Apply for the Energy Camp for startups in Sub-Saharan Africa!

Are you an innovative entrepreneur looking to transform the energy supply and livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa? Do you have a mature product or business idea and/or a first prototype for the decentralised renewable energy sector in Sub-Saharan Africa?

This is your chance!

Energy Camp:

The application period for Energy in Nairobi in October 2025 closed on 24 August 2025.

The date for the next Energy Camp has not yet been set.

What happens during the Energy Camp?

For an entire week, you will engage in an intensive programme that includes interactive training sessions, networking opportunities with other innovators and tailored workshops.

Here’s what awaits you at the Energy Camp:

Customer-Focused Product Development: Discover how to refine your product to meet customer needs effectively.
Exploring Sales Channels: Identify and leverage the best sales channels for your business.
Building a Dynamic Team: Learn the best ways to put together and manage a powerful team.
Financial Planning Essentials: Get crucial insights into financial planning and management.
Pitching to Investors/Partners: Master the art of presenting your startup to investors and potential partners.
Funding Applications: Understand what funders look for in applications and proposals to increase your chances of success.

5 reasons to apply for the next Energy Camp:

Proven Success: 80% of our Fellows generate revenue, and collectively, they have raised nearly USD 3 million in grants, loans, and equity and won 18 Awards. Join a program with a track record of tangible results.

Practical Focus: Our Energy Camp is practice-oriented, not just theoretical. The training is tailored to the specific needs of African energy startups, ensuring you get relevant and actionable insights.

Expert Guidance: Benefit from the expertise of our trainers and coaches, who are experienced entrepreneurs with deep knowledge of the African market. Receive hands-on support from those who understand your unique challenges.

Valuable Connections: While we don’t offer cash rewards, we provide access to investors and the opportunity to present your startup to an international audience. Open doors to funding and global exposure.

Peer-to-Peer-Learning: As a Fellow of Startup|Energy, you’ll gain excess to exclusive peer-to-peer learning sessions with other startup founders, where you can share insights, collaborate, and inspire each other.

The Energy Camp will culminate in an International Demo Day (online), where you get the chance to pitch your solution to a global audience of investors, organisations, corporatives.

Don’t miss this opportunity to accelerate your startup’s growth!

This is what some of our fellows say:

“I have participated in very high level accelerators and incubators yet the Energy Camp experience is exciting in a different way. It personalizes the experience and provides specific feedback that each startup in the cohort needs.”

Temitope Philip Oguntade
Founder Chanels Innovations, Rwanda

“The Energy Camp was a moment for us to meet, share, learn and grow. The openness and brutal honesty environment helped us a lot to think deeper on some aspects of our business. This helped us greatly in understanding our market and building a stronger business.”

Leandre Berwa, Founder SLS Energy, Rwanda

“I have now participated in several startup programs. Startup|Energy was important for me in a special way: Because the coaches are experienced entrepreneurs who have accompanied me for a long time (and still do!). The exchange with the other startups also helps a lot. We have now become a real startup community!”

Norah Magero, Founder Drop Access, Kenya

“Life changing! The camp has been eye-opening and has provoked my thinking towards entrepreneurship.”

Abednego Wabolola Okwakau
Founder Zeta Hub, Kenya

This program is supported by:

GET.invest is a European programme that mobilises investment in renewable energy, co-funded by the European Union, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria.

The Solar Energy Foundation is a non-profit organisation based in Germany that has been working for more than 20 years to promote decentralised solar power in sub-Saharan Africa.