Startup Accelerator
About our Accelerator
Startup Accelerator is a Virtual Accelerator founded in 2019.Startup Accelerator is Africa’s largest community of startups, founders, innovators and creators. We bring like-minded yet diverse individuals together to connect, learn, teach, help, build, and belong. We do this daily through our startup program, collaborations, online events, facilitating access to markets, facilitating access to finance, providing entrepreneurship education and hosting flagship conferences. Our Programs are supported by an International virtual toolbox and online Platform, Growthwheel which helps startups and growth companies build their businesses through a simple action-oriented process-one that stays true to the way most entrepreneurs think and work. We have a virtual presence in 17 countries in Africa
Entrepreneur behind the startup Accelerator
Startup Accelerator was founded by a South African Entrepreneur, Business Coach & Futurist Ngoako Ashley Rasebotsa in 2020 after seeing a lot of startups going out of business due to COVID-19.Before founding Startup Accelerator he worked as an Executive in the Financial Services Industry in South Africa.
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Our Ethos
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mission
Giving startups in Africa the education, opportunities and access they need to build, grow and scale their businesses.
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Values
We believe in making friends, not contacts. We believe in giving, not taking. We believe in helping others before helping yourself.
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Solutions
We partner with Startups and Corporates to ensure sustainability of Startups through the programmes.
Supporting Startup Success
Our solutions
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Why Startups Fail?
According to Forbes Magazine, Todays Startups operates in an increasingly dynamic environment and has to continuously adapt to the rapid changes that occur in technology, customer needs and market conditions, which few startups seemingly are prepared for. Forbes Magazine has developed a list of three reasons why startups typically fail.
1. Starting for the wrong reason
2. Insufficient Capital
3. Improper Planning
Our solutions support Startups to Succeed at our Startup Accelerator we provide support to Startups to mitigate against them failing. We offer comprehensive solutions to Startups to support them on their journey to success
Startup Accelerator Program
Back in 2019, Startup Accelerator Program set out to create a 4-month long accelerator program for early-stage startups in Africa. We have most recently redesigned our program offering where startups can choose to be part of our program for a minimum period of 6 months and maximum period of 3 years.
Enterprise and Supplier Development
We execute enterprise and supplier development(ESD) programs on behalf of corporates and Public Sector Entities.
Business Brokerage Services
Business Valuations
Facilitating Selling of Businesses
Facilitating Business Acquisition Loan
Facilitating Selling of Businesses
Facilitating Business Acquisition Loan
Access to Markets
100%
Access to Business Development Support
100%
Access to Finance
100%
Benefits of our Program
Community
Founders who’ve gone through our program tell us the Startup a Business community is extremely valuable.
Advice
We have a diversity of experienced and the best Coaches and Mentors from various industry sectors
Hands on Support
We’ll work together on your business and product strategy, growth metrics and investor pitches.
Network
You’ll have access to 1,000+ founders, 200+ mentors and our own staff. Thanks to our massive network.
Funders / Investors
Being a Startup Accelerator company will validate your business, and our network will help you access funds.
Curriculum
Startup Accelerator brings a wide variety of experts focused on marketing, culture, startup accounting.
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"They always say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.”
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