CcHub (EdTech Fellowship): funding, terms & how to apply
Nigeria's original innovation hub — CcHub's flagship Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship puts $100K equity-free behind a dozen African edtech startups a year.
Investment
$100K equity-free per startup
Equity
Equity-free grant
Program length
12 months (+12 months post-program advisory)
Format
Hybrid
Deadlines
1 cohort/year (12 startups)
Acceptance rate
Not published
Facts last checked 2026-08-26. Deals and dates change — the official site is always the source of truth for the current application window.
What CcHub (EdTech Fellowship) actually is
Co-creation Hub (CcHub) has anchored Lagos's tech ecosystem since 2010 and now operates across Nairobi, Kigali and Windhoek. Its flagship current program is the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship: 12 startups a year receive $100K in equity-free funding plus a 12-month structured incubation and a further year of advisory support, focused on products serving underserved learners.
CcHub runs additional design and incubation programs across health, civic tech and creative sectors — but the EdTech Fellowship is the headline capital opportunity, and its equity-free structure makes it one of the best deals available to African founders in scope.
What they look for
The bar you need to clear before the application is worth sending.
EdTech products serving underserved African learners — the fellowship's explicit mandate.
Pre-seed/seed startups with a live product and usage evidence.
Teams based in (or building for) the fellowship's target markets.
Founders who'll engage a 24-month support arc, not just the check.
Before you apply
Most rejections happen before the interview — in the application itself
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What does the EdTech Fellowship provide?
$100K in equity-free funding per selected startup, a 12-month structured incubation, and 12 further months of post-program advisory — backed by the Mastercard Foundation.
Is it only for edtech?
The fellowship is; CcHub more broadly runs programs across health, civic and creative sectors from its Lagos, Nairobi, Kigali and Windhoek hubs.
How many startups get in?
Cohorts run at roughly 12 startups per year for the fellowship.
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