Hindsight Ventures

The Innovation Managers Executive Learning Program builds the skills, knowledge, network and resources that aspiring innovation managers and existing innovation leaders need. It runs online in modules.

What you get

• Module-based training in innovation management and leadership for support organisations
• Online delivery, with cohort-based intakes

Who can apply

• Aspiring innovation managers, and people who want to lead an innovation or support organisation
• The site names no nationality or country limit for this course

How to apply: Use the application link on the programme page. Applications for the 2026 intake closed on 31 July 2026. The site's pages give different lengths for the course, 8 weeks in one place and 12 weeks in another. They also give different fee figures for the standard place, so check the current fee before you apply.

Wazo Challenge Nigeria is a four-week bootcamp that aims to validate and mentor early-stage tech entrepreneurs. The 2023 edition is past.

What you get

• Four weeks of bootcamp mentoring for early-stage tech startups
• Technology credits from partners, and a grant at stake for the cohort's pitch

Who can apply

• Nigerian nationals aged 18 to 35, living in Nigeria and solving a local problem with technology
• Individuals, or teams of up to five

How selection works: Selection has two stages.

How to apply: Fill in the online application form with your idea or early-stage startup. The programme charges no fees.

Wazo Challenge Tanzania is a four-week bootcamp that aims to validate and mentor early-stage tech entrepreneurs, with a banking focus. The 2025 edition ran from 5 to 20 May 2025.

What you get

• A choice of a hackathon track or an innovation challenge track
• Technology credits for each selected startup

Who can apply

• Tanzanian or African startups that use technology to solve the banking focus areas
• A registered entity in Tanzania or Africa, operating for at least two years

How to apply: Use the online application form, individually or as a team of up to five, and pick a track. The programme charges no fees.

The Leadership Development Bootcamp aims to help women tech entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized businesses who are aspiring or high-potential. It runs for ten days: three days in person and seven days online. The 2025 page gives no dates.

What you get

• Technology credits for selected participants
• Bootcamp sessions in person and online

Who can apply

• Women tech entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized business owners in Tanzania who are aspiring or high-potential

How to apply: Use the application button on the programme page.

The Founder Development Bootcamp is a four-day experiential learning programme for tech entrepreneurs who want to build ventures. Its stated aim is to give founders know-how and resources across mentorship, industry access and capital, through a founder development platform.

Who can apply

• Talented tech entrepreneurs in Africa. The site names Africa in one place and Tanzania in another, so check the eligibility when applications open.

Status: The programme is marked opening soon. The page gives no dates.

How to apply: Use the Apply Now button on the programme page.

The East Africa FinTech Bootcamp is a three-week bootcamp meant to strengthen fintech entrepreneurship and innovation across Africa.

Who can apply

• Fintech startups in East Africa and across Africa

How selection works: A programme jury curates the fintechs on four criteria: scope and readiness from a market perspective, differentiation from existing solutions, traction in adoption since launch or in revenues, and potential to scale.

Status: The programme is marked opening soon. The page gives no dates.

Startup Bridge Pamoja is a ten-day virtual market access programme. It gives Tanzanian entrepreneurs a way to learn about the Indian startup ecosystem. It is run in collaboration with the High Commission of India to Tanzania and Sahara Ventures. The page gives no dates.

Who can apply

• Tanzanian entrepreneurs. The page states no other eligibility rules.

The Growth Acceleration Program for growth-stage startups in Uganda is an initiative by the Ministry of Trade (MTIC), with AAIC as a JICA Startup Ecosystem Advisor. Hindsight Ventures implements it. The 2025 cohort is past. The programme is hybrid: about 30% of its components are delivered in Kampala and 70% online.

What you get

• Acceleration for growth-stage startups, free of charge

Who can apply

• Growth-stage startups in Uganda that are growing their customers or revenues and expect to keep accelerating
• A full-time, committed team with key qualifications

How selection works: Three stages: weighted scoring of the application, a pitch deck review by a jury, then an in-person interview.

How to apply: Use the application form on the programme page.

The JICA NINJA Acceleration Program is a three-month accelerator for growth-stage startups in Uganda. It is an initiative by JICA and MTIC, in partnership with AAIC, and Hindsight Ventures implements it. The programme opened with a launch event in Kampala. The cohort is past.

What you get

• Acceleration for growth-stage startups, free of charge

Who can apply

• Startups in all sectors are eligible, according to the page
• A full-time committed team, with growing customers or revenues
• The site gives an annual revenue level as a rough guideline, not a hard cut-off

How selection works: Three stages: weighted scoring, a jury review of the pitch deck, then a jury interview.

How to apply: Use the application form on the programme page.

The Britam Betalab Regional Challenge 2025 was a four-week venture development bootcamp covering Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda, where Britam has operations. It was conducted entirely online. The 2025 cohort ran from 4 September to 14 November 2025, so it is past.

What you get

• A bootcamp that is free of charge

Who can apply

• Startups registered in Tanzania, Uganda or Rwanda, or with an active business presence there, working on the insurance value-chain focus areas
• A registered entity in one of those countries, operating for at least 24 months

How to apply: Apply through the F6S link or the application form on the programme page.

The AFRISE Challenge 2026 is a four-week virtual bootcamp for 18 to 35 year old African youth. The page describes its funding support as grant and equity-based, without saying whose equity. The bootcamp ran in May 2026 according to the page timeline. The 2026 application form now reads that it is no longer accepting responses.

Who can apply

• 18 to 35 year old African youth
• Applicants from Nigeria, Uganda, Morocco, Kenya, Rwanda, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal

How selection works: The online application includes a screening stage.

How to apply: The 2026 application is closed. Check the programme page for later rounds.

The Africa Innovation Challenge is a pan-African challenge by AB InBev, in partnership with Hindsight Ventures. It looks for hi-tech, high-potential startups and founders building innovative solutions across Africa.

What you get

• A grant at stake for the cohort, which pitches for it

Who can apply

• Startups across Africa working in the five challenge themes listed on the challenge page

How to apply: The site gives no dates for applications. Check the challenge page.

The Biomedical Innovations Accelerator (BIOMIC) Program 2026 is a venture development accelerator for founders, innovators and researchers building healthcare solutions in Uganda and beyond. The Government of Uganda, through its Science, Technology and Innovation Secretariat, presents it in collaboration with Hindsight Ventures. It is a hybrid accelerator.

How to apply: The 2026 application form now reads that it is no longer accepting responses. Check the programmes page for later calls.

The PesaTech Accelerator targets post-MVP and growth-stage fintech startups in Tanzania. It is listed on the organisation's programmes page. The page gives no dates and does not say whether applications are open.

Who can apply

• Post-MVP and growth-stage fintech startups in Tanzania

How to apply: Use the Learn More link on the programmes page.

The ScaleX Market Accelerator is a market accelerator for startups in the Microsoft Founders Hub. Microsoft partnered with Hindsight Ventures to run it. The page gives no eligibility rules, dates or application steps beyond that audience.

Who can apply

• Startups in the Microsoft Founders Hub

Absa Bank Kenya partnered with Hindsight Ventures to help youth registered on the Absa ReadyToWork platform spin their ideas into businesses. The page gives no dates and no application steps.

Who can apply

• Youth registered on the Absa ReadyToWork platform