About this opportunity
The Halcyon Africa Innovation in Agriculture and Food Security Accelerator supports ventures that are strengthening food systems and improving livelihoods. It's designed for leaders with a market-based approach to tackle challenges in agriculture.
This program offers significant benefits, including a $10,000 equity-free stipend, AWS credits, and access to expert advisors and a global network of founders. You'll also gain valuable workshops on leadership, strategy, and product development.
Halcyon is particularly interested in innovations addressing climate resilience, farm productivity, market access, and food security. Ventures contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals are encouraged to apply.
Who can apply
- Must be based in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Must have a working Minimum Viable Product (MVP) with early commercial traction.
- Must be at the paid-pilot or post-revenue stage.
- Applicant must be the CEO or hold primary decision-making power, applying with up to one Co-Founder.
- Must be working full-time and fluent in English.
- Must be at least 21 years of age by the program start.
- Must commit to full program participation (virtual and in-person).
- Must be developing a product contributing to UN SDGs using a market-based approach.
What you get
- Access to Halcyon’s global community of 650+ founders
- $10K AWS credits
- $10K equity-free stipend per venture
- Professional advisors
- Workshops with experts in leadership development, capital strategy and product market fit
- Networking with investors and varied stakeholders
- Continued benefits after the program
How to apply
- Fill out the eligibility form by October 23rd, 2026.
- If eligible and a fit, you will be invited to complete a second-round, invitational application.
This summary was prepared by Innovate2Day to help innovators understand the opportunity. Always check the full terms, eligibility and latest deadline on the organiser's website before you apply.
Read the original call on halcyonaccelerator.org
