Programs / Afrifounders Venture Fellowship
Six months of structured training, apprenticeship and real venture responsibility, for a small number of people who intend to build and run businesses.
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Cohort dates are announced when a cohort is approved. No application deadline is displayed while applications are closed. Outcomes vary by fellow and by venture; we do not publish placement rates we cannot evidence.Fellows learn how a business actually works, then take responsibility inside one. The work spans operations, product, growth and strategy, with an operator accountable for their development throughout.
Outcomes vary by fellow and by venture. We do not publish placement rates we cannot evidence.
How businesses work: customers, product, money, operations and people.
Working next to operators on live problems, with feedback every week.
A function inside a venture, owned end to end and judged on results.
For those ready: a continuing operating or leadership role in a venture.
Every stage is a real filter. We would rather run a small cohort than a full one.
Someone credible puts your name forward.
Your background, motivation and what you want to run.
Aptitude and reasoning, plus a recorded interview.
A conversation with the operators you would work beside.
Most of our strongest fellows arrived through a recommendation from someone who had seen them work.
Building businesses that build our world.