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Applications Open for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa

November 13, 2021

Google for Startups Accelerator Africa has opened applications for the latest three-month programme designed to help startups scale across the continent. The programme which was launched in 2017, the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa programme has so far supported 82 startups from 17 African countries, which between them have raised more than US$117 million in funding and created more than 2,800 jobs.

Google for Startups Accelerator
Google for Startups Accelerator

Successful early-growth stage startup applicants will gain access to equity-free support alongside the best of Google’s networks, advanced technology, experts and mentors through Google for Startups Accelerator Africa’s week-long virtual bootcamps every month from March to May 2022.

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The news of the latest edition of the accelerator comes after Google for Startups awarded equity-free funding to 50 African startups through its US$3 million Black Founders Fund Africa.

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“We are honoured to have yet another opportunity to connect with African innovators and empower them through the seventh class of Google For Startups Accelerator Africa. We know that, as with previous classes, we are on the cusp of uncovering more outstanding technology-led solutions to some of the continent’s most pressing challenges, developed by Africans themselves,” said Andy Volk, who leads Google’s developer and startup ecosystem efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Applications are open https://g.co/AcceleratorAfrica here until January 14, 2022. Startups at the seed to Series A stages from Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe are invited to apply.

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Kelechi Deca has over two decades of media experience, he has traveled to over 77 countries reporting on multilateral development institutions, international business, trade, travels, culture, and diplomacy. He is also a petrol head with in-depth knowledge of automobiles and the auto industry

Google Selects Egyptian, Moroccan Startups for its Regional Startups Accelerator

July 15, 2021
Google for Startups Accelerator Middle East and North Africa

Google has picked startups from Egypt and Morocco for the second cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator Middle East and North Africa, a three-month digital accelerator programme for seed to Series A technology startups based in the region.

The programme, which will run virtually until the end of September, will see 12 selected startups receive mentorship in machine learning, cloud, digital marketing, product design/UX, customer acquisition, and leadership development.

Google for Startups Accelerator Middle East and North Africa
Google for Startups Accelerator Middle East and North Africa

They will also be connected with VCs, while Google will offer workshops on design thinking to all startups that have applied for the second cohort. The 12 selected startups come from six Arab countries across automotive, agriculture, fitness, fintech, real-estate, e-commerce and entertainment.

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Four are from Egypt, namely ElCoach, a fitness app that offers hyper-personalised fitness and nutrition plans based on each individual needs and goals; FreshSource, a B2B fresh food supply platform; Hekouky, an online legal-tech platform; and Zammit, an e-commerce website builder. Also selected was Morocco’s MyTindy, a marketplace that introduces everyone to Morocco’s local products designed by talented craftspeople.

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The cohort also includes three startups from Saudi Arabia (Ejaro, OTO, and Sabbar), two from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (Bankiom and Invygo), and one each from Jordan (Mawsuah) and Bahrain (SINC).

Kelechi Deca

Kelechi Deca has over two decades of media experience, he has traveled to over 77 countries reporting on multilateral development institutions, international business, trade, travels, culture, and diplomacy. He is also a petrol head with in-depth knowledge of automobiles and the auto industry

Google Regional Accelerator Berths in North Africa for Startups

December 6, 2020

There is a golden opportunity for startups in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia to participate in this year’s Google Accelerator programme as calls for applications for the tech giant’s first Middle East and North Africa (MENA) startup accelerator programme opens. Made known in October as part of the Grow Stronger with Google regional programme, the Google for Startups Accelerator: MENA is a three-month digital programme for seed to Series A tech startups in the MENA region.

Google for Startups Accelerator
Google for Startups Accelerator

Startups in other MENA region countries such as Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Yemen are also invited as theirs will run virtually from January and will include between 10 and 15 startups.

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Those selected will be paired with relevant experts from Google and the industry to solve challenges they are facing in their businesses. They will also receive mentorship on both technical and business challenges as well as access to workshops covering machine learning technologies, product design/UX, customer acquisition, and leadership development for founders. To qualify, the companies must be based in the MENA region and should have already raised seed funding. Google will consider the problem the tech startup is trying to solve, how it creates value for users and how it addresses a real challenge for their home city, country or the MENA region broadly.

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Google will also look at whether the startup aims to use artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning technology in their product, service or operations to help solve current business challenges and successfully scale in the long run. Organisers say that the applications are open until December 31.

Kelechi Deca

Kelechi Deca has over two decades of media experience, he has traveled to over 77 countries reporting on multilateral development institutions, international business, trade, travels, culture, and diplomacy. He is also a petrol head with in-depth knowledge of automobiles and the auto industry

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