Startups / ICT Africa Summit 2026

Scale Your
Traction.

Access real corporate needs and transform your solution into pilot, traction, and B2B growth opportunities.

Access the right decision-makers
at the right time

The hardest part for a startup isn't always building a solution, but proving its value on a real corporate use case.

This program connects startups with companies that have expressed genuine business challenges. It’s an opportunity to open qualified discussions, demonstrate your relevance, and move toward a pilot (POC) or high-value business collaboration.

Why Participate?

Instead of cold prospecting for months, you access a structured framework for exploring solutions. This means better use of your sales time and a higher probability of converting a conversation into a concrete contract.

What you
Gain.

A lever for commercial development, credibility, and traction.

Direct Access

Get in direct contact with decision-makers facing real business problems.

Real Needs

Work on challenges already clearly formulated by companies ready to test.

Use Cases

A unique opportunity to demonstrate your solution on a real-world use case.

B2B Traction

Pave the way for a pilot, a POC, or a first billable commercial collaboration.

Credibility

Transform a successful experiment into a major customer reference for future fundraising.

Direct Insights

Learn directly from large accounts' expectations to perfectly adapt your offer.

Key Priority
Domains

What matters is your solution's ability to clearly address a real problem. Priority domains include:

  • AI & Big Data
  • Process Digitalization
  • Customer UX/CX
  • Cybersecurity
  • Logistics & Mobility
  • Fintech & Retail

Successful Pilot Value

Market Validation100%
Investor Credibility90%
Sales Acceleration85%

The Startup Journey

Designed to be clear, fast, and free of unnecessary bureaucracy.

01

Application

Submit your solution, area of expertise, and B2B maturity level.

02

Qualification

Review process to identify the most serious startups for the expressed challenges.

03

Matching & Meetings

Targeted introductions and presentation of your solution in a "Problem/Solution" framework.
04

Perspectives

If interest is confirmed, move toward pilot scoping, POC, or long-term collaboration.

Success Criteria

Clear Value Proposition

Knowing how to simply explain how you solve the company's problem.

Professional Team

Ability to maintain an exacting corporate relationship with a business-first mindset.

Proof of Feasibility

Demonstrating that your solution can realistically adapt to the client's context.

The Shortcut to
Market Validation

For an ambitious startup, this program represents a strategic shortcut between technological promise and commercial proof. In today's environment, this market proof is often worth as much as the technology itself.

Join the
Elite.

Startups don't grow just from a good idea. They grow when they access the right problems and the right decision-makers.

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