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Antler East Africa Residency 2026

Key Information

Organisation

Antler

Status

Open

Type

Seed Funding

Amount

USD 100,000 – 200,000

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Description

A global day-zero investor and residency program for early-stage founders in Nairobi.

Eligibility Criteria

Individuals or early teams with deep domain expertise looking to build global companies from Africa.

Focus Sectors

Sector Agnostic

Equity Terms

Standard equity stake (typically 10-12 percent) for initial pre-seed investment.

Startups That Could Apply

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Kasha Rwanda Women's health e-commerce

Yoco South Africa Payments for SA small business

InstaDeep Tunisia AI champion acquired by BioNTech

Paymob MENA's payment infrastructure

Hubtel Ghana Ghana's digital commerce pioneer

Zeepay Ghana Mobile money remittances for Africa

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