MultiChoice Africa Accelerator

Providing entrepreneurship skills and exposure to a network of global investors — creating opportunities for businesses to scale up and expand across the continent and the world.

About the programme

The programme's first edition prepared 20 startups from South Africa to become investor-ready and pitch to a group of global investors during a final showcase at UAE Expo 2020. 

In its second edition, the programme's reach has increased to nine countries across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): South Africa, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Angola, and Ethiopia.

In partnership with C3, the Multichoice Africa Accelerator works with promising businesses in healthtech, agritech, fintech, edtech, the circular economy, and the creative industries to give entrepreneurs access to the tools and to grow their businesses.

Docu-series: My Startup Accelerated

Get ready to join the amazing finalist startups on their incredible journey with My Startup Accelerated, a series that follows the finalists of Multichoice Africa Accelerator Powered by C3. You can watch the full docu-series here!

Season 1 (2021) & Season 2 (2022) outcomes

  • 49

    Startups accelerated

  • 9

    Countries covered

  • 41

    Investors engaged

  • $ 16M

    Funding unlocked

Press Release: MultiChoice partners with C3, Galelo, and DTIC to connect South African startups with global investors.

GlobeNewswire, March 2022 →

Read: Multichoice Africa Accelerator expands wings to 9 countries.

VentureBurn, November 2022 →

Read: MultiChoice Africa Accelerator Programme 11 finalists pitch for international funding in Dubai

My Startup World, March 2023 →

2021 & 2022 Finalists

Programme partners

Title sponsor

Execution partner

Execution Partner

Learning partner

The programme should be a standard tool for all entrepreneurs. It grew my knowledge of the business world and helped me strengthen my startup.

Angelo Tandy, Founder & CEO of Mzansi Live

I enjoyed engaging with brilliant entrepreneurs. Proud to be part of this fabulous cohort!

Vincent Maphosa, Founder of WeTility

I greatly enjoyed the interactions with the rest of the entrepreneurs and the subject matter experts brought by C3.

Lwazi Ndlangalavu, Founder of 4Surity

The C3 team really put their weight behind making sure the training sessions carried everyone along, and I have gained a great deal from this programme.

Michael Ogundare, Founder & CEO of Crop2Cash