Join 100 mission-driven founders preparing for scale in the 2026 Funema Venture Fellowship
A high-intensity, first-principles-driven fellowship designed to make your venture execution-ready in 2026. Powered by Funema’s proprietary frameworks and investor network, we’re helping exceptional founders sharpen their strategy, accelerate growth, and prepare for commercial and investment success.
You are invited
The Funema Venture Fellowship is not another startup accelerator — it’s a strategic readiness program designed for founders solving Africa’s toughest problems
In four weeks, you'll be:
Refining your business model with first-principles thinking
Building execution capacity that investors recognise
Connecting with capital partners actively deploying in African markets
Pitching to a curated investor cohort ready to write a cheque
We won the Global Startups Award for best VC firm, West Africa, 2024, because our approach to venture building for equity has helped innovative startups scale from ideas on paper to leading global companies today
We've helped ventures in our portfolio raise over $3m in Pre-Seed funding and built the enterprise value of our portfolio from $0 to $100M+
Who We Are Looking For
You're a fit if:
- Deep in the problem: You've spent years understanding a structural issue in African markets. You're in it for the long haul.
- Building a moat: You'r turning distribution challenges into defensible advantages
- Ready for scale: You have early traction and need capital + strategic support to grow
- Thinking institutional: You're building for commercial success and long-term impact
What you will gain
- Apply the frameworks that helped Chekkit raise over $1m in funding and grow to over $2m in Annual Revenues
- Leave with a refined pitch deck, financial model and growth plan tailored to institutional investors
- Pitch to active investors actively seeking to deploy over $1M into African ventures
- Be part of a robust community
- Join Funema's Venture Building platform with ongoing mentorship, intros and resources
I would highly highly recommend Funema to any founder who is looking for a true partner that would help you to build an amazing and enduring company that wants to solve problems for humanity.