Introducing the Climate & Health Track
This is the first post in our Climate & Health sector track — one of four tracks through which The Beta Collective investigates African health innovation.
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Introducing the Women's Health Track
Women's health in Sub-Saharan Africa sits at the center of solutions designed without context, validated without rigor, and implemented without the capability to sustain them. This track investigates the structural gaps, the innovators closing them, and the opportunities that remain.
Innovation Rooted in Africa — Catalyze 2025 Happens Tomorrow 🌍
👇🏾In this Edition
* One Day to Catalyze
* Mixer Invitation
* Members Only Events
* Ecosystem Updates
* International events relevant to African Founders
The Wait Is Over. Tomorrow We Catalyze.
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Catalyze 2025 happens tomorrow, and it already feels like something historic is about to unfold. After months of planning, conversations,
Bringing African Innovation into Global Focus
👇🏾In this Edition
* Founder's Notes
* Conference Tracks
* Meet the Speakers
* Members Only Events
* Ecosystem Updates
* International events relevant to African Founders
📮 Founder's Notes
As we gear up for Catalyze 2025, I am very excited about what we have planned. We have chosen these 3 tracks not
Latest Opportunities Ep.7
💰Welcome to our biweekly digest that curates funding for African Innovators and Entrepreneurs from our Blitz platform.💡In this Episode 👇🏽
* Green Institute Sustainability Impact Grant
* 2025 Youth Ecopreneur Programme
* Youth in Digital Health Network (YiDHN)
* The Countdown to Catalyze 2025 Starts Now!
Funding Opportunities Closing Soon!
🌿 Green Institute Sustainability Impact
How we plan to enable African Innovation this fall.
From health systems to energy resilience to reimagining capital—Catalyze 2025 is our blueprint for what African innovation can look like when it's designed locally and scaled globally. Watch what #Africanbydesign means to us.
Latest Opportunities Ep.6
💰Welcome to our biweekly digest that curates funding for African Innovators and Entrepreneurs from our Blitz platform.👇In this Episode
* Mena Civic Tech Hackathon & Fellowship
* Ann Lowe Summer Intensive Fellowship
* Afreximbank Flagship Accelerator Program
* Catalyze 2025 is Live!
* Join our Community
Funding Opportunities Closing Soon!
💡 Mena Civic Tech Hackathon
We are LIVE!!! The Countdown Begins
Africa’s next chapter is being authored by its builders. At Catalyze 2025, we gather the thinkers, makers, and funders driving local innovation—on their own terms. This year’s theme, African by Design, centers the power of context, culture, and community in building systems that last.
If you care about Africa’s future, this is the conversation to join!
👇🏾In this Edition
* Community Session Reminder
* Members Only Events
* Ecosystem Updates
* International events relevant to African Founders
Community
Updates from The Beta Collective Community by Priscilla
🌍 Happening Today: Let’s Talk Africa’s Energy & Climate Future
Later today, we’re gathering for another edition of our community session, and
🚜 From Wall Street to African Farmlands: How Jehiel Oliver Is Powering a Farming Revolution with Hello Tractor
Jehiel Oliver is the founder and CEO of Hello Tractor, a social enterprise making tractor access affordable and efficient for farmers in emerging markets. With roots in finance and development, Jehiel launched Hello Tractor in Nigeria without a local network — but with deep conviction.
Latest Opportunities Ep.5
💰Welcome to our biweekly digest that curates funding for African Innovators and Entrepreneurs from our Blitz platform.In this Episode 👇🏽
* Save the Children’s Immunisation Accelerator
* RELX Environmental Challenge
* FATE Institute Fellowship
* Catalyze 2025 is coming!
* Beta Mode Podcast
Funding Opportunities Closing Soon!
💉Save the Children’s Immunisation Accelerator
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Why does our conference theme feel like a dare?
What if Africa stopped taking its cues from Silicon Valley and started writing its own playbook—KPIs, business models, and all? In this issue, I’m daring us to build African by Design: solutions rooted in our realities, priced in our currencies, and powered by the grit we know best.
Latest Funding Opportunities Ep.4
Welcome to our biweekly digest that curates funding for African Innovators and Entrepreneurs from our Blitz platform.
This Fall, We’re Shifting the Narrative. Are You In? 🔥
👇🏾In this Edition
* Founder's Notes:
* Fireside chat recap
* Catalyze 2025 is coming! 🎊
* Members Only Events
* Ecosystem Updates
* International events relevant to African Founders
📮 Founder's Notes
Dear friends, I am incredibly excited and deeply honored to officially announce Catalyze 2025.
I feel honored because I get to