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Seedstars
Seedstars is an international investment and education company based in Geneva, Switzerland, operating in over 90 countries. It supports entrepreneurs in emerging markets by providing access to capital, business support, and networking opportunities.
Overview
What Seedstars does
What Seedstars is
Seedstars is an international investment and education company based in Geneva, Switzerland, operating in over 90 countries. It supports entrepreneurs in emerging markets by providing access to capital, business support, and networking opportunities.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports program host and community 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
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2012
- Approximate age
- About 14 years
- Structured capabilities
- Program host · Community
- Last reviewed
- March 5, 2026
Official channels
Find Seedstars elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Seedstars as a program host
Program thesis
Building impactful startups in emerging and frontier markets by connecting founders with global networks, capital, and knowledge.
Focus narrative
Impact-oriented sectors in emerging markets: fintech, agritech, edtech, healthtech, climate tech. Strong focus on Africa and Southeast Asia.
Value and support
Global emerging-market network across 90+ ecosystems. Seedstars Africa Ventures fund ($42M first close) for follow-on. Corporate innovation partnerships with Novartis, Merck, Google, and others. Summit event connecting founders to global investors.
Terms and economics
- Indicative investment
- $150,000
Format and cadence
- Typical duration
- 12 weeks
- Typical cohort
- 10 companies
- Cohorts per year
- 2
- Format
- Hybrid
Availability
- Application state
- Accepting
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
Alumni and track record
Alumni context
Notable alumni: Twiga Foods (Kenya, agritech), Mpost (Kenya), Saalg Geomechanics (Chile), InstaDeep (Tunisia, acquired by BioNTech), Matibabu (Uganda).
Capability profile
Seedstars as a community
Community overview
Seedstars is an international investment and education company founded in 2012 by Pierre-Alain Masson, Michael Weber, and Adrien Nussenbaum. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, Seedstars operates in over 90 countries with 15 offices globally. The organization aims to support entrepreneurs in emerging and frontier markets by providing access to capital, business support, and networks to foster growth and create lasting community impact.
Community focus
Seedstars invests in high-growth companies across various sectors in emerging and frontier markets, including Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Central and South Asia. The organization runs programs such as the Seedstars World Competition and operates Seedspace hubs, which serve as coworking and networking spaces for entrepreneurs.
Member value
Members benefit from access to capital, business support, and networking opportunities that foster growth and community impact.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- hybrid
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Operators
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- Global
Community activity
Events and activity
Seedstars runs the Seedstars World Competition and operates Seedspace hubs that facilitate networking and collaboration among entrepreneurs.
Notable members
Seedstars has supported notable ventures such as EatCloud, Mesfix, and Publiseer, showcasing its commitment to fostering innovative startups.
Common questions
What to know about Seedstars
Upseed classifies Seedstars under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes program host and community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 5, 2026
Known limits
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