Africa's Business Heroes
Startup competition · run by Jack Ma Foundation · Africa
Continent-wide pitch competition for founders of registered African businesses, judged in successive rounds up to a grand finale.
Apply on the programme's own siteAfrica's Business Heroes terms
Read from the programme's own page on October 28, 2026, and re-read every morning. A figure nobody states is left empty rather than estimated.
- Who may apply
- We are open to Candidates from all 54 African Countries.
“We are open to Candidates from all 54 African Countries.” check it
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