Closing on: Feb 18, 2026
Get Ready 4 timbuktoo EdTech is a pan-African, fully online incubation programme designed to strengthen entrepreneurial maturity, growth, and access to financing for African EdTech startups.
The programme is offered by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under the timbuktoo initiative and implemented in partnership with Pitch Palabre.
🌱 Why Apply?
This intensive programme will support 50 African EdTech startups that already have at least a working prototype and are ready to grow.
Participants will benefit from a structured, data-driven incubation journey built around five strategic pillars:
- Maturity Assessment: A comprehensive evaluation of product, market, impact, and traction to design a personalised growth pathway.
- Expert Educational Content: Targeted modules covering growth strategy, financing, marketing, data, and learning sciences.
- High-Level Mentorship: Weekly mentoring sessions with experienced entrepreneurs and experts in AI, product development, pedagogy, and impact assessment.
- Financial Support: Access to prototyping and user-testing grants, subject to validation of key deliverables.
- Networking and Data-Driven Management: Real-time performance tracking and privileged access to future timbuktoo hubs and investment opportunities.
Who Can Apply?
Eligible startups must:
- Be based in Africa
- Have a prototype or testable product
- Address a clear educational challenge such as access, inclusion, quality, employability, or teaching methods
- Commit 6–8 hours per week throughout the programme
