Orange Corners: Multiple countries – Alumni Accelerator (II)
The Orange Corners Alumni Accelerator provides Orange Corners Alumni from different countries with the opportunity to participate in in online acceleration programme The purpose of this project is to strengthen and grow young entrepreneurs – that have successfully concluded an Orange Corners (OC) incubation and/or acceleration programme – with e.g.:
- Investor readiness skills, access to (international) finance opportunities;
- International network building capacities (emphasizing connections with the Netherlands through e.g. partnerships, trade, knowledge exchange).
To unlock the full potential of the young companies – i.e. Orange Corners alumni – more and specialised support, focussing on e.g.:
- acceleration and scaling, strengthening business acumen;
- increasing revenue streams;
- developing robust business mindsets;
- co-founder matchmaking,
is needed to scale them to their next phase.
In doing so, the OC alumni will generate more turnover, create more jobs and contribute to more sustainable impact.
With the Orange Corners Alumni Accelerator Programme, promising and committed OC alumni will be selected and get an opportunity to participate in an online Accelerator Programme to further their growth and development.
The Orange Corners Alumni Accelerator programme is a one year programme and the entrepreneurs are sourced from:
- Algeria,
- Angola,
- Bangladesh,
- Burundi,
- Côte d’Ivoire,
- Egypt,
- Ghana,
- Iraq (Baghdad, Kurdistan),
- Jordan,
- Mali,
- Morocco,
- Mozambique,
- Nigeria,
- Palestine,
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo,
- Senegal,
- South Africa,
- South Sudan and
- Sudan.
The Orange Corners alumni form a diverse group of entrepreneurs, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Startups, active in different business/growth stages, working in different fields/sectors, including agriculture, renewable energy, digitalisation, circular economy and healthcare, speaking different languages, predominantly English, French, Arabic.

Project number
NL-KVK-27378529-PCB24MC05Total budget
€ 299,500Countries
Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Burundi, Congo (the Democratic Republic of the), Egypt, Ghana, Iraq, Côte d'Ivoire, Jordan, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Palestine, State of, Senegal, Sudan (the), South Africa, South SudanProject status
ImplementationBudget spent
Programme
PSD Toolkit – Phase 2Tied status
UntiedContact
iati@rvo.nlProject partners
Netherlands Enterprise Agency, Stichting Refugees ForwardSectors
Financial policy and administrative management, Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) development, Trade facilitation| Type | Provider | Provider ref. | Receiver | Receiver ref. | Value (€) | Date | Value date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming Funds | 99,500.00 | 07-10-2024 | 07-10-2024 | ||||
| Incoming Funds | 200,000.00 | 15-10-2025 | 15-10-2025 | ||||
| Outgoing Commitment | Stichting Refugees Forward | 99,500.00 | 07-10-2024 | 07-10-2024 | |||
| Outgoing Commitment | Stichting Refugees Forward | 200,000.00 | 15-10-2025 | 15-10-2025 | |||
| Disbursement | Stichting Refugees Forward | 79,600.00 | 21-10-2024 | 21-10-2024 | |||
| Disbursement | Stichting Refugees Forward | 100,000.00 | 06-11-2025 | 06-11-2025 |