Organization · Event Organizer
Oscars Olympiads
OSCARS Olympiads is Africa's largest student innovation event, focused on empowering youth through entrepreneurship and technology. It aims to catalyze startups and create jobs across the continent.
Overview
What Oscars Olympiads does
What Oscars Olympiads is
OSCARS Olympiads is Africa's largest student innovation event, focused on empowering youth through entrepreneurship and technology. It aims to catalyze startups and create jobs across the continent.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Event Organizer
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 10, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Oscars Olympiads as a community
Community overview
The Oscars Olympiads is an organization focused on fostering innovation and entrepreneurship among students across Africa. Founded in 2023, the organization is based in Africa and aims to inspire the next generation of job creators and innovators. The inaugural edition took place in Nairobi, Kenya, and the subsequent edition is set to be hosted in Cotonou, Benin, in 2025.
Community focus
The Oscars Olympiads invests in youth entrepreneurship and innovation, targeting sectors such as food security, health and education, climate and environment, trade and tourism, natural resources, technology, and the creative economy. The organization provides mentorship, acceleration, and access to markets, aiming to empower young entrepreneurs with the necessary skills, resources, and opportunities to transform their ideas into impactful ventures.
Member value
Members gain access to mentorship, acceleration programs, and market opportunities, equipping them with the skills and resources needed to launch successful ventures.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- November 19, 2025
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Students
- Benefits
- mentorship and network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- Africa
Community activity
- Annual events
- 1
Events and activity
The Oscars Olympiads hosts an annual event, with the next edition scheduled for November 19-21, 2025, in Cotonou, Benin. The agenda includes an official opening ceremony, plenary sessions on sustainable venture futures, workshops, and networking opportunities.
Notable members
Key team members include H.E. Patrice Talon, H.E. William Ruto, Jean Philbert Nsengimana, Oulie Keita, Eric Kacou, Chido Cleopatra Mpemba, Erastus Mong'are, Philip Thigo, Aline Kabanda, Aramide Abe, Nelson Tugume, and Dr. Shikoh Gitau.
Capability profile
Oscars Olympiads as an event host
Event focus
The Oscars Olympiads invests in youth entrepreneurship and innovation, targeting sectors such as food security, health and education, climate and environment, trade and tourism, natural resources, technology, and the creative economy. The organization provides mentorship, acceleration, and access to markets, aiming to empower young entrepreneurs with the necessary skills, resources, and opportunities to transform their ideas into impactful ventures.
Format narrative
The Oscars Olympiads hosts an annual event featuring an official opening ceremony, plenary sessions on sustainable venture futures, workshops, and networking opportunities.
Participant value
The Oscars Olympiads aims to inspire the next generation of job creators and innovators by providing mentorship, resources, and opportunities for young entrepreneurs.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- summit
- Recurrence
- annual
- Modality
- in-person
- Typical attendance
- 150
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- November 19, 2025
- Next event location
- Cotonou, Benin
Audience and fit
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Friends and Family · Angel · Pre-seed · Seed
- Audience
- Students · Founders
- Regions
- Africa
Speakers and past editions
Speakers
Key team members include H.E. Patrice Talon, H.E. William Ruto, Jean Philbert Nsengimana, Oulie Keita, Eric Kacou, Chido Cleopatra Mpemba, Erastus Mong'are, Philip Thigo, Aline Kabanda, Aramide Abe, Nelson Tugume, and Dr. Shikoh Gitau.
Past editions
The inaugural edition took place in Nairobi, Kenya, featuring 54 teams from 24 countries.
Common questions
What to know about Oscars Olympiads
Upseed classifies Oscars Olympiads under the Event Organizer organization type. Its current public profile includes community and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 10, 2026
Known limits
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