Entrepreneurship

Turn your idea into a company

Two fully-funded tracks built for African tech professionals who are ready to build a real startup - not just talk about it. Supported by StartHub and VC4A.

Funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA)
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Tech professional with a strong entrepreneurial mindset ready to build

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Austrian Development AgencyAustrian Development Agency
StartHubStartHub
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Pick your track

Two paths. One mission.

Whether you have a startup ready to launch or an idea still taking shape - there is a structured path for where you are right now.

Tech professional at their workstation, ready to build a startup
Build Now Track
Advanced5 months venture support

Launch your startup

For: ready-to-launch tech professionals with a validated idea

You have a strong, validated idea and you are committed to running it into a registered business - now. This track is for the elite professional ready to do the work.

  • 1-week Launch Bootcamp: essential soft skills and startup fundamentals
  • Bi-weekly StartHub coaching - accountability through every challenge
  • Hands-on access to the VC4A investor and mentor community
  • Outcome: a registered, revenue-generating early-stage startup

Free

Join Build Now
Cohort of ambitious tech professionals collaborating on startup ideas
Future Founders Track
Intermediate1 month intensive + 5 months mentorship

Prepare for launch

For: motivated tech professionals with an entrepreneurial mindset

You have the mindset and the drive but need a structured path to develop, validate, and plan your future venture. This track gives you the framework and the people to do it right.

  • 1-month intensive with 30 peers: early-stage business development
  • 5 months of dedicated 1-on-1 career and entrepreneurial mentorship
  • Customer validation interviews and a complete business model
  • Outcome: a ready-to-execute plan for your tech venture

Free

Join Future Founders

How it works

The entrepreneurship journey

From bootcamp to launch - here is how the six months unfold, step by step.

Week 1

Launch Bootcamp

Every participant - on both tracks - starts here. One week of intensive, full-day training on the essential soft skills and startup fundamentals that every founder needs before they hit the ground.

After the bootcamp, you choose your track: Build Now if you are ready to launch now, Future Founders if you need more time to validate your idea.

Participants during an intensive launch bootcamp session
Months 1 – 5

Coaching and mentorship

Build Now: Bi-weekly deep-dive sessions with a dedicated StartHub coach. Accountability, challenge, and momentum - every fortnight, throughout your venture-building period.

Future Founders: A focused 1-month intensive with your cohort of 30, followed by five months of personalised 1-on-1 career and entrepreneurial mentorship.

One-on-one coaching session between a mentor and a participant
Throughout

Investor access

All participants gain access to the VC4A investor and mentor community - experienced founders and VC4A-affiliated investors focused on scaling early-stage African startups and helping you secure funding.

The VC4A Mentorship Marketplace is open to all bootcamp graduates across both tracks.

Tech professionals in a collaborative workspace, building their network
Programme close

Launch

Build Now graduates exit the programme with a registered, revenue-generating early-stage startup - and a contribution to job creation in the African tech ecosystem.

Future Founders graduates exit with a complete business model, validated customer interviews, and a ready-to-execute plan for their tech venture.

Graduate presenting their startup at a launch event

200

Places across cohorts

5+

Cohorts delivered

100

Paid internship placements

750+

Mentorship hours logged

Mentorship and investor access

The right guidance makes it unstoppable

You have direct access to experienced founders, industry leaders, and startup experts through the VC4A ecosystem - people who have built what you are trying to build.

VC4A Mentorship Marketplace

Connect with top mentors from across the VC4A network - open to all bootcamp graduates on both tracks.

One-on-one coaching

Dedicated 1-on-1 support for participants actively building - bi-weekly StartHub coaching on Build Now or personalised career mentorship on Future Founders.

Investor community access

VC4A-affiliated investors and founders focused on scaling and securing funding for early-stage African tech startups - ready to guide you through to launch.

Your idea is powerful. The right mentor makes it unstoppable.

Mentor and participant working through a venture challenge together at an event

Cohort applications open now

Your idea can transform Africa.

Both tracks are fully sponsored by the Austrian Development Agency. There is no financial barrier - only the commitment to build. Apply before places fill.

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