Deadline: February 3, 2025
Applications are open for the iHub-Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship 2025. ihub and Mastercard Foundation are partnering to empower edtech startups who are building tools that enhance learning outcomes and accelerate access to equitable and quality education for Africa’s next generation.
The program provides a unique opportunity to collaborate with a network of experienced professionals with the same goal: to drive innovation in the edtech sector. They will provide hands-on mentorship and resources to help you get your startup to the next level.
Benefits
- Equity Free Funding: Qualified startups are entitled to $100k in equity free funding over the course of the accelerator programme.
- Support & Mentoring: Startups can tap into their multidisciplinary experts for design, product, and tech optimization.
- Investor Network: Startups, through this programme would be exposed to investors to help scale their products.
- Discount & Deals: Startup through this programme can enjoy special deals from tools and service providers they have partnered.
- Marketing Strategy: Their team of experts will help startups align their market strategy to enable them hit PMF.
Eligibility
- Startups must be Africa focused and incorporated in Kenya.
- They should be building solutions that address challenges across K-12, tertiary education and vocational skills training.
- Your Edtech Solution must posses these two qualities:
- EdTech Solution Based: Must have verifiable users aligned with the accelerator’s focus: education access, student learning, school management, and teacher/trainer effectiveness.
- Inclusive Teams: Applicants should have a balanced team, passionate about education. Female founders of EdTech solution companies are strongly encouraged to apply
Application
Applications will be reviewed in three stages:
Stage 1: In this stage, the Edtech solutions will be assessed on the following criteria:
- Problem/Solution Fit
- Founder Potential
- Business Model Fit
- Traction
Stage 2: Selected EdTech solutions from the first stage will be assessed based on the following criteria:
- Scalability
- Long-term
- Plan/Vision
- Competitive Advantage
- Team Potential
Stage 3: The final stage will be an interview with applicants who have successfully gone through the assessment stage. A final selection will then be made, subject to due diligence.
For more information, visit iHub-Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship.
