Ready to have an impact from your bedroom ?
The H-Accelerator: helping impact entrepreneurs scale
Genuine Human Connections
The H-Accelerator is a virtual program that connects students with impact entrepreneurs in emerging economies. As a team, you propel the startup to the next level.
We help do.
Gain a unique exposure to emerging markets, remotely.
Accepted students will grow their skills, impact real-time problems, develop business transferable skills and gain a unique exposure to emerging markets.
Next H-Accelerator is starting January 27th, 2025 and will support climate tech startups and women-led startups.
DEADLINE FOR APPLYING IS DECEMBER 10TH.
Examples of past ventures
Nanloy Organic Farm
Creation Care Concept
WƆ NƆ Ni Cosmetics
Upcoming programs
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CLIMATE TECH PROGRAM
We are looking for entrepreneurs to join our first Climate Tech program.
FEMALE FOUNDER PROGRAM
You are a female founder? You are at the right place.
General Information about the programs
The H-Accelerator welcomes entrepreneurs from Latin America, Africa and South East Asia with ventures across all sectors. The next H-Accelerator will focus on supporting startups through 2 programs:
- a Climate-Tech program
- a Female Founders program
Past companies have ranged from artisanship, med-tech, cosmetics, agriculture processing, the music industry, consulting services to food processing.
Logistics
Program starts: January 27, 2025
Program ends: May 2, 2025
Eligibility
Recommended for graduate level students pursuing Masters. Also open to a few undergraduate level students.
Students must speak fluently English.
The H-Accelerator will be conducted primarily in English.
Application Process
Applications are open to university students for one of three positions:
- Fundraising/Finance
- Business Development/Consulting
- Marketing/Communications/Public Relations
- Tech Software/Hardware
Following an initial screening process, selected students will pass onto behavioral interviews. They will meet two members of our management team.
Accepted applicants are matched with entrepreneurs based on corresponding demands and skills.
DEADLINE FOR APPLYING IS DECEMBER 10TH.
“Working with Boby Ogwang from Uganda has been a fascinating journey with a steep learning curve and I have been able to sharpen my negotiating, problem solving and analytical skills.”
Mara Agribusiness is a Ugandan social enterprise that trains and employs youth farmers on sustainable coffee production and intends to create 2,500 jobs for the rural youth by 2025.
Spring 2022 H-Accelerator
“Diversity was an essential component of what made our team so successful. We were three students, one from France, one from Spain and myself from the US working together with Nicole Mensa, a passionate Ghanian founder.”
Katerina was part of the taskforce helping Wo No Ni Cosmetics, which prides itself in providing high quality, organic, handmade and affordable skin care products that are produced in Ghana.
How do we select students ?
Based on your past experiences, we evaluate if you would be a good fit in the program. Our team will conduct a remote interview to gage your analytical skills, responses to hypotheticals and evaluate your knowledge of the market you would be working in.
HOW do we select ventures ?
Selected ventures are in line with our social impact policy based on the UNDP’s ESG factors with emphasis given to official documentation, referrals, interviews, and performance data. We select the most impactful startups accross emerging markets.
how does our matching work ?
Based off your written application and in-person interview, we evaluate your personality and passion, and find you a collaborator half-way across the world whose venture aligns with your skill set and the position you applied to.
Is it a paid position ?
The program is an online remote collaboration opportunity that is unpaid. Accepted students will impact real-time problems, develop transferable skills, and gain unique exposure to emerging economies.
