The 8th edition of Catapult: Inclusion Africa will take place in collaboration with their main partner, ADA, during their prestigious African Finance Week, SAM 2025, in Nairobi, Kenya, October 2025. Seize this exceptional opportunity to:

• Create a deeper, more meaningful impact.
• Accelerate your growth trajectory, achieving new milestones at lightning speed.
• Expand your network across Africa, unlocking new doors to funding and collaboration.

Benefits

• A second person from the same company may attend the bootcamp at their own expense.
• The participants will be hosted in the hotel selected by the LHoFT, located in Kenya and for the duration of the program.
• Breakfast and lunches will be provided.

Costs Covered

• All costs are fully covered-including flights, accommodation, catering, and participation-with no equity required.

Funding Information

• LHoFT will reimburse reasonable travel costs to Kenya, up to €2,000 (VAT included), for one person per company, using an Economy Class airline.

Eligibility Criteria

• Companies must be active in the financial inclusion field, helping underserved and unbanked populations in Africa get access to financial products and services.
• Business fields: AgriTech/Artificial Intelligence & Big Data/Banking (including embedded)/Blockchain/Core Banking Solutions/Consumer Financing/Credit services/Cryptocurrencies/Cybersecurity & Authentification/Digital & Financial Services/Financial Management/Financial Technologies/Fintech Enablers/FundTech & Investment/Green Finance/InsurTech/Lending (embedded – P2P)/Life Insurance/Micro Banking/Microfinance/Mobile Payments/Money transfer/Online Trading platforms/Remittances/RegTech/Savings & Credits/WealthTech/Financial Wellness.
• Selected firms will have, at least, a demonstrable Minimum Viable Product (“MVP”) and will likely be in the pre-seed to seed stage of funding.
• Companies must be active in the financial inclusion field, helping underserved and unbanked populations in Africa get access to financial products and services.
• Companies will submit all necessary information to the LHoFT in order to assess the viability of the project, company, background of owners and key shareholders to limit the risks of non-compliance or doubtful application to the programme.
• The selected firm must guarantee that a founding team member, typically the CEO, will attend the program for the duration of the week.
• Companies must agree and shall provide on-going performance metrics and business status for a period of three years post program completion to the LHoFT for the purposes of program evaluation.
• They are particularly interested in hearing from firms in payments and related services.
• Participants must be fluent in French (as the program will be run in French).

For more information, visit LHoFT.