Google has announced the opening of applications for the eighth cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa programme.
The programme is in its eight edition and offers three intensive virtual training boot camps, mentorship, and Google product support.
Folarin Aiyegbusi, head of startups ecosystem, Africa at Google, in a statement said the tech programme is open to Nigerian innovators, as well as other West, East and North African countries.
She said the statement reads:
Eligible startups must be based in Africa or building Africa-centric solutions and should be utilising AI/ML in a transformative way.
Applications are open from April 29 to May 20, 2024, and can be submitted here.
The Class 8 program will run from June to September 2024.
TimesNow.com.ng reported that about 10 Nigerian startups have been selected among the 40 tech firms listed for the $4 million Black Founders Fund by Google.
Drawn from Europe and Africa, with 25 startups coming from Africa for this yearâs cohort, Nigerian startups dominated the list.
The Black Founders Fund is sponsored by tech giant Google for Startups and is said to be in its third year.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
