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The Berkeley Africa Pitch 2026

Key Information

Organisation

UC Berkeley

Status

Closed

Application Deadline

28 Mar 2026

Program Type

Competition

About this Program

Connecting West Coast US tech expertise with high-potential African startups.

Benefits & What You Get

Investor exposure in Silicon Valley; mentorship.

Eligibility

African founders with technical-heavy solutions.

Startups That Could Apply

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Kiira Motors Corporation East Africa's first solar bus

Ampersand Rwanda African electric moto pioneer

SafeBoda Safer bodas for Kampala

Instabug Mobile app performance from Cairo

mPharma Ghana Reimagining African pharmacy

Paymob MENA's payment infrastructure

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