Published: 06 Dec 2021 867 views
MEST, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation has announced that applications are open for the next two cohorts of the MEST Express Accelerator program.
The 20-week acceleration program, under the Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works strategy, offers free training, mentorship, resources, and support to participating startups. At the end of the program, startups in each cohort will have the opportunity to participate in a pitching session where top-performing ventures will receive equity-free grant funding.
Program Focus Areas
MEST is an Africa-wide technology entrepreneur training program, internal seed fund, and network of hubs offering incubation for technology startups in Africa.
| Application Deadline | 16 Jan 2022 |
| Country to study | Ghana |
| Type | Entrepreneurs |
| Sponsor | Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) |
| Gender | Men and Women |
The acceleration program, under the Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works strategy, offers free training, mentorship, resources, and support to participating startups. At the end of the program, startups in each cohort will have the opportunity to participate in a pitching session where top-performing ventures will receive equity-free grant funding.
Grant funding will be awarded to the top participant(s) in the cohort. Exact amounts will vary.
For more details, visit MEST website.
