Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa
Google · Corporate accelerator
VariesEquity-free mentoring, Google product credits and Cloud credits (amounts not stated), plus Cloud TPU access
A three-month hybrid accelerator for growth-stage, revenue-generating tech startups across Africa.
Key terms
- Equity-free for the duration of the program
- Cloud credits are subject to eligibility review and approval (no amount stated)
- CEO and CTO must commit to the required sessions
- Cohorts of 10–15 startups
Eligibility
- Where
- Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, DR Congo, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Stages
- series-a, growth
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Growth-stage, revenue-generating
- Program length: 3 months (hybrid)
How to apply
Apply on the program page while the window is open. Otherwise register your interest to be notified of the next cohort.
- Benefit
- in-kind
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Annual cohort (2026 window 4 Feb – 18 Mar closed; next dates TBA)
- Status
- Paused — next round TBA
Verified 2026-10-23 · source