Telecel Group 2022 ASIP Accelerator Program for African Entrepreneurs

Published: 22 Sep 2022

Backed by anchor partner Telecel Group, the program is ideal for tech-oriented startups looking to scale through corporate and public sector partnerships. We scout, skill, and scale early-stage startups through intensive coaching and opportunities for pilots and Proof of Concept projects that subsequently open the doors for longer-term commercial agreements.

This cohort’s partners include the Government of Senegal, through DER/FJ, a youth and women empowerment structure set up by the President of the Republic of Senegal. With the help of DER/FJ startups will gain public-sector knowledge and support which presents an opportunity to further scale their impact.

The Africa Startup Initiative Program is a program founded by Moh Damush, Telecel Group CEO as a CSR activity.  Telecel Group then partnered with Startupbootcamp AfriTech to create the ASIP Accelerator Program which contributes in a meaningful way to the African community to help the young Startups in Africa whose innovative ideas are creating a difference in their communities.

Starting in 2017, the first SBC AfriTech program accelerated 40 incredible African startups that have set an incredibly high bar for the next program.

• 88% are still operating and scaling at impressive rates
• 50% of our startups are self sustaining based on the commercial contracts
• The average increase in valuation for startups raising capital is 4x- 10x post-Demo Day

Telecel Group ASIP Accelerator Program

Application Deadline	November 11, 2022
Funding Type	Partially Funded
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	Telecel Group

Telecel Group ASIP Accelerator Program Benefits

• During the Covid pandemic, SBC launched Accelerator Squared as a fully online platform that enables startups to access the complete library of content, group workshops, 1:1 mentoring, collaborative sessions with Entrepreneurs in Residence, and invite-only discussion forums with founders from around the globe.
• The Program takes a hybrid format and begins in Dakar, culminating in a physical Demo Day where startup founders pitch their disruptive solutions to a broad audience of media, investors, corporate partners, and industry stakeholders.

Requirements for Telecel Group ASIP Accelerator Program

To be eligible for the program, your startup

• Has to be formally incorporated
• Has at least 2 people working on the project and devoting at least 50% of their time to the project
• Has customers or clients using the products or services
• Is generating revenues from the products or services

Application Deadline

November 11, 2022

How to Apply