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Savannah We-Rise Bootcamp.
🇸🇩 Sudan · INCUBATOR
INCUBATORNorth AfricaCross-sector startups including agri-food
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Founded 2018 by Yousif Yahya to drive innovation in Sudan. Its We-Rise bootcamp (financed by EU and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation) supported 300+ businesses over a year. After the 2023 conflict, Savannah operates across Uganda, Kenya and Egypt in addition to Sudan, and produced Sudan's first YC-backed startup, Bloom (now Elevate).
Details.
| Type | INCUBATOR |
|---|---|
| Country | 🇸🇩 Sudan |
| City | Khartoum (with networks in Uganda |
| Region | North Africa |
| Focus area | Cross-sector startups including agri-food |
| Sub-focus | Sudanese diaspora founders post-war |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Program length | 52 weeks |
| Cohort size | 300+ businesses in first We-Rise cohort |
| Funding offered | Bootcamp, mentorship, network access (EU / Italian Agency funded) |
| Parent organization | EU / Italian Agency for Development Cooperation |