ELIGIBILITY:

E-commerce businesses are defined as companies that sell physical or digital products or services primarily through an online platform, including:  

Tech-enabled online retail stores, such as fashion, beauty, or household goods brands that operate through a website. 

Online marketplaces where customers can browse products, add to cart, and pay directly on the platform 

Digital service providers that enable online payments or bookings (e.g., logistics, consulting, edtech, Healthtech)  

Subscription-based product or service models delivered online 

E-commerce Eligibility Self-Assessment Checklist  

To qualify, your business should meet all the following criteria:  

Online Sales Platform:  

Do you have a website, mobile app, where customers can browse and order your products or services?  

Digital Payment System:  

Can customers pay for your products or services online using debit cards, bank transfers, or digital wallets?  

Online Order Fulfillment: 

Do you receive, process, and fulfil customer orders digitally?  

Use of Technology:

Do you use digital tools to manage key business operations (e.g., inventory, deliveries, customer support, sales tracking)?  

Scalable Digital Model  
Does your business have the potential to grow and serve more customers primarily through digital platforms?  

If you answer “No” to any of these, your business does not qualify as an e-commerce venture for this programme. This includes businesses that:  

Only use WhatsApp or Instagram for marketing but complete all sales manually  

Do not have any online payment or ordering system  

Operate strictly offline without any digital infrastructure.

Agribusinesses for this programme are defined as agriculture-based enterprises that integrate technology or innovation across the agricultural value chain, including:  

Tech-enabled food processing and packaging  

Agro-logistics platforms and cold chain solutions  

Smart or precision farming (e.g., use of IoT, data, or mobile tools)  

E-extension, e-commerce for farm produce, or digital platforms for farm inputs  

Agric-fintech or insurance solutions for farmers  

Value-added production or sustainable agritech solutions  

Agribusiness Eligibility Self-Assessment Checklist:

To qualify, your business should meet all the following criteria: 

Are you using technology to enhance any part of your agricultural value chain? 

Do you offer tech-enabled logistics, input distribution, or advisory services? 

Have you digitized any part of your production, sales, or supply chain? 

Are you developing a scalable agritech solution with measurable impact? 

BENEFIT:

Participants will benefit from:

A 12-week intensive hybrid acceleration programme focused on business growth, market expansion, and investment readiness. 

Access to high-quality female mentors across Africa. 

Visibility and access to investment and funding opportunities, and the wider AfriLabs ’network. 

Eligibility to win from $24,000 in funding, awarded to six outstanding women entrepreneurs:

$5,000 each for three first-place winners 

$3,000 each for three second-place winners 

Opportunities to showcase your business and position it for scale.  

Inclusion in a dynamic community of women entrepreneurs driving innovation.