African Startup Ecosystem Lab
Problems Solve
Work directly with founders of Africa's leading startups on their most pressing go-to-market and product challenges
Co-ideate
Exchange ideas from other emerging and mature markets and brainstorm with rigorously selected founders
Learn
Learn about a dynamic and growing startup ecosystem solving some of world's most daunting challenges with bold ideas
2025 ASEL Leadership Team.
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Congratulations to ASEL 2024 Winners
Teams of 2 - 5 students from the world's leading business schools are matched with innovative African startups from the Yale Africa Startup Review in a 6-week virtual lab. They share outstanding final student project presentations before top African venture capital funds and startup founders.
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Sqdgo Ltd (Transportation, Kenya)
Louie Sangalang - Asian Institute of Management
Tomoharu Ogawa - IE Business School
Yan Wang - Fudan University
02
Bio Bloom (Agritech, Zimbabwe)
Hasesha Naidu - IE Business School)
Karen Adeboye - University of Oxford Said Business School
Inge Rist - University of Oxford Said Business School
03
Green Giraffe (Agritech, Zambia)
Stephen Robins - IE Business School
Andres Corredor - IE Business School
Alba Gutiérrez - IE Business School
Michel Meier - IE Business School