Validate.Global is a free business development program for entrepreneurs who create innovative solutions and want to scale to fast-growing markets in Africa.
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Ventures supported across the 3 editions
Validate.Global ?
Validate.Global is a 6-month business development program designed to scale the impact of international startups. Led by Impact Hub Vienna and INiTS, with funding from the Austrian Development Agency, the program supports entrepreneurs creating innovative solutions in agriculture, health, and food.
By helping them explore and validate new markets in Ghana, Nigeria, and Rwanda, the program empowers ventures to expand their reach and impact.
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Second Edition
Validate.Global 2.0 highlighted the importance of tailored market insights, strong local partnerships, and adaptive strategies for startups entering new markets.
Future iterations of the program aimed to enhance logistical support and explore more cost-effective solutions for participating ventures.
Validate.Global 2.0
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Venture Spotlight : Safi
The trip to Rwanda was illuminating for SAFI Health, as they learned how to support the milk industry and ensure that safe, pathogen-free milk is available on the market. They met with a range of stakeholders, including cooperatives like IKAIB, agricultural institutions like MINAGRI, the Rwanda National Dairy Platform, and non-profits like Ripple Effect, to gain a better understanding of the market niche and how to add value to it. The team’s pasteurization handle is capable of pasteurizing milk using a heating component that can be powered by solar energy.
Meet the Second Cohort




Validate.Global 3.0
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Meet the Third Cohort
Meet the 5 ventures that came to Rwanda to do expand their solutions
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