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Katapult Africa Accelerator 2026 is a grant from Katapult Africa that funds and supports impactful tech startups building agritech, foodtech, and climate tech solutions in Africa. Selected startups receive equity investments of $150,000 to $500,000 and participate in a 90-day accelerator program with workshops, mentorship from experts and serial entrepreneurs, and investor readiness support.
Priority sectors include renewable energy and energy access, sustainable mobility, circular economy and waste reduction, climate-smart agriculture, and climate fintech. The program concludes with a pitch event for impact investors globally. Katapult Africa also offers follow-on investment during Series A rounds for top performers.
Applications are open to impact startups operating on the African continent.
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Accelerator for African impact tech startups | Katapult Katapult Africa Accelerator We invest in and support impactful startups building agritech, foodtech and climate tech solutions in Africa. Apply to our program! The world’s growing population increases demand for food and the environmental footprint from agriculture.
New technologies have the potential to revolutionize our food systems and mitigate climate risks. Innovative startups from Africa need help to take the leap and create long lasting impact. Our accelerator program is designed to help them with growth, investor readiness, and impact management.
It combines 90 days of intense workshops, network & meaningful capital support.
In our mission to build a thriving world for all, the Katapult Africa Accelerator is particularly interested in applications from startups driving innovation and impact in the following sectors: Startups developing renewable energy solutions, decentralized power systems, energy access technologies, and storage innovations that enable a just energy transition across Africa.
Startups transforming how people and goods move—through electric mobility, sustainable transport infrastructure, mobility-as-a-service platforms, and logistics solutions that reduce emissions and improve accessibility. Startups enabling resource efficiency through waste reduction, recycling, upcycling, sustainable materials, and circular supply chain innovations that minimize environmental footprint.
Startups advancing climate-smart agricultural practices, soil and water conservation, sustainable inputs, and technologies for resilient food systems and improved farmer livelihoods. Startups operating in emerging fields such as carbon markets, climate fintech, and sustainable mining—unlocking new value chains and financial mechanisms for climate resilience and mitigation. If this sounds like you, don’t hesitate to apply!
Are you an impact startup operating in Africa? We would like to know more about you. Katapult Africa supports agritech, foodtech and climate tech companies positively impacting the continent.
Our investment decision process includes several interviews where you will get to present yourself and your company, and get to know our team. Interviews will contribute to our insight and assessment to team quality, impact potential, your product, business model, scalability & accelerator fit.
Due diligence means understanding your organisation’s current situation and what is required in order to reach both business and technological milestones. The global potential of your company is also assessed. We additionally conduct a deep dive impact screening to assess the overall impact of your operations and how aligned and integrated it is with the company strategy.
We invest in all the companies that take part in our accelerator programs. We invest $150,000-500,000 in your company in return for equity, and charge a program fee to cover the costs of running the accelerator. Following investment in your company, you will take part in an intense accelerator program.
During the program you will get hands-on mentorship from experts, serial entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors. The program runs for 3 months and ends with an exclusive event for active and relevant investors, where where you will get the opportunity to pitch to impact investors from all over the world. Katapult is raising a follow-on fund to increase our post-program capabilities and support our best performers.
We will make investments in companies during Series A or similar sized rounds. Are you an impact startup operating in Africa? We would like to know more about you.
Katapult Africa supports agritech, foodtech and climate tech companies positively impacting the continent. All startup accelerator programs We are also investing in and supporting global impact driven tech startups saving our oceans. The Tony Blair Institute’s mission is to equip political leaders and governments with the tools they need to create open, inclusive and prosperous societies in a globalized world.
Experts in our Government Advisory unit help countries and their leaders turn their vision for development into reality through effective government. Through our expert advisors, we’re able to offer unique insight, as well peer-to-peer practical support, to leaders and governments keen to implement reform.
And our Policy Futures team delivers analysis and practical policy advice on issues such as the challenges posed by technological advances and globalization. TBI has over the last 18 months also pivoted its work towards helping countries mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, source essential equipment, harness the power of technology and position themselves for the rebuilding to come.
TBI currently works with governments and leaders in 16 countries in Africa – Angola, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, the DRC, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. TBI has been working alongside the government of Rwanda since 2008 and builds capacity and delivery functions of key agencies across government, including in the agriculture and ICT sectors.
Today, TBI works with the government of Rwanda to attract private investments. Learn more about the Tony Blair Institute Norrsken is an impact ecosystem where entrepreneurs can find everything they need to make saving the world their business. Norrsken run the award-winning co-working space Norrsken House in Stockholm, Sweden and Norrsken House in Kigali, Rwanda, the largest startup hub in East Africa.
Norrsken incubated Norrsken VC – a $130 million impact VC fund investing in the best entrepreneurs that solve global challenges using technology and Norrsken22, a $200 million growth fund backing exceptional entrepreneurs building Africa’s new tech unicorns. Norrsken also manage the Norrsken Impact Accelerator, Europe’s leading Accelerator program for early stage impact startups.
Norrsken is a non-profit, non-partisan and non-political foundation, with a strong belief in effective altruism. It was founded by Niklas Adalberth, co-founder of payment services unicorn Klarna. Learn more about Norrsken.
Smart Africa is an alliance of 32 African countries, international organisations and global private sector players tasked with Africa’s digital agenda. The alliance is empowered by a bold and innovative commitment by African Heads of State to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development on the continent and usher Africa into the knowledge economy through affordable access to broadband and the use of ICTs.
With a vision to create a single digital market in Africa by 2030, the Smart Africa Alliance brings together Heads of State who seek to accelerate the digitalization of the continent and create a common market. Launched in 2013 by seven African Heads of State, the Alliance now has 32 member countries, representing over 815 million people and over 40 Private Sector members committed to the vision and the advancement of Africa.
Learn more about Smart Africa. The Norwegian government agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) is supporting the Katapult accelerator program with operational financial funding. The Agency is a directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Norad provides expert advice about development and aid to foreign services and works together with a range of other players in development assistance. In order to provide good and relevant advice it is important to understand the context in which the development aid must work.
Norad draws on the best expert groups in Norway and has substantial knowledge and know-how on subjects ranging from health and education to climate, environment, energy and human rights in recipient countries. Learn more about Norad.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Startups in climate tech, food systems, and sustainable development sectors. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to four (4) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) that will provide entrepreneurial development services to Native American communities, focusing on supplying services to socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing SBA resources. Eligible applicants must be Tribal Colleges and Universities as defined in the Higher Education Act HEA 316 (U.S.C. 1059c). Funding Opportunity Number: SB-GC7J-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.007. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,ED. Award Amount: Up to $250K per award.
The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to two (2) private, non-profit organizations that will provide entrepreneurial development services to women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing WBCs for the District of Columbia (DC) and the State of Oregon. There will be one award for each location. Eligible applicants must be private, non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax exempt status from the U.S. Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service and must provide services to the District of Columbia (DC) and State of Oregon. Funding Opportunity Number: SB-OEDWB-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.043. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,CD,RD. Award Amount: $75K – $150K per award.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs (Phase I) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The USDA SBIR/STTR programs focus on transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial potential and/or societal benefit in agriculturally-related areas. This can include app development for agricultural technology, rural development, and smart farming. Phase I aims to demonstrate technical feasibility.