Curated Academy
The Academy surfaces and supports real innovation across Africa through open competition, structured learning and direct access to decision makers.
Every kind of project
If you have identified a real problem and are building something real to address it, your project belongs here.
Built in a student residence or a co-working space: if it solves a real problem, it belongs here.
African storytelling needs infrastructure. We want to see it built.
Packaging, preservation, new ingredients, a restaurant concept.
If you support those who served, whatever the size of the project.
Environmental innovation takes many forms. Yours is welcome.
Culture is not separate from development. It is part of it.
A competition judged across twelve categories and ninety-seven branches. The prizes are real and sponsors are directly involved. This is not a pitch contest: it is a structured demonstration of what has already been built.
Apply to the Innovation Fair
Strategic thinking, sectoral depth, the ability to operate at the level of serious institutions. Small cohorts, direct mentorship, and recognition within the ecosystem.
Explore the tracksInnovation categories
Physical, digital and community safety systems.
Access to care, diagnostics and public health.
Learning models, access and outcomes.
Conservation, climate adaptation.
Generation, storage and off-grid solutions.
Financial inclusion, payments, credit.
Food production and smallholder farmers.
Software, hardware and platforms.
Media, design, entertainment.
Transportation, logistics, the movement of goods.
Cities, housing, water, the built environment.
Civic institutions and public services.
For organisations
A pre-screened pool of projects, founders and talent across 12 categories. Places are limited and allocated in order of registration.
Join as an organisationBrand presence, a stand and visibility across all fair communications.
Access to the project directory, private meetings and post-event follow-up.
A recruitment zone, access to CVs and on-site interviews.
Co-branding, joint programming and a shared impact report.
Curated Academy
Innovation Fair registration opens soon. The FLEX tier: no applicant turned away for financial reasons.
