MEST AI Startup Program

Terms from the program's own pages

2027 terms

• West or East African citizens with software development experience and interest in AI entrepreneurship; teams of 2-4. source
• Maximum age: 35 source
• Minimum age: 21 source
• Locations: Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya, West and East Africa source
• Attendance: in_person source
• Funding up to: $100,000 source
• Funding from: $100,000 source
• Amount: Up to $100,000 in pre-seed investment source

This round

Not yet confirmed

Past editions

• 2027 class

  Program start Jan 2027, graduation Aug 2027 (month-level only), incubation Sep-Dec 2027

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  Deadline Jul 20, 2026

  Starts Jan 1, 2027

  Ends Aug 31, 2027