CcHub and Mastercard Foundation are partnering to empower edtech startups who are building tools that enhance learning outcomes and accelerate access to equitable and quality education for Africa’s next generation.

Eligibility Requirements

Startups must be Africa focused and incorporated in Nigeria. They should be building solutions that address challenges across K-12, tertiary education and vocational skills training.

Your Edtech Solution must posses these two qualities

EdTech Solution Based

Must have verifiable users aligned with our accelerator’s focus: education access, student learning, school management, and teacher/trainer effectiveness.

Inclusive Teams

Applicants should have a balanced team, passionate about education. Female founders of EdTech solution companies are strongly encouraged to apply

Benefits

Startups that make it into the accelerator programme enjoy the following benefits.

Equity Free Funding

Qualified startups are entitled to $100k in equity free funding over the course of the accelerator programme

Support & Mentoring

Startups can tap into our multidisciplinary experts for design, product, and tech optimization.

Investor Network

Startups, through this programme, would be exposed to investors to help scale their products

Selection Criteria

Applications will be reviewed in 3 stages

Interested innovators are to apply below. In this stage, the Edtech solutions will be assessed on the following criteria

• Problem/Solution Fit
• Founder Potential
• Business Model Fit
• Traction

Selected EdTech solutions from the first stage will be assessed based on the following criteria

• Scalability
• Long-term
• Plan/Vision
• Competitive Advantage
• Team Potential

The final stage will be an interview with applicants who have successfully gone through the assessment stage. A final selection will then be made, subject to due diligence.

Application Deadline: February 17, 2024

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the CcHub-Mastercard Foundation Edtech Fellowship Program

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