Cohorts and alumni
137 organisations have graduated and they remain part of the network
The alumni network is the pipeline, and it is real and countable.
Cohort 1, 2025 to 2026
- Applications
- 1,600+
- Organisations joined
- 445
- Founders and co-founders
- 803
- Graduated
- 137
Cohort 1, 2025 to 2026
Cohort 1 opened in May 2025 and drew more than 1,600 applications from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. Of those, 721 met the minimum criteria and 445 organisations joined the cohort, representing 803 founders and co-founders. Enrolment was 53 per cent Kenyan, 35 per cent Nigerian and 12 per cent South African, across 11 sectors.
In February 2026, 137 organisations graduated at USIU-Africa in Nairobi. Ten received catalytic grants totalling $80,000.
Cohort 2, 2026 to 2027
Cohort 2 admits 100 organisations across Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia, in health, education, energy and agriculture.
Take the next step
Meet, fund or join the network
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Meet our alumni
The organisations funded from Cohort 1, and what the funding enabled.
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Fund an alumnus
Back a graduate whose ten-month record is already documented in SikaIQ.