ESD and Corporate Partnerships

Invest in African entrepreneurship. Get auditable outcomes.

Entrepreneur Genie partners with corporates, development finance institutions, and B-BBEE programmes to fund African founders through structured, outcome-based programmes. Every rand invested produces a documented, auditable result.

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Corporate ESD partnership for African entrepreneur development
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Auditable deliverables per founder

8 auditable deliverables. Per founder.

Every founder in every ESD partnership produces eight documented deliverables that are verified by Genie facilitators. These are not attendance certificates. They are evidence of real business building activity.

You receive full reporting on all eight deliverables for every sponsored founder, formatted for your B-BBEE verification or annual impact reporting requirements.

  • 1
    Problem Severity Matrix — field-scored evidence of a genuine market haemorrhage
  • 2
    Customer Safari Report — minimum 10 documented real-market conversations
  • 3
    Bleed Score — three independently measurable signals confirming problem severity
  • 4
    Minimum Loveable Product — documented real product with recorded user feedback from beta customers
  • 5
    First Revenue Record — date, amount, customer name, payment method
  • 6
    Bleed Relief Score — structured customer feedback confirming the product is solving the problem
  • 7
    Demo Day Presentation — presented to a live panel of investors and mentors, filmed
  • 8
    30, 60, and 90-day alumni follow-up — post-cohort revenue, employment, and growth milestones

Three partnership tiers

All partnerships are structured around the Genie pathway programme sequence. Custom arrangements available for large-scale DFI engagements.

Cohort Partner

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Up to 10 founders | Bleed to Build (8 weeks)

Sponsor up to 10 founders through an open Genie cohort. Full 8-week Bleed to Build programme per founder. Every deliverable documented and verified.

Includes

  • Up to 10 founder seats in an open Genie cohort
  • Full 8-week Bleed to Build programme per founder
  • Complete documentation trail per founder for B-BBEE verification
  • Access to all Genie tools, frameworks, and recorded curriculum
  • Demo Day invitation for your team
  • Full impact report with individual founder outcomes
  • 30, 60, and 90-day alumni follow-up report
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Custom Cohort

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Up to 30 founders | Custom sector focus

Up to 30 founders selected by your organisation, with a custom sector focus aligned to your business or community context. Option to co-brand under your company name.

Includes

  • Up to 30 founders selected by your organisation
  • Custom sector focus aligned to your context
  • Option to co-brand the programme under your company name
  • Private Demo Day with your leadership and investors as audience
  • Full B-BBEE documentation trail for every participating founder
  • Sector-specific case studies built into curriculum
  • Quarterly update calls with your ESD or CSI team throughout delivery
  • Full impact report and 90-day alumni follow-up
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Enterprise Partner

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Up to 3 cohorts per year | All Genie programmes

Up to 3 cohorts per year across any Genie programme. A dedicated Genie Partnership Manager, annual strategic review, and continental impact reporting.

Includes

  • Up to 3 cohorts per year across any Genie programme
  • Dedicated Genie Partnership Manager assigned to your account
  • Annual strategic review and programme design session
  • Supplier development tracking across all cohort graduates
  • Priority access to new programmes as they launch
  • Annual continental impact report with 12-month founder outcome data
  • Option to fund cross-border cohorts as part of AfCFTA commitments
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Sectors we cover

Entrepreneur Genie works across every sector where Africa bleeds.

E-commerceAgricultureHealthBeautyTravelHome improvementFood and beverageProfessional servicesFinancial servicesEducationLogisticsManufacturingRetailTechnologyMedia and entertainment

How invoicing works

All ESD partnerships are invoiced in two instalments. Fifty percent is due on signature of the partnership agreement. The remaining fifty percent is due on cohort completion day. No payment is required before delivery begins. No final payment is issued without a completed cohort and a full impact report delivered to your team.

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Tell us about your organisation and your ESD objectives. We will come back with a proposal within 48 hours.

We respond with a proposal within 48 hours. All enquiries treated confidentially.

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