Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship

Run by Injini.

Edtech founders in Cape Town work through a six-month Injini acceleration programme, bracketed by a pre-acceleration onboarding phase and continuing post-acceleration support. Delivered in hybrid format, it is equity-free: over R1,000,000 in venture funding plus specialised support stated as worth over R2,500,000, with further grant disbursements after the programme ends.

Investment

ZAR 1,000,000 (Above Sub-Saharan Africa median $54.5k · Below global median $61.3k)

Equity taken

0% (Like 82% of Sub-Saharan Africa · Like 79% globally)

Duration

26 weeks (At Sub-Saharan Africa median 26 wks · Longer than global median 20 wks)

Format

hybrid

Cadence

annual

Location

Cape Town, South Africa

Sectors

• EdTech

How to apply

Official website

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

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

• https://www.injini.africa/edtech-fellowship read 2026-09-05 — supports cheque amount, cheque currency, equity pct, duration weeks, batch cadence, application url, contact email
• https://www.injini.africa/ read 2026-09-05 — supports format

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Last verified 2026-09-05.