town/

Assistance Areas Offered

Accelerators and Incubators

Incubator

Accelerator

Specialization Sector/s

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

Clean Technologies

Electricty, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply

Information and communication

Financial and insurance activities

FinTech and InsureTech

Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding

Human health and social work activities

Health Technologies

Human health activities

Target Market

Start-Up stage SMME’s

Country/s of interest

Egypt

Ghana

Kenya

Nigeria

South Africa

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