MEST African Tech Entrepreneurs Training Program

MEST offers an entirely sponsored 12-month graduate-level entrepreneurial training in communications, business, and software development, including extensive hands-on project work, culminating in a final pitch and also the opportunity to get seed funding.

The year-long training program offers Entrepreneurs-in-Training (EITs) using MBA-level entrepreneurship training in business, software development, and communications.

While diving deep into fundamental business and technology concepts, EITs complete 3 Capstones annually — they form teams, come up with an idea, build and validate a product, attain customers, and pitch the idea in front of our board.

The year culminates in a final exam in the form of an investor pitch, after which some companies will receive seed funding and enter the MEST Incubator.

Application Requirements For MEST African Tech Entrepreneurs training program :

A deep passion for starting a software company
Entrepreneurial or corporate work experience
A degree from a top University or Technical College (or equivalent experience)

Eligible Nationality:

Final recruitment takes place in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Cote d’Ivoire.

Program Benefits

The MEST African Tech Entrepreneurs Training program is fully funded, including free tuition, board and room, three meals per day, and also a small monthly stipend.

Application Requirements For MEST African Tech Entrepreneurs Training Program

All participants must give personal information that’s accurate and true.
Accepted candidates must be able to commit to spending a year in Accra, Ghana, at the MEST training program starting in August.

Application Timeline:

1. Application Period: Applications open in the 3rd Quarter of each year and close in March of the following year

2. Invitation Qualified applicants will get an invitation to get a telephone interview with a member of the MEST team.

3. Screening Applicants who pass the telephone screening will be invited to take an online aptitude test.

4. Interview Process

In-person group and personal interviews take place in South Africa in February; and also in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Cote d’Ivoire in May Every Year.

5. offers are sent out by the end of May every year.

6. Starting of training: Training starts in August annually.