Women in Tech Zambia

Run by BongoHive.

BongoHive runs Women in Tech Zambia annually from Lusaka; cohort 6's acceleration phase ran from 22 June to 11 September 2026, about thirteen weeks, followed by six months of post-programme support through February 2027. Five selected businesses each receive a $10,000 grant, and the programme states its funding is equity-free with no stake taken.

Investment

US$10,000 (Below Sub-Saharan Africa median $54.5k · Below global median $61.3k)

Equity taken

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

Duration

13 weeks (Shorter than Sub-Saharan Africa median 26 wks · Shorter than global median 20 wks)

Format

Not disclosed

Cadence

annual

Location

Lusaka, Zambia

Sectors

• Generalist

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://womenintech.co.zm/ read 2026-09-06 — supports cheque amount, cheque currency, cheque note, equity pct, equity note, duration weeks, duration note, sectors, application url
• https://bongohive.co.zm/programmes/ read 2026-09-06 — supports batch cadence

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Last verified 2026-09-06.