AFRISE Challenge 2025 for African Youth & Student Entrepreneurs

The AFRISE Challenge is an accelerator program targeted at high potential African youth and student entrepreneurs. Thirty founders will be selected for mentorship and leadership development, culminating in an International Demo Day to access funding support. Participants also receive technology credits and a market exposure tour to Concordia University, Montreal, with support from partners including AWS, Zoho, IBM, Microsoft, Canva, and DigitalOcean.

Mentorship and leadership development accelerator for 30 founders; International Demo Day to access funding; technology credits from partners; market exposure tour to Concordia University, Montreal (1-week for selected youth entrepreneurs).

Applicant should be 18–35 years old African youth. Applications are from Nigeria, Uganda, Morocco, Kenya and Senegal.