Wise Preneurs Africa (WiPA) advances all 17 SDGs by scaling socioeconomic projects in Africa, equipping Africa youth startups with tools such as training, mentorship, funding, market access, networks, and technology. We contribute to SDG 1: No Poverty, SDG 2: Zero Hunger, SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being, SDG 4: Quality Education, SDG 5: Gender Equality, SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities, SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 13: Climate Action, SDG 14: Life Below Water, SDG 15: Life on Land, SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals. Our core sectors include food systems, renewable energy, circular economy, social enterprises, and the digital economy.

Wise Preneurs Africa (WiPA) equips African youth entrepreneurs (15-35) with tailored training, mentorship, funding, tools, market access, and strategic networks to build youth-owned social enterprises rooted in community-led models. By leveraging the assets of smallholder farmers, MSMEs, and artisanal miners, WiPA accelerates inclusive economic transformation across Sub-Saharan Africa. Our support integrates intellectual property protection and monetization strategies, enabling local innovations to scale globally. Through strong global-local partnerships, we connect underserved groups to international markets and remote work platforms, fostering sustainable livelihoods and resilient enterprise ecosystems.

WiPA positions African talent as global solution providers, earning globally, leading locally, and contributing to resilient, self-sustaining economies. Our commitment to protecting and commercializing African-owned innovations strengthens the continent’s competitiveness in the global innovation economy.

WiPA and ARB LLC, New York, USA, flagship biochar project delivers cross-sector impact—revitalizing soils, purifying water, enhancing green construction, generating energy, and capturing carbon. Scalable and youth-led, it anchors Africa’s circular economy and climate resilience, offering transformative returns for visionary, long-term investment partners.

We accelerate the full spectrum of UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), with a strategic focus on innovation, and inclusive economic transformation driven by Africa’s generation.

OUR VISION

“To lead in simplifying international scaling of African youth innovations and inventions.”

OUR MISSION
To unlock and scale Africa’s groundbreaking, youth-owned, sustainable innovations and inventions for global impact. Accelerating Africa’s next generation of innovators onboarding (15-35) owned social enterprises for growth through strategic partnerships. As a business accelerator and investment hub, we connect social enterprises to diverse funding and investment opportunities. This includes philanthropy, impact investments, venture capital, private equity, public-private partnerships (PPPs), development finance institutions (DFIs), corporate funding, grants, government-backed funds, multilateral financing, family offices, foundations, and sustainable investment funds

OUR PROGRAMS

WiPA hosts fourteen-week programs. During the 10-week in-house programs, the teams are exposed to intensive training, demonstrations, prototype testing, and commercialization. We call for startups and MSMEs at different stages and mobilize founders to join the MVP or open Challenge or Fundraising.

We also provide a platform to enable access to Co-founder(s) matching, international markets, and global investors’ networks.

OUR PARTNERS

We are collaborating with diversified partners who value scaling sustainable impact, focusing on value chain, and sustainability, and grassroots-level initiatives

Our partners are government agencies, private institutions, local communities, civil societies, higher learning and research institutions, individuals, and groups.

FUNDING

We are funded primarily through fees from consultancy services, training and capacity-building activities, sales, events, subscriptions, and donation