Safaricom Spark Accelerator Program

About

Safaricom’s 14-week Spark Accelerator supports up to 10 Kenyan post-revenue startups (up to Series A) in fintech, SME tech, and creative economy with customer access, APIs, funding connections, and mentorship.

Benefits

• 🤝Networking Opportunities
  Access to 30M+ customer base
• 🛠️ Resources & Tools
  Daraja/M-PESA APIs
• 💰Financial Support
  $25K AWS credits
• 🎓Training & Mentorship
  technical/business mentorship
• 📈Go-to-Market Support
  go-to-market support
• 🎓Training & Mentorship
  investor readiness training
• 💰Financial Support
  funding from Safaricom/VCs
• 🤝Networking Opportunities
  partner network access

Eligibility Criteria

• Kenyan-based startups
• up to Series A stage
• existing product + post-revenue
• multi-skilled team
• readiness for equity
• focused on the program’s four core sectors

Target Sector

Tech (Embedded Finance, Future Fintech, SME Productivity Tools, Creative Economy)

Target Location

Kenya