African Impact Initiative Challenge (Cohort 6) - Call for applications
African Impact Initiative Challenge (Cohort 6) - Call for applications
The African Impact Initiative Challenge has designed four tracks to support ambitious founders at different stages of their journey and is aiding startups across two streams. Deadline for application is 31 January 2026.
The African Impact Challenge empowers daring early innovators solving African challenges with global potential, supporting them in building market-shaping, globally competitive businesses. It has trained over 7,000 founders and funded more than 100 businesses across 46 different countries including Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Botswana, Tanzania, Egypt, Morocco, Uganda, Ethiopia, Cameroon, and Nigeria.
For the next cohort it has designed four tracks to support ambitious founders like you at different stages of their journey and is supporting startups across two streams: Health Entrepreneurship for ventures enabling health outcomes with technology anywhere in Africa, and, in 2026, Country Innovation for ventures across other sectors in Nigeria.
Eligibility criteria
- Young Africans under 39 living in Africa.
- A desire to pursue impact-focused entrepreneurship as a means of livelihood.
- A desire to solve critical problems with technology.
- Full time commitment from the team building the venture.
Selection criteria
- You should be solving a pressing problem/challenge in your country.
- Your solution should be technology enabled in its creation and/or use.
- Preference will be given to solutions that target non-consumption, by increasing adoption, accessibility and affordability.
- Preference will be given to innovative business models that are scalable.
Application deadline: 31 January 2026