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๐Ÿ“ข ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ: ๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐š๐ฒ!Your voice is our most valuable data point. If you haven't already, we invite you to participa...
08/06/2026

๐Ÿ“ข ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ: ๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐š๐ฒ!
Your voice is our most valuable data point. If you haven't already, we invite you to participate in the ๐๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‡ ๐๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฒ and help shape the future of our brand, services, and offerings.

๐Ÿ“ Share your feedback here: https://bit.ly/49EKNhu
โณ Don't miss out โ€” the ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฒ ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”.

Thank you for helping us build a better BDIH!

07/06/2026

๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ! | ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ˆ๐“ ๐Š๐’๐‚ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ
๐Ÿšจ Applications close TODAY for the MIT Kuo Sharper Centerโ€™s 2026 Deep Tech Program.

If you are an African scientist, entrepreneur, engineer, or researcher building a deep tech venture to tackle some of the continentโ€™s most pressing challenges, apply TODAY!

Selected teams will participate in an immersive hybrid program (with the possibility of in-person multiple country ecosystem exposure). Participants will also gain insights from MIT faculty, Material Impact's deep-tech investment expertise, and a continental network of peers and stakeholders.

๐Ÿ“† ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜: June 7, 2026
๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: https://app.babele.co/application-definition/754

๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐‹๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ! | ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ˆ๐“ ๐Š๐’๐‚ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ-๐’๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ!โณ 3 days left. Applications for the MIT Kuo Sharper Cen...
05/06/2026

๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐‹๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ! | ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ˆ๐“ ๐Š๐’๐‚ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ-๐’๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ!
โณ 3 days left.

Applications for the MIT Kuo Sharper Center Early-Stage Program close in just 72 hours. This is a 12-week hybrid program โ€” built in collaboration with the Government of Botswana โ€” for Botswana founders who are ready to validate, refine, and grow their ideas with purpose and structure.

Weโ€™re looking for applicants who:
โ€ขโ  โ Are based in Botswana
โ€ขโ  โ Are actively building a venture
โ€ขโ  Are either in the idea stage (idea should be innovative, clear, and achievable) or in the piloting an early-stage solution
โ€ขโ  โ Are committed to solving local challenges through innovation
โ€ขโ  โ Can fully commit to the 12-week program (in-person and virtual)

๐Ÿ“The program includes in-person sessions hosted at the Botswana Digital and Innovation Hub (BDIH), alongside virtual learning sessions.

๐Ÿ“† ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž: June 7, 2026
๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: https://app.babele.co/application-definition/756

๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐‹๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ! | ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ˆ๐“ ๐Š๐’๐‚ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆโณIf you are an African scientist, entrepreneur, engineer, or re...
05/06/2026

๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐‹๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ! | ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ˆ๐“ ๐Š๐’๐‚ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ
โณIf you are an African scientist, entrepreneur, engineer, or researcher working on a deep tech venture, this is an opportunity to take your innovation from breakthrough research to real-world impact.
Focused on key sectors including healthcare, renewable energy, mining and minerals, and agriculture, the program supports participants working to address some of Africaโ€™s most pressing challenges through science- and technology-driven innovation.
The 2026 MIT Kuo Sharper Deep Tech Program, developed in collaboration with the Government of Botswana, and co-designed with Material Impact, was built for founders like you.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ-๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐š๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐š๐ซ๐ž:
Ambitious to transform their industries and regions through the commercialisation of deep tech innovations.
Focused on key sectors: mining and minerals, healthcare, agriculture, and renewable energy
Working on scientifically backed ventures with strong IP or advanced research
Exploring or at an early stage of commercialising their innovations.

๐Ÿ“† ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž: June 7, 2026
๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: https://app.babele.co/application-definition/754

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Tune in to RB2 FM today at 10:15 AM as Lefa Moatlhodi, Communications Officer at Botswana Digital & Innovation Hub, u...
05/06/2026

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Tune in to RB2 FM today at 10:15 AM as Lefa Moatlhodi, Communications Officer at Botswana Digital & Innovation Hub, unpacks the Botswana Early Stage Programme, delivered in partnership with the MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship.
Discover how the programme is empowering aspiring entrepreneurs, strengthening Botswanaโ€™s innovation ecosystem, and driving the growth of a knowledge-based economy.
๐Ÿ“… Date: ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ“ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“
โฐ Time: ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐‡๐‘๐’
๐Ÿ“ป Station: ๐‘๐๐Ÿ ๐…๐Œ

Applications for the Botswana Early Stage Programme are open until ๐Ÿ• ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”.
๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ: https://app.babele.co/application-definition/756

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Catch our Entrepreneurship Development Advisor, Nnyaladzi Monyamane on Yarona FM as he unpacks the Botswana Early St...
04/06/2026

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Catch our Entrepreneurship Development Advisor, Nnyaladzi Monyamane on Yarona FM as he unpacks the Botswana Early Stage Programme, delivered in partnership with the MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship.

