Structured offerings and cohorts.
Use this directory to find active programmes, sponsored initiatives, supplier-development pathways and application windows.
Structured programmes and cohorts
Structured support with a defined outcome.
Programmes are the catalogue of structured cohorts, sponsored initiatives, supplier-development pathways and active offerings operated through Sandbox Africa. Venture Lab is a separate venture-building engine, not a duplicate programme directory.
The venture-building operating environment.
Use Venture Lab when the work is specifically about moving a founder from idea and product into evidence, pilots, buyers, capital and scale.
Open Venture Lab →A governed subset of the wider catalogue.
Institutionally sponsored programme counts can be smaller than the full active programme count because they describe a specific operating relationship, not every public programme.
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Climate & Infrastructure Studio: Infrastructure Resilience Pilot Pathway
A pilot pathway for products that monitor, maintain, protect or optimise physical infrastructure and climate-sensitive assets.
ForFounders building infrastructure monitoring, IoT, energy, water, maintenance, asset protection, climate-risk or smart-city products.
DeliveryReadiness pathway linked to Enterprise Challenges, Build Studio and pilot deal rooms.
FocusPilot design, technical proof, buyer readiness, data/evidence preparation and impact measurement.
DeadlineOpen while capacity remains
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GovTech Studio: Municipal Innovation Pilot
A pathway for GovTech products that can solve real municipal or public-service delivery problems through controlled pilots.
ForFounders building solutions for infrastructure maintenance, permits, citizen services, inspections, procurement, asset management, payments, compliance or public dashboards.
DeliveryChallenge-led pathway with readiness support, partner matching and pilot design.
FocusPublic-sector problem framing, pilot readiness, procurement documentation and measurable impact.
DeadlineOpen while capacity remains
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FinTech Studio: Bank & Insurer Pilot Pathway
A pilot-preparation pathway for FinTech companies ready to test with banks, insurers, lenders, asset managers or corporate finance teams.
ForFinTech products with a working MVP, API/integration approach, basic security posture and clear buyer use case.
DeliveryReadiness review, evidence preparation, buyer matching and pilot deal-room handoff.
FocusEnterprise pilot design, procurement readiness, security evidence and buyer evaluation.
DeadlineOpen while capacity remains
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FinTech Studio: FinTech Venture Readiness
A founder pathway for early FinTech products that need product clarity, compliance thinking, prototype/MVP support and commercial validation.
ForFounders building payments, lending, insurance, banking, treasury, wealth, RegTech, accounting, payroll or embedded finance products.
DeliveryStructured venture-building pathway with readiness, build and market-access support.
FocusFinTech product validation, compliance readiness, pilot scope and commercial packaging.
DeadlineOpen while capacity remains
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Meditech Studio: Meditech R&D Partnership
A partnership track for established health and wellness companies that want to co-develop biometric intelligence, digital twin, remote monitoring or AI-driven care products.
ForHealth and wellness companies, medical groups, sports performance organisations, insurers, corporate wellness providers and digital health brands.
DeliveryJoint R&D engagement with staged discovery, prototype, integration, validation and deployment milestones.
FocusJoint R&D, tech enablement, biometric data products, AI care intelligence, remote monitoring and strategic product expansion.
DeadlineOpen while capacity remains
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Meditech Studio: Growth Catalyst
A revenue-share launch program for partners with distribution who need a white-label digital health platform deployed quickly under their own brand.
ForClinic networks, hospital groups, wellness brands, health/fitness communities, corporate wellness providers, insurers, brokers and sales organisations with existing market access.
DeliveryManaged launch program with configuration, deployment, operational setup and growth tracking.
FocusWhite-label launch, revenue-share growth, subscriber activation, health platform operations and managed technical delivery.
DeadlineOpen while capacity remains
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Meditech Studio: Bio-Ventures Residency
A venture-building residency for clinicians, researchers, scientists and domain experts who have health expertise but need a technical team to move from concept to prototype and clinical pil...
ForClinicians, biotech researchers, sports scientists, health administrators and digital health founders without a full technical team.
DeliveryStudio residency with product, engineering, UX, compliance and venture support.
FocusDigital health venture building, prototype development, MVP launch, compliance readiness and clinical pilot preparation.
DeadlineOpen while capacity remains
Apply once with a connected profile.
Programme participation can reuse company, venture and user records already held in Sandbox Africa.
Work against visible milestones.
Activities, evidence and reports stay connected to the programme rather than disappearing into spreadsheets.
Move strong participants into outcomes.
Programme progress can lead into pilots, competitions, capital access, Marketplace readiness and, after funding, verified Capital Outcome Reviews.