Safaricom

Spark Accelerator

Nairobi, Kenya

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About Safaricom

Safaricom is Kenya's leading telecom operator and provider of the M-PESA mobile money platform.

How Safaricom works with startups

Spark Accelerator is a joint program by Safaricom, M-PESA Africa and Sumitomo Corporation, implemented by iHub, giving fintech and tech startups mentorship, Daraja/M-PESA API access, AWS credits, go-to-market support and access to Safaricom's 30M+ customer base and partner network, plus potential follow-on funding from Safaricom and VC partners.

Source: www.safaricom.co.ke

Areas of interest

Embedded Finance
Open Finance
Agency Banking
SME Productivity Tools
Creative Economy

Open calls

Second cohort applications closed 31 May 2025; watch site for next cohort

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