Ten scale-ups from Africa and the Middle East have been selected to take part in the inaugural “Accelerate with Djembe” programme, which will help startups raise funds by boosting their communications abilities. Accelerate with Djembe is a communications-focused accelerator programme for scale-ups in Africa and the Middle East, which supports the selected scale-ups’ efforts to raise funds by providing access to communications insight and advisory services. After a selection process led by Djembe CEO Mitchell Prather, 10 scale-ups across various sectors, including education, energy, environmental services, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation, have been selected to take part. Furthermore, additional outside industry experts will support the further development of the inaugural cohort group, ensuring they are investment-ready with a powerful growth story. “The Djembe Consultants team was impressed with the quality of scale-ups who applied during the two months-long application process.
