🟩 AfriLeap LaunchPilot™
Blended Finance for Bold Ideas
A special pilot that mixes grants and equity or RBF for startups solving deep African challenges — especially those too early for traditional capital but too impactful to ignore.
🟩 LaunchPilot™ – Blended Finance Pilot
A blended finance pilot combining grants + RBF or equity to support bold ideas that are too early for pure investment — but too promising to ignore.
Who it’s for:
High-potential founders solving real African problems in healthtech, agri-tech, cleantech, logistics, or informal-economy tools — especially those with a strong social impact.
- Ticket Size: $500–$5,000 (grant portion) + up to $20K in follow-on capital
- Structure: Grant + SAFE or RBF follow-on
- Focus: Social impact, traction potential, underserved sectors
- Eligibility: MVP or pilot stage, strong vision, committed team
Example: A healthtech founder with a working prototype gets $3,000 grant + mentoring, with a $10K SAFE linked to next milestone.