Applications now accepted for Google for Startups’ 2025 Africa accelerator

Applications for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa’s first cohort of 2025 are now being accepted. Using AI to address significant challenges, this three-month hybrid program equips Seed to Series A tech startups throughout Africa. Two Receive mentorship, equity-free assistance, and up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits.

Agriculture is the main source of income for many communities throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. However, millions of smallholder farmers still face barriers to advancement due to their limited access to formal financial systems, digital tools, and credit. Generational advancement, economic stability, and food security are all directly impacted by this issue.

Startups like Crop2Cash are therefore essential. The goal of the agritech company is to make agriculture easier to understand and give farmers the digital tools they need to succeed. Crop2Cash is helping to close the gap between unofficial agricultural communities and formal economic structures by assisting farmers in creating digital identities, guaranteeing credit availability, and facilitating traceable payments. Not only is their technology revolutionizing farming practices, but it is also opening up agriculture’s potential to drive economic growth from the ground up.

Google for Startups Accelerator Africa has helped a number of creative companies, including Crop2Cash. We started the program in 2018 with the intention of assisting startups throughout the continent in addressing challenging issues with innovative, technology-driven solutions. Over 140 startups in 17 African nations have collaborated with us since then, raising over $300 million and generating over 3,000 jobs.

Applications are now being accepted for the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program’s 2025 cohort.

The purpose of this three-month hybrid program is to assist Seed to Series A tech companies that are utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to address systemic issues throughout the continent. Selected startups will get:

Support without equity and up to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits
Mentoring from Google employees and business executives
Strategic direction and customized technical training
networking possibilities with peers, partners, and investors in Africa and abroad
Is your new business qualified?

We are seeking new businesses that:

Are based in Africa.
At least one African founder
Make a live product available that is already on the market.
Show a clear fit between the product and the market and the ability to grow.
adopt a strategy that prioritizes AI or are actively incorporating AI into their business operations
are willing to improve their solutions by utilizing Google products.

African innovators are using AI to address significant obstacles and open up new opportunities in a variety of fields, including farming, fintech, healthcare, and education. Additionally, these startups are building the future rather than just technology, much like Crop2Cash.

For founders who have an idea and are prepared to scale, now is the time.