2025 Startup|Energy initiative Energy Camp

📖 About Startup|Energy Initiative Energy Camp

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 decentralized renewable energy sector in Sub-Saharan Africa?

From 17 to 21 October 2025, the next Energy Camp will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together up to 12 visionary founders like you.

For an entire week, participants will engage in an intensive program that includes:

• Interactive training sessions
• Networking opportunities with other innovators
• Tailored workshops

Key Details:

• Date Published: August 05, 2025
• Application Deadline: August 24, 2025
• Category: Entrepreneurs, Training
• Eligible Locations: Africa

🎯 Benefits of Startup|Energy Initiative Energy Camp

5 Reasons to Apply for the Energy Camp

1. Proven Success:
   80% of Fellows generate revenue, collectively raising nearly USD 3 million in grants, loans, and equity, and winning 18 awards. Join a program with a track record of tangible results.

2. Practical Focus:
   The Energy Camp is practice-oriented, tailored to the specific needs of African energy startups, ensuring actionable insights.

3. Expert Guidance:
   Receive hands-on support from experienced entrepreneurs and trainers with deep knowledge of the African market.

4. Valuable Connections:
   Gain access to investors and the opportunity to present your startup to an international audience, opening doors to funding and global exposure.

5. Peer-to-Peer Learning:
   Participate in exclusive peer-to-peer learning sessions with other startup founders to share insights, collaborate, and inspire each other.

International Demo Day

The Energy Camp will culminate in an International Demo Day (online), where participants pitch their solutions to a global audience of investors, organizations, and corporates.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

Business Sector

Your startup must offer a product or service for the decentralized energy market in Sub-Saharan Africa, such as:

• Energy production or distribution
• Storage systems
• Energy solutions or services (e.g., health, education, water, sanitation, consumption, mobility, agriculture)
• Energy-efficient products and services
• Financing solutions
• Energy management
• Recycling/Repurposing
• Digital solutions for decentralized energy
• Smart Grid

Type of Product/Service

Your business idea:

• Is a development of a new product or service with MVP (not just an idea), or
• Represents a significant improvement of an existing product/service, or
• Introduces a known product/service into new markets.

Additional Requirements

• Location: Headquarters registered in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Majority of Shares: African nationals or non-Africans living permanently in Africa
• Experience: At least one founder has 2+ years of business experience
• Status: MVP is ready, with pilot customers or a realized pilot project
• Independence: Not a branch or franchise of an international company
• Age of Product/Service: Maximum 10 years
• Investment: Company has not received more than €500k from investors

📝 Application Process

Step 1: Check Eligibility

• Review the eligibility criteria above or use the eligibility check tool.

Step 2: Fill Out the Application Form

• If eligible, complete the application form carefully and thoroughly.

Step 3: Ask Questions

• For any questions, refer to the FAQ or email: mail@startup-energy.org.

📅 Application Deadline

24 August 2025

📩 Contact Information

For inquiries, email: mail@startup-energy.org

🌐 Apply Now

Submit your application via the Startup|Energy Initiative Energy Camp Application Portal.

• 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 access to exclusive peer-to-peer learning sessions with other startup founders, where you can share insights, collaborate, and inspire each other.