• Capacity Development Provider

Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)

MEST offers aspiring African entrepreneurs a fully sponsored intensive twelve-month program. Sourced from top graduates in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa, these Entrepreneurs-In-Training (EITs) are selected each year to receive comprehensive training across the spectrum of skills required to build successful tech businesses, including computer programming, software development, product management, finance, marketing, sales and leadership best practices.

  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature

  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Fellowships
    • Classroom / seminar training
    • Direct Consulting Services
    • Co-working space

  • Nonfinancial Support

    • Leadership development
    • Access to networks and partners
    • Business strategy and planning
    • Value / supply chain development
    • Ideation

  • Investment Instruments

    • Equity

  • Intervention Type

    • Invest Directly
    • Conduct research on the sector
    • Promote and educate about entrepreneurship

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Information and communication technology

  • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

    • Science, engineering or invention based businesses
    • Advocacy
    • Citizen empowerment
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