Safaricom Spark Accelerator Program Kenya 2025 – YOA

Deadline: May 31, 2025

Applications are open for the Safaricom Spark Accelerator Program Kenya 2025. The Spark Accelerator is a platform for daring and visionary founders to develop and scale their companies. Anchored across the goal of remodeling lives, the purpose is straightforward but highly effective, to empower startups with the entry they should succeed. The Spark Accelerator is a collaborative initiative by Safaricom, M-PESA Africa, and Sumitomo Corporation and Implemented By iHub LTD.

Startups in these focus sectors qualify to apply for the Spark Accelerator:

• Embedded Finance: Open Finance, Agency as a Service
• Future Fintech: Proximity Payments, Personal Finance Management, Blockchain, AI/ML for Credit
• SME Productivity Tools: E-Commerce Enablement, Intelligent Supply Chain, AI Business Automation
• Creative Economy: Gaming, Digital Content, Creator Economy Tools

Benefits

• Access To Product and Technology Support
  • Access to Daraja and M-PESA Open APIs
  • AWS Activate credit as much as $25K
  • Technical advisory & mentorship
  • Business improvement help
• Access To Market
  • Go to Market Support
  • Access to Safaricom and M-PESA Customer Base of over 30 Million Customers
  • Access to Safaricom Partner Network
  • Networking and Events
• Access To Capital
  • Investor Readiness
  • Access to Funding from Safaricom and Leading Venture Capital Funds

Eligibility

• Startups primarily based in Kenya, significantly these constructing options in highlighted focus areas, are inspired to apply.
• The program is open to numerous groups with the requisite experience, prepared to just accept fairness participation, and with current merchandise and publish-income and Up to Series A BeginUps.
• If you’re a feminine founder they strongly encourage you to apply.

Application

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to Spark Accelerator Program.