Carnegie Mellon University Africa Business Incubation Program 2026-2027

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Carnegie Mellon University Africa Kigali, Rwanda 2027

Information

The Carnegie Mellon University Africa Business Incubation Program is a 12-month accelerator for tech-enabled startups in Africa. It provides seed funding, advisory support, cloud credits, and connections to investors and CMU’s partner ecosystem to help a revenue-generating product scale and attract investment.

Benefits

Seed funding, 12 months of targeted advisory support, AWS credits and technical support, introductions to angel investors and VCs, access to CMU-Africa's ecosystem and global entrepreneurship networks.

Eligibility

Startups must be less than two years old, building a scalable tech-enabled solution across Africa, with a proof-of-concept prototype and at least two committed co-founders who can dedicate full-time effort.

Application

Apply via the provided Google Forms application form.

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Opportunity Details

TypeAccelerator

FundingFully funded

OrganiserCarnegie Mellon University Africa

LocationKigali, Rwanda

Dates July 13, 2026

Study level Early-career professional

Open toOpen to startups operating across Africa.

Business / Entrepreneurship Computer Science

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