Disrupt Africa has released the second episode of Changemakers, a special four-part podcast series produced in partnership with the Jack Ma Foundation’s Africa’s Business Heroes Programme.
Applications have just opened for the fifth edition of the Africa’s Business Heroes initiative, a philanthropic programme to support African entrepreneurs. Founders from every sector who are using their business to positively impact communities can enter the 2023 competition for the opportunity to win a share of US$1.5 million in equity-free grant funding.
Selected companies will also gain access to mentorship, training, and a community of like-minded entrepreneurs, as well as a platform to tell their story to the world via the televised ABH Show.
The Disrupt Podcast series speaks to various African founders to find out what impact ABH had on their businesses, and how taking part helped them scale more rapidly. In episode two, co-hosts Gabriella and Tom chat to Moulaye Taboure, co-founder and CEO at Ivory Coast-based e-commerce startup ANKA, and Ayo Arikawe, co-founder and CTO of Nigerian agri-tech company ThriveAgric, about their fundraising experiences.
African entrepreneurs with businesses that are three-years-old or more are encouraged to apply here to this year’s ABH competition to win their share of grant funding ranging from US$100,000 to US$300,000, global media exposure, networking, training and mentorship opportunities. Incubators, accelerators, investment firms and other organizations that support African entrepreneurs are also encouraged to become a part of the ABH community by applying to become channel partners here.
