Is Founders Live really free?

Yes, and it always will be. Nothing is sold in the hour and no fee is ever requested.

Is everything Accelera does free?

No. Founders Live, the Growth Diagnostic and the Academy Open Curriculum are free. The sprints, membership and Growth Labs are paid — we share pricing directly with applicants once we know which pathway fits. The pre-season Growth Cohort asks a Founding Cohort contribution of 25,000 FCFA, which covers part of what the pilot costs to run.

Do I have to be in Douala?

No. It runs on Zoom and people join from across Cameroon and the diaspora.

Both. Choose your language when you register.

No, but the people who get the most out of it do.

What if I miss a Monday?

Come the next one. Nothing carries over and there is nothing to catch up.

Is there a recording?

Not of the whole session. The room speaks freely because it is not published.

PRE-SEASON - 5 OCT - 7 DEC 2026 - TEN MONDAYS

Pre-season

Ten Mondays and a Showcase before Season 1 opens in January. You can join on any Monday - there is no catching up to do.

Every session runs 18:00 - 19:00 WAT. Doors open 17:45. Optional Founder Room 19:00 - 19:30.

Zoom asks for your name and email, then sends you your personal join link. One registration covers every Monday of the season.

Free. No pitch. Leave whenever you like.

Pre-season calendar. All times Africa/Douala (WAT).
Week	Date	Session	Note
W1	Mon 5 Oct	The Founder Reset	Season opens
W2	Mon 12 Oct	The Customer Problem
W3	Mon 19 Oct	Founder Hot Seat
W4	Mon 26 Oct	Your First 100 Customers — Sprint 01 Demo Night
W5	Mon 2 Nov	From Idea to Revenue	Light Monday - 45 min
W6	Mon 9 Nov	The Partnership Room
W7	Mon 16 Nov	Building the Team — Sprint 02 Demo Night
W8	Mon 23 Nov	Should You Raise Capital? Investor Readiness
W9	Mon 30 Nov	Accelera Founders Showcase
W10	Mon 7 Dec	Pre-season Close and Founders Forum Debrief	Light Monday - 45 min

Week 9 is the Accelera Founders Showcase on 30 November. The Founders Forum and Partners & Investors Day follows on Friday 4 December 2026 at the Douala Growth Hub, and week 10 on 7 December closes the pre-season. Season 1 launches at the Accelera Growth Acceleration Summit — Career × Business × Capital, Saturday 9 January 2027, in Douala.

Doors open 17:45 WAT. Optional Founder Room 19:00 - 19:30 WAT.

See the Season 1 calendar

Opening soon

The Douala Growth Hub is opening soon at BLI Building, Rue Joffre, Akwa Liberte, opposite Zepol, behind Galeries Peyrissac.

Friday 4 December 2026

Founders Forum and Partners & Investors Day at the Douala Growth Hub. The morning is by invitation; the afternoon, 14:00–18:30, is free and open.

Register once. Come as often as you like.

This is our list, so we can keep in touch and send a reminder before each Monday. Your join link comes from Zoom, after the Zoom registration step.

Going further - the pre-season Growth Cohort

Fifty Douala businesses are taking a measured route through the pre-season - a 30-day sales sprint, a Growth Tribe, a Growth Operator, and a written record of what changed, verified against evidence. The Founding Cohort contribution is 25,000 FCFA. It covers part of what the pilot costs to run — it is not the price of the programme, and Season 1 will be priced from what we measure in the pre-season. Fifty places, and entry closes on Friday 2 October. If the contribution is the only obstacle, say so: a limited number of sponsored seats are available.

Ask about the cohort