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M-PESA Foundation Innovation Prize

Key Information

Organisation

M-PESA Foundation

Status

Open

Application Deadline

20 Jul 2026

Program Type

Prize

Amount

USD 20,000

About this Program

Celebrating the most impactful social ventures using mobile tech to solve poverty in Kenya.

Benefits & What You Get

Cash prizes; Safaricom tech integration support; media publicity.

Eligibility

Social enterprises registered in Kenya using mobile technology.

Startups That Could Apply

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Kasha Rwanda Women's health e-commerce

Trella Uber for trucks in MENA

Farmerline Ghana Digital tools for Africa's farmers

Union54 Zambia's fintech unicorn story

SafeBoda Safer bodas for Kampala

Yoco South Africa Payments for SA small business

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