Discover how empowering early-stage entrepreneurs with the right support can unlock innovation, create opportunities, and accelerate Botswanaโ€™s journey toward a thriving knowledge-based economy.

๐Ÿ“… Date: ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ“ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
โฐ Time: ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐‡๐‘๐’
๐Ÿ“ป Station: ๐˜๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐š ๐…๐Œ

Applications for the Botswana Early Stage Programme are open until ๐Ÿ• ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”.
๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ: https://app.babele.co/application-definition/756

04/06/2026

๐‹๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐š ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐‹๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ! | ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ˆ๐“ ๐Š๐’๐‚ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ-๐’๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ!
โณ Less than one week left โ€” donโ€™t miss the opportunity to take your venture to the next stage!

The MIT Kuo Sharper Center Early-Stage Program, in collaboration with the Government of Botswana, is about to close applications in less than 7 days. This 12-week hybrid program is designed for Botswana-based founders who are serious about transforming innovative ideas into scalable ventures.

Whether you are at the idea stage or have built an initial product or service, this program is designed to help you take your venture to the next level. Participants will receive training and mentorship from MIT faculty, MIT KSC staff, industry experts, and ecosystem leaders.

This is your opportunity to:
โœ” Learn from MIT faculty, professors, and industry experts
โœ” Build your venture with greater intention and structure
โœ” Present at a Demo Day that connects founders with investors, partners, and support networks

๐Ÿ“† ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž: June 7, 2026
๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: https://app.babele.co/application-definition/756

๐‹๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐š ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐‹๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ! | ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ˆ๐“ ๐Š๐’๐‚ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆโณ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐ฅ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ โ€” ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž.The MIT Kuo Sharp...
03/06/2026

๐‹๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐š ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐‹๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ! | ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ˆ๐“ ๐Š๐’๐‚ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ
โณ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐ฅ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ โ€” ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž.

The MIT Kuo Sharper Centerโ€™s 2026 Deep Tech Program is closing applications in just seven days.

Developed in collaboration with the Government of Botswana and co-designed with Material Impact, the program brings together some of Africaโ€™s most promising scientists, researchers, and early-stage entrepreneurs to help transform cutting-edge research into market-ready ventures capable of driving the continentโ€™s next wave of innovation-led growth.

The program features:
Capacity building from MIT faculty, industry experts, and ecosystem leaders
Mentorship from leading deep-tech investors at Material Impact
Practical tools and guidance to support commercialization
Access to a powerful network of peers, mentors, investors, and ecosystem stakeholders

๐Ÿ“† ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž: June 7, 2026
๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: https://app.babele.co/application-definition/754

As part of the build-up to the next Botswana Early Stage Program cohort, BDIH, in partnership with the MIT Kuo Sharper C...
02/06/2026

As part of the build-up to the next Botswana Early Stage Program cohort, BDIH, in partnership with the MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship, hosted an inspiring Coffee Session bringing together innovators, entrepreneurs, and ecosystem stakeholders.

Participants heard from Leverage Point Founder & CEO, Kenneth Setimela, who shared his entrepreneurial journey from carrying his startup in a backpack to leading a growing company employing approximately 20 people. He highlighted the value of programmes such as the Botswana Early Stage Program and Stanford Seed in helping entrepreneurs build scalable and sustainable businesses.

First cohort beneficiaries ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐๐๐ข๐ž ๐‘๐š๐ค๐ฐ๐š๐๐ข (๐๐ข๐จ๐‚๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ) and ๐„๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ž๐›๐จ๐ ๐จ๐๐ข (๐Œ๐จ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข ๐€๐ˆ) also shared their experiences and encouraged aspiring founders to apply.

The session concluded with ๐€๐๐ž๐ฅ ๐„๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข of the MIT Kuo Sharper Center, who provided an overview of the programme, its benefits, and the application process.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in person and virtually.

๐Ÿ“ข ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ for the next Botswana Early Stage Program cohort are now open and ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ• ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”.

02/06/2026

MIT KSC Early Stage Program

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Plot 69184, Block 8, Botswana Digital & Innovation Hub Science And Technology Park
Gaborone

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday 08:00 - 17:00
Friday 08:00 - 17:00

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