Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship

Run by iHub.

An edtech fellowship delivered by iHub in Nairobi and funded by the Mastercard Foundation, running 18 months in its fourth cohort — 12 months of intensive incubation then 6 months of post-incubation support, where earlier cohorts ran 8 months. Each startup can receive up to $100,000 in explicitly equity-free funding. In person; the cadence is not published.

Investment
US$100,000 (Above Sub-Saharan Africa median $54.5k · Above global median $61.3k)
Equity taken
0% (Like 82% of Sub-Saharan Africa · Like 79% globally)
Duration
78 weeks (Longer than Sub-Saharan Africa median 26 wks · Longer than global median 20 wks)
Format
in person
Cadence
Not disclosed
Location
Nairobi, Kenya

Sectors

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

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Last verified 2026-09-07.