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Rwanda Development Board / ICT Chamber innovation and startup support

Status

Status not published

Support is delivered through specific initiatives and challenge calls announced by RDB, the Ministry of ICT and Innovation and partner hubs.

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Amount
Not published

Rwanda supports startups mainly through facilitation (fast company registration, Kigali Innovation City, 250 Startups accelerator, Norrsken Kigali hub) and periodic innovation challenge funds, rather than a standing cash grant scheme.

Funder

Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and the Ministry of ICT and Innovation

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Support is delivered through specific initiatives and challenge calls announced by RDB, the Ministry of ICT and Innovation and partner hubs.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Rwandan-registered companies; several programmes explicitly welcome foreign founders relocating to Kigali.

How to apply

  1. Register the company in Rwanda (online, typically within days).
  2. Monitor RDB and ICT Chamber channels for open challenges or accelerator cohorts.
  3. Apply to the specific programme.
  4. Selection and support delivery.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

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Source. https://rdb.rw/

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