Entrepreneurs in Residence
Live and breathe like an entrepreneur
Our world-famous Entrepreneurs in Residence programme immerses global talent into tech start-ups in Africa for intensive, high impact, five-day projects.
Learn about innovation from entrepreneurs who are changing the world
Learn about innovation from entrepreneurs who are changing the world
Alongside the high impact consultancy work that we do, our internationally renowned Project Managers run workshops and training sessions in three core areas:
“An unexpectedly super experience. I love numbers, but this experience taught me how they can be used to create magic – stories, narratives and value propositions for start-ups.”
Aditi Phadnis
JP Morgan, Mumbai
OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE HAVE HAD EIR PARTICIPANTS FROM 55 GLOBAL CORPORATES, INCLUDING:
88
participants have come through our EIR programmes
54
top global corporates have been represented
24
countries around the world have been represented
7980
hours of support have been given to tech start-ups across Africa
Upcoming programmes
Spend a week immersed in an early stage tech business in Africa, driving business growth and learning from world class entrepreneurs.
InnovatE GHANA
Accra
2nd - 6th September 2019
In September, we’ll be back in Accra working with some of West Africa’s most exciting early stage tech ventures. Accra has become one of the leading start-up hubs on the continent and the Baobab team have run programmes here three years running.
Deadline for applications is 26th July 2019.
Scale Up CAPE TOWN
Cape Town
7th - 11th October 2019
We are back in Cape Town in October. Cape Town has become a hub of culture, innovation and technology and the start-up scene is buzzing. Working out of our office in Woodstock, we’ll be spending a week with some of Southern Africa’s best entrepreneurs.
Deadline for applications is 30th August 2019.
TECH IN KENYA
Nairobi
4th - 8th November 2019
In November we’ll be taking a team to Kenya, Baobab’s Africa headquarters. Technology has transformed Kenya’s economy in recent years, with fintech, e-health and agtech leading the way, and Nairobi continues to be a hub on innovation and creativity.
Deadline for applications is 27th September 2019.