Probably the best equity-free accelerator in Africa.
An AI-native startup accelerator for Africa with two tracks: Launch for idea-stage founders, and Scale for companies with traction.
What Sets Us Apart
- Equity-free, always
- Operators, not lecturers
- AI-native with Revise OS
- Direct access to investors
We help founders go from idea to funded round
Hands-on mentors, AI tools, and direct access to investors. Revise Africa runs two four-month tracks: Launch takes idea-stage founders to their first paying customers, and Scale helps companies with traction grow and raise.
Launch or Scale.
Start where you are.
One application, two tracks. Launch takes idea-stage founders to their first paying customers. Scale is for companies that already sell and are ready to grow and raise.
From idea to first paying customers
Who fits: idea-stage founders with an MVP or first users.
- Four months with a named operator
- Live workshops every week
- Revise OS for twelve months
- No equity, now or later
For companies ready to grow and raise
Who fits: paying customers, revenue or a funding round.
- Introductions to VCs, angels and customers
- A flat 3% success fee, only if we deliver
- Up to 100k USD co-investment from Revise Angels
- No equity taken as a fee
Two tracks,
four months each.
Both tracks run online, with live workshops every week and a named operator in between.
Team, problem and MVP
Founding team and co-founder fit, customer discovery until one problem stands out, then the smallest product that solves it.
First paying customers
Pilots, a first price and the first payment, then the business model, early numbers and company foundations.
How Launch worksGrowth, the raise and introductions
For companies with paying customers, revenue or a funding round: introductions to VCs, angels and customers, and eligibility for up to 100k USD co-investment from Revise Angels.
About ScaleAt Revise Africa, we are operators and builders at heart.
Everything in the programme is built around one outcome: a company that can raise, and a round that closes.
Operators, Not Lecturers
You work with people who have built, scaled and exited real companies: leaders from telecom, banking, energy, IT, AI and deeptech, and universities. We only list mentors who actively work with members.
Full Go-to-Market Support
Positioning, pricing, B2B sales and the acquisition motion, worked on with experienced growth leaders until the numbers are real.
Revise OS
Our AI-native platform brings AI mentorship, a grants engine, partner credits and your funding materials into one place, with access for twelve months.
Funding Preparation
Your story, your data room and your model get pressure-tested before any investor sees them.
Perks and the Alumni Network
Partner credits while you build, and a founder network that stays with you after the four months end.
Revise Angels
Members become eligible for up to 100k USD in co-investment from Revise Angels, alongside your lead investor and on the same terms, subject to our investment committee. We buy upside with real money. We never take it as a fee.
Built in the Revise programme
LandSale Africa: land and buyers, without the middlemen
A map-first land marketplace for Kenya. Buyers post the land they are looking for, sellers list plots on the map, and the two talk directly, with no broker and no commission.
- Buyer requests shown on the map, anonymously
- Contact details shared only when the buyer agrees
- Free for buyers and sellers
Insights for founders building in Africa
The questions everyone asks
Live sessions every week, mentors in between
- Members across Africa and beyond
- Weekly live workshops
- Alumni network for life
Do I have to apply?
Yes. It takes five minutes, a person reads every one, and we reply within a week either way.
What does it cost, and what am I paying for?
Launch, our track for idea-stage founders, is 500 USD + VAT for an individual founder, or 1,000 USD + VAT for a founding team. Payment is due only once you are accepted, and applying is free. Terms for Scale are coming soon.
That covers the whole programme: your named operator and the sessions, the GTM and funding work, Revise OS for twelve months, the grants engine, partner credits, and the introductions. The only other money that ever changes hands is a flat 3% on capital you raise through our network or grants we help you win.
Do you take equity?
No. Zero. Not now, not later, not through warrants. When we want equity in a member, Revise Angels invests real money in your round like any other investor, subject to our investment committee. We buy upside, we never take it as a fee.
Is there a success fee when I raise?
A flat 3%, and only on capital you raise through our network or grants we helped you win. Raise elsewhere and you pay nothing beyond the programme fee. If we do not deliver, we do not earn.
How long is the commitment?
Each track runs four months. Launch moves from the founding team and problem discovery to the MVP and first paying customers; Scale, coming soon, covers growth, the raise and the introductions. It sits inside a twelve-month agreement, which is how long your access to Revise OS lasts. After that you stay part of the alumni network.
Is it remote?
Yes. Workshops are live and online every week, so join what you need. Founders join from across Africa and beyond, and an introduction does not care which country you registered in.
Is the 100k USD investment guaranteed?
No, and be suspicious of anyone who guarantees you capital. Members become eligible for up to 100k USD in co-investment from Revise Angels, alongside your lead on the same terms, subject to our investment committee. We invest in a subset of members, and that selectivity is exactly why our yes means something.
