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Incubator

Program

- Cohort II

Our Pan-African Incubator Program is a dynamic 10-week initiative dedicated to empowering early-stage founders across the African continent.

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Why Choose

Our Incubator

Our program is designed to nurture innovation and drive growth for startups across Africa. We are sector-agnostic, welcoming projects from DeFi to AI agents, with a particular interest in applications utilizing local stablecoins such as cGHS, cKES, and cUSD. By participating, you'll join a vibrant community committed to revolutionizing the technological landscape of Africa.

Application Period: March 19th - April 9th

Program Commencement: 16th April 2025

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Designed to support startup.

Program

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Comprehensive Funding

Up to $9k for the prize pool from the DAO and partners

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Tokenomics and Liquidity Guidance:

Strategic advice on token design, incentive structures, distribution mechanisms, and listing strategies to build sustainable token economies.

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Robust Mentor Network

A thriving network of distinguished mentors, including operators, entrepreneurs, and investors

Curriculum Overview

Finding product-market

fit

Assit founders in honing their concepts to address genuine market needs.

Crypto Business

Model

Guide startups in creating sustainable and scalable business frameworks.

Build & integrate

with Celo

How do you go about to deploy on Celo mainnet?

Building on Minipay

Leveraging Opera's distribution channel to reach more users.

Creating a winning

Pitch Deck

Teach founders to present their business ideas compellingly.

Scalling, BD & Fundraising

readiness

Expanding to new markets, partners and know when ready to receive investment.

Customer acquisition

Building a customer base and retention

Legal and Regulatory

Framework

Understanding legal structures and regulatory requirements.

Tokenomics Advisory

Framework

Using ubestarter Token Launchpad to gain hands-on experience in deploying your token

Demo Day

Founders presenting compelling ideas to potential investors.

Uniquely selected

Program
Mentors

Duncan Muchangi

Duncan Muchangi

Head Of BD, Fonbnk

Jovan Mwesigwa

Jovan Mwesigwa

Founder Oneramp

S. A. Kakai

S. A. Kakai

Crypto Regulation Expert

Derrick Bundi

Derrick Bundi

Co-Founder Pretium

Joshua C. Tebepina

Joshua C. Tebepina

Co-Founder Bingteller

Sponsorship
Opportunities

Explore our deck and partner with us towards turning visionary ideas into impactful realities.

Top Three Project

Previous
Cohort

PeerPesa

Connecting Africa Through P2P Trading using CUSD!

DeFi
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Pretium finance

We're revolutionizing African cross-border payments and integrating cryptocurrencies into the economic value chain.

DeFi
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Minicrash

Provably fair blockchain game where anyone can be the house

DeFi
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Incubation Partners

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