Important Dates
February, 2026
Applications Open
Cohorts 5,6 & 7
May, 2026
Innovest Ignite Accelerator
Cohort 5, 6 & 7 Kick-off
July, 2026
Investment Summit/Demo day
Cohorts 5, 6 & 7
August, 2026
Applications Open
Cohort 8
September, 2026
Innovest Ignite Accelerator
Cohorts 8 Kick-off
November, 2026
Investment Summit/Demo day
Cohort 8
In The News
Jahazii has successfully closed a $400K pre-seed round, with participation from Innovest Afrika, Antler East Africa, DEG Impulse, and Jozi Angels. Jahazii is redefining financial services for Africa’s workforce.
Innovest Afrika hosted the 1st Edition of the Innovest Ignite Accelerator. The Summit & Demo Day showcased the innovation of the cohort as they pitched their startups to investors.
This status enables Innovest Afrika to continue to offer our accelerator programs free of charge to all participants. We are better equipped than ever to nurture the next generation of African innovators.
Founder/CEO of Innovest Afrika, appeared live on Business Express on NTA Nigeria TV, sharing insights on the vision of Innovest Afrika and “how founders can access capital from global investors.”
This status enables Innovest Afrika to continue offering our accelerator programs free of charge to all participants. We are now better equipped to nurture the next generation of African innovators.
The inaugural Innovest Ignite Accelerator officially wrapped up with a high-energy Summit & Demo Day. Our Cohort 1 founders took the stage to showcase their innovations to investors.
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