Commonwealth Startup Fellowship

The programme includes tailored coaching, access to a global network, a fully funded two-week bootcamp in Accra, Ghana (January), and ongoing online support with business coaching and expert-led sessions. Select participants are invited to a Capstone in London, UK (May) to pitch to investors. Startups can apply for equity-free grant funding. It targets growth-stage startups across all sectors, particularly those with technology-enabled solutions or ventures benefiting from scientific expertise. Eligibility requires the startup to be a registered legal entity, demonstrate innovation, be beyond the idea/prototype stage, actively operating for at least twelve months, have a product/service available to customers, demonstrate customer demand, and create positive economic, social, or environmental outcomes. Fellows must be citizens of eligible low- or middle-income Commonwealth countries, permanently resident there, fluent in English, and available for the in-person components.