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mentorDay is a private and independent NGO, made up of over 1,000 volunteer mentors who provide support to entrepreneurs, helping them grow and create jobs. 

We are a business accelerator that supports entrepreneurs from around the world through an extensive network of volunteer mentors in more than 40 countries, with a
special focus on Europe and Latin America. With more than 30 years of experience, mentorDay has been a pioneer in online acceleration programs, being one of the first worldwide and the first impact accelerator in Spain.

Throughout our history, we have helped over 1,900 businesses

Setup A Startup, founded by McKevin Ayaba, is a pioneering organization dedicated to fostering and developing the startup and innovation ecosystem across Africa. The company positions itself at the intersection of corporate strength and startup agility, aiming to be the connective tissue that binds together these dynamic worlds through open innovation.

Key Initiatives:

1. Founders University: Founders University is a flagship initiative of Setup A Startup, designed to provide comprehensive education and training for startup founders. This program offers a curriculum tailored to the unique

Untapped Global plays a catalytic role in financing tech-enabled companies in emerging markets.

TLcom Capital is an Africa-focused tech VC. TLCOM collaborates with entrepreneurs to mobilize resources, cash, knowledge, and networks. Currently investing from its Tide Africa Fund, which invests $500K to $10M in Sub-Saharan African enterprises, the organization has handled over $300M.

Seedstars Africa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in high-growth companies active across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Novastar is a venture capital investor that backs entrepreneurs that are obsessed with serving the basic needs of everyday consumers; understanding their lifestyles, the friction that slows them down, the tools that lift them up, and the informal markets where they live, work and shop.

African Venture Capital Fund investing in digital infrastructure, fintech and cleantech related businesses.

KawiSafi Ventures is a for-profit impact Fund which aims to catalyze an emerging high-growth potential off-grid solar energy ecosystem in East Africa.

The Global Innovation Fund is a non-profit, impact-first investment fund that improves lives by funding social innovations. The Fund supports innovators at all stages of their life cycle, from start-up and pilot testing through to larger scale implementation. The innovations we fund can be located in any developing country and can focus on any sector relevant to international development, provided they improve the lives of those living on less than $5 a day.

The FMO Ventures Program focuses on early-stage, tech-enabled direct investments alongside a lead investor and indirect investments with a more generalist focus on funds. The FMO Ventures Program is a EUR 200 million investment program supported by contributions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and a guarantee from the European Union with a 4-year investment period.