NBA Africa at this time introduced the ten startup corporations from 5 African international locations which were chosen as finalists as a part of the second version of NBA Africa Triple-Double Accelerator, which the league launched final yr to assist the continent’s know-how ecosystem and the subsequent technology of African entrepreneurs.
The ten finalists will pitch their merchandise to a panel of worldwide business leaders at a Demo Day at Carnegie Mellon College Africa (CMU-Africa) in Kigali, Rwanda, on Friday, Dec. 5.
NBA Africa additionally introduced that CMU-Africa has joined as an Official Companion of this system, which is open to early-stage African startup corporations that develop options within the sport and artistic industries.
CMU-Africa is the one U.S. analysis college providing its grasp’s levels with a full-time college, employees and operations in Africa.
ServiceNow – an AI platform for enterprise transformation whose Now Help and AI brokers assist organizations ship quicker and smarter experiences at scale – additionally serves as an Official Companion of NBA Africa Triple-Double Accelerator, whereas ALX Ventures – a number one know-how incubator that gives the continent’s tech leaders with entry to the talents and instruments to launch and scale their startups – is as soon as once more working this system.
The ten startups, which have been chosen from greater than 700 purposes, will pitch their merchandise to a panel of worldwide business leaders who will select 5 winners to obtain monetary assist and the chance to hitch CMU-Africa’s 12-month Enterprise Incubation Program as a part of its Innovation Hub, which helps African tech startups rework proof-of-concept prototypes and preliminary market assessments into scalable, market-ready services and products.
Beneath are the ten startups that can compete for the 5 prize-winning spots:
“The standard of this yr’s purposes displays the unbelievable expertise and creativity amongst Africa’s younger entrepreneurs in addition to the essential position that the game and artistic industries are taking part in within the continent’s improvement,” mentioned NBA Africa CEO Clare Akamanzi. “These startups signify the daring spirit of innovation rising throughout the continent – the place creativity meets function, and concepts have the facility to scale past borders.”
Final yr, 4 prize-winning corporations – Competition Cash (Nigeria), Salubata (Nigeria), HustleSasa (Kenya) and UBR VR (Egypt) – have been awarded monetary assist and mentorship as a part of the inaugural version of this system.
About NBA Africa
NBA Africa is an affiliate of the Nationwide Basketball Affiliation (NBA), a worldwide sports activities and media group with the mission to encourage and join folks all over the place by the facility of basketball.
NBA Africa conducts the league’s enterprise in Africa, together with the Basketball Africa League (BAL), and has opened subsidiary places of work in Cairo, Egypt; Dakar, Senegal; Johannesburg, South Africa; Lagos, Nigeria; and Nairobi, Kenya.
The league’s efforts on the continent have centered on rising entry to basketball and the NBA by youth and elite improvement, social accountability, media distribution, company partnerships, NBA Africa Video games, NBA Shops, the BAL, and extra.
NBA video games and programming can be found in all 54 African international locations, and the NBA has hosted three sold-out exhibition video games on the continent since 2015.
The BAL, a partnership between the Worldwide Basketball Federation (FIBA) and NBA Africa, is knowledgeable league that includes 12 membership groups from throughout Africa that concluded its fifth season in June 2025. Followers can observe @NBAAfrica on Fb and YouTube, @nbaafricaofficial on Instagram, @NBA_Africa on X, and @theBAL on Fb, Instagram, X and YouTube.
