Backed by KSH Foundation, Tomorrow Foundation and EHA Impact Ventures, with training delivered by US-based pre-seed accelerator Founder Institute, Her Startup provides structured training, a monthly stipend, sector-matched mentoring and access to founder-friendly, revenue-based financing to help early-stage, women-led tech startups across Africa grow and become investment-ready.
Backed by KSH Foundation, Tomorrow Foundation and EHA Impact Ventures, Her Startup is an accelerator helping early-stage, women-led tech startups across Africa build investment-ready businesses. The programme will select 10 founders for its second cohort, with training delivered by US-based pre-seed accelerator Founder Institute, to close a funding gap in which women founders secured less than one per cent of the more than $2 billion raised by African startups in 2025.
Support Package & Benefits
- A fully funded 12-week training programme with Founder Institute.
- A monthly stipend so founders can focus on the programme full time.
- 12 months of sector-matched mentoring.
- A chance to pitch to Her Startup’s investment committee for funding.
- Convertible, revenue-based financing, with repayments tied to company revenue rather than a fixed schedule.
Eligibility Criteria
- Women founders or CEOs aged 18 to 35.
- A tech-enabled business that has operated for at least six months.
- At least $500 in monthly gross revenue.
- Founders from Francophone Africa are particularly encouraged to apply.
- Applications close on October 26.