GrowthAfrica
Also known as Accelerate Africa, GrowthAfrica Accelerator
Accelerator Nairobi, Kenya Since 2002 growthafrica.com
Overview
Pan-African accelerator and entrepreneur support organisation founded in 2002 and headquartered in Nairobi, with offices in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi and Zambia. It works with startups, scalable ventures and growth-stage SMEs, aiming to make them investment-ready, and also designs and delivers donor-funded entrepreneur programmes. Its accelerator has run 39 cohorts since 2012.
What startups get
A growth-strategy programme whose first six months combine workshops with in-company support from growth advisors and mentors, ending in an implementation-ready growth plan; plus financial modelling, leadership training, a pan-African peer network and help identifying and engaging investors.
Details
- Type
- Accelerator
- Headquarters
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Runs in
- Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Zambia
- Format
- Cohort-based; six-month intensive phase with in-company support
- Who can apply
- Startups, scalable ventures and growth SMEs in Africa
- Stages
- Seed, Early stage, Growth
- Started
- 2002
- Status
- Active
- Website
- growthafrica.com
About this data
Compiled from the program’s website, announcements, and press reports as of October 9, 2026. Terms, credits, and eligibility change between cohorts; confirm them with the program before applying. Alumni are examples, not a complete list.