Safaricom Spark Accelerator Program

About

Safaricom’s 14-week Spark Accelerator supports up to 10 Kenyan post-revenue startups (up to Series A) in fintech, SME tech, and creative economy with customer access, APIs, funding connections, and mentorship.

Benefits

• Access to 30M+ customer base, Daraja/M-PESA APIs, $25K AWS credits, technical/business mentorship, go-to-market support, investor readiness training, funding from Safaricom/VCs, and partner network access.

Eligibility Criteria

• Kenyan-based startups; up to Series A stage; existing product + post-revenue; multi-skilled team; readiness for equity; focused on the program’s four core sectors.

Target Region

Kenya

Target Sector

Tech (Embedded Finance, Future Fintech, SME Productivity Tools, Creative Economy)