Cascador Program 2025 for Mid-stage African Entrepreneurs ($5,000 stipend) – YOA

Deadline: June 1, 2025

Applications are open for the Cascador Program 2025 for Mid-stage African Entrepreneurs. Cascador empowers mid-stage African entrepreneurs to scale their mission-pushed firms, equipping them with confirmed enterprise methods, management abilities, and unique entry to the brand new $2M Catalytic Fund.

They concentrate on constructing robust management abilities, clear worth propositions, acceptable funding plans (fairness, debt and/or grants), a robust community of native sources and a neighborhood of friends. The aim is that you just depart the Cascador program as a robust, transformative chief with a strategic plan to scale, and the connections, sources, and capital required to execute your plan.

Benefits

The program consists of:

• In particular person and digital expertise;
• Individual mentorship following this system to make sure their fellows can apply what they study in the actual world;
• $5,000 USD stipend for private improvement;
• A small variety of alumni might ultimately qualify for debt or fairness funding from our affiliated financing group.
• $50,000 USD in prizes awarded for Impact, Best Pitch and Exemplary Cascador;
• Eligibility to apply for the $2M Catalytic Fund after program completion, with investments determined on the annual Pitch Day.

Eligibility

• Open to mid-stage African entrepreneurs.
• 2+ years in operations.
• ₦50M+ in annual income.
• Based in Nigeria.
• All enterprise fashions are welcome. Impact-driven entrepreneurs are most popular.

Application

Program Dates

• In-person kick-off: September 7-10 on the Radisson Blu, VI in Lagos (lodging & meals supplied)
• Virtual schooling (weekly 2-hour video calls): September 15-October 31
• In-person intensive: November 2-7 at Lagos Business School (lodging & meals supplied)
• Catalytic Fund functions open for alumni: February 2026

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to Cascador Program.