HEY!
We have big problems to solve.
Do you see problems as opportunities?
Are you a game-changer, do-er, curious learner, passionate,
dynamic innovative startup trying to save the planet?
If so, we need you.
We believe in exceptional. We match exceptional startup ideas and founder teams with exceptional support and seed funding. Twice a year, we select up to 10 startup teams of 2 to 3 entrepreneurs into our highly competitive 4-month incubator program in Addis Ababa, with less than 1% acceptance rate, offering a life-changing experience with:
We see a huge gap between early stage startups and sources of capital that are willing to bet on high-impact but high risk startups. We aim to close this gap by taking the first risk ourselves, and then provide several options for our startups to obtain their next rounds of financing after our seed funding:
At the end of the incubator program, all of our startups participate in a highly publicized Lions Den event, when they pitch to the blueMoon Lions to raise equity financing for their companies.
At any time after the incubator program, whether or not they successfully raised funds during Lions Den, we facilitate investments for our startups from our network of pre-identified domestic angel investors on a case-by-case basis.
Through our online crowd equity funding, our startups can get equity financing from anyone, anywhere in the world. blueMoon Crowd takes our startups to the world and brands Ethiopia as a place where young entrepreneurs are actively shaping their future with innovative startups that can transform Ethiopia and the world.
Addis Garage is our amazing work space in Bole, right in the lively heart of Addis Ababa, Ethopia’s (and Africa’s) capital. Addis Garage houses blueMoon but is also open to any startups in any sector, and is both a co-working and event space. We think great things happen when smart, passionate, people get together, creating synergies that we don’t even know exist. Addis Garage is a curated co-working community, which means that those who join are committed to sharing their experiences, mentoring the blueMoon incubator startups, and engaging in our events.
SPACE PRICING |
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Monthly | Weekly | Daily | |
Open Space | |||
Fixed desk | 3,000 | 1,000 | 300 |
Hot desk (any free desk) | 1,500 | 600 | 300 |
Day pass (no desk) | - | - | 200 |
Offices | 10,000 | 3,500 | 1,000 |
Board Room (for 10) | Half-day | Full-day | - |
Weekday | 2,500 | 4,000 | - |
Weekend | 1,500 | 2,500 | - |
Events | 60 max | 85 max | 150 max |
Up to 4 hours | 10,000 | 15,000 | 20,000 |
Full day | 18,000 | 25,000 | 35,000 |
“If you want to go fast, go alone.
If you want to go far, go together.” African proverb
We want to go far. And we believe our partners will help get there, together.
We are a small company with big ambitions. We don’t have employees. Rather we are all partners who are personally engaged to discover and grow Ethiopian youth agribusiness startups that can change the world. We are passionate about what we do and take our values seriously. We want to transform Ethiopia one young dreamer at a time.