Knight Ventures is an Online/digital Startup Accelerator and Investor platform connecting Founders, Mentors, and Investors across Africa and forging the growth of technology-enabled businesses for scale and reach.

We work at the nexus of founders and funders, providing linkages and value between ambitious startups and funding partners. 

Our Accelerator mission is to develop GloCal visioning high-growth tech-enabled startups to succeed by providing them with tools, resources, mentoring, networks, and guidance to scale their businesses over a 3-month intensive product/market-fit focused program to increase their invest-ability and market readiness, culminating in a Demo Day pitch in front of our network of local and global Investors and backed Venture Capital firm.

Our unique matching platform will match founders with Angel Investors and Venture funders with an African affinity to drive the scale of the innovative business. 

Our platform requires startups to  have the following key criteria to be accepted into the accelerator:

- Tech enabled Business Model
- Innovation
- Scalability
- Impact
- Gender balance teams (Women are highly encouraged)

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