MEST Africa Training Programme

Startup fellowship · run by Meltwater Foundation · Accra · Africa

A year of full-time, in-person training in Accra for African software entrepreneurs, followed by seed investment into the teams that form.

Apply on the programme's own site

MEST Africa Training Programme terms

Read from the programme's own page on September 13, 2026, and re-read every morning. A figure nobody states is left empty rather than estimated.

Funding
$60,000
Receive $60,000 equity-free funding and access other funding opportunities to fuel the growth and sustainability of your business check it
Cost to apply
equity-free
Receive $60,000 equity-free funding and access other funding opportunities to fuel the growth and sustainability of your business check it
Who may apply
Your business must be registered in Ghana and have been in operation for at least 3 years.
Your business must be registered in Ghana and have been in operation for at least 3 years. check it
Batch
COHORT 1

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