MTN Cloud Accelerator Program for Africa 2025

The MTN Cloud Accelerator is a 12-week program designed to help African startups grow faster by leveraging MTN’s products, platforms, and partners. Whether you’re scaling digital payments, transforming healthcare, or reimagining agriculture — we’ll give you the tools, funding, and network to go further.

Accelerate your startup with funding, deep product integration, and access to Africa’s largest telco infrastructure. 

• Table of Content
• About MTN Foundation
• MTN Accelerator Program
• Aim and Benefits of MTN Accelerator Program
• Requirements for MTN Accelerator Program Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About MTN Foundation

The MTN Foundation scholarship scheme seeks to attract high performing full time students studying in public tertiary institutions (universities, polytechnics and colleges of education) in Nigeria. The scholarship provides financial assistance to students who might otherwise be unable to pay for their tertiary education and aims to recognize and reward academic excellence.

MTN Accelerator Program

Aim and Benefits of MTN Accelerator Program

• N100,000,000 in grants
• API Integration, MTN Cloud, MoMo, Chenosis APIs, and more
• Mentorship
• Showcase at MTN: Demo Day with investors and media
• Post-program support

Requirements for MTN Accelerator Program Qualification

We’re looking for:

• Growth-stage startups with MVPs or live products
• Founders with deep customer insight and traction
• Teams solving African problems in:
• Fintech & Payments, HealthTech, EdTech, AgriTech, AI & Data Infrastructure, Cybersecurity & Digital ID, Retail & E-commerce
• Startups serving rural or underserved communities

Check also:
Tony Elumelu Foundation African Entrepreneurship Programme 2026

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit MTNNGBusiness. com