Opportunities in Yaounde, Cameroon

The Lion's Den regional competition accepts startup applications from 4 September through 5 October, announces ten finalists on 10 October and holds the final pitch on 17 October from 09:00 to 12:00. The organizer says there is no application fee. Startups may apply regardless of location, with emphasis on Cameroon, Central Africa and the diaspora. The regional winner advances to the Startup World Cup programme in San Francisco, receives a return economy flight for one representative and a Mountain Hub incubation place. The organizer references the global Startup World Cup investment prize, but that global amount is not presented here as a guaranteed regional award.

Startups may apply regardless of location. The organizer seeks companies with a working product or solution, real customers or commercial traction and credible growth potential; pitches may be delivered in English or French while slides must be in English.