MEST Africa

Apply: MEST Africa 2024 Cohort

MEST, the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology, has opened applications for the 2024 cohort of the MEST training programme, a 12-month initiative based in Accra that aims to provide young people from across Africa with commercial skills in technology and entrepreneurship. The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) is a seed fund, incubator, and training…

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10 Semi-finalists Emerge for $50k MEST Africa Challenge

The 2022 MEST Africa Challenge has chosen ten semifinalists, and the winner will receive US$50,000 in equity capital. MEST is a pan-African software and entrepreneurship training program, seed fund, and incubator that supports the establishment of technology firms all over the continent. It was established in Ghana in 2008 by serial entrepreneur Jorn Lyseggen. To…

MEST Africa

MEST Africa Challenge Selects 7 Kenyan Tech Startups for a Regional Competition

The 2022 MEST Africa Challenge will begin with the regional pitch competition, which will feature 36 eligible technology startups from 5 different African nations. The Competition’s Upcoming Stage The MEST Africa Challenge and the next regional contests have received some important changes from MEST. The chosen firms will be divided into 4 primary groups for…