The Annual Challenge · 2026 cohort opens later this year

Pitch.
Build.
Ship.

Six weeks of MVP coaching. A Cambridge ISL scholarship for top three. Demo Day in front of investors and the press. Free to enter.

Next cohort
2026
Top 3 win
Cambridge ISL
Entry fee
$0

From idea to Demo Day.

Five stops between you and a working venture. Scroll to trace the route.

01

Apply

When the cohort opens
~10 min

10-minute online form. Tell us your idea, the SDG it addresses, and your context.

02

Bootcamp

2 weeks · online
Top 60

Top 60 invited to a free online bootcamp. Sharpen your idea with curriculum and peer reviews.

03

Top 15

Judges shortlist
15 finalists

15 finalists each paired 1:1 with a senior mentor for the year-long program.

04

MVP sprint

6 weeks
6 weeks

Weekly milestones. Real users. Real numbers. By the end, you ship something.

05

Demo Day

Live · investors + press
Top 3 win

Top 3 take the Cambridge ISL scholarship and a year of executive mentorship.

Cambridge ISL scholarship + cash prize

Your little idea
belongs in our big community.

Free to join. Free to learn. Free to win. Open to every young African with an idea worth backing.