Challenger Digital & Green Innovation Acceleration Programme 2025 – YOA

Deadline: November 10, 2025

Applications are open for the Challenger Digital & Green Innovation Acceleration Programme 2025. You are constructing a enterprise that makes use of know-how to make life higher for folks, communities, and the planet. You see OPPORTUNITY the place others see problem. But rising a younger enterprise shouldn’t be simple: funding is proscribed, mentorship is tough to seek out, and entry to the fitting companions or buyers might be out of attain.

The Digital and Green Innovation Acceleration Programme is right here to alter that! This programme helps early-stage entrepreneurs in Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda who’re creating digital options that advance sustainability and local weather resilience.

The programme is open to ventures utilizing know-how to resolve challenges in areas reminiscent of:

• Climate-smart agriculture and meals methods
• Renewable power and clear applied sciences
• Circular financial system and waste administration
• Water administration and conservation
• Green mobility and logistics
• Digital monetary inclusion and inexperienced finance
• Environmental information and citizen engagement

Benefits

You will acquire entry to:

• Practical enterprise acceleration
• Expert mentorship
• Investor readiness and connections
• Market and visibility alternatives
• Seed funding and worldwide publicity

Eligibility

They are calling for early-stage, for-revenue startups which might be:

• Registered and operational in Kenya, Ethiopia or Uganda
• Building digital options that contribute to environmental sustainability, local weather adaptation, or round innovation
• At the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) or early-income stage
• Led by not less than two energetic co-founders
• Demonstrating progress potential and clear market traction
• Inclusive, with choice for youth- and girls-led enterprises

Application

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For extra info, go to Challenger Digital & Green Innovation Acceleration Programme.