Friday 30 October
The Douala Growth Hub opens at BLI Building, Rue Joffre, Akwa Liberte, opposite Zepol, behind Galeries Peyrissac.
SEASON 1 - 5 OCT - 7 DEC 2026 - TEN MONDAYS
Season 1
Ten Mondays, a Showcase, and the Summit. 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.
| 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 | Finalists advance to the Summit stage |
| W10 | Mon 7 Dec | Season Close and Summit Debrief | Light Monday - 45 min |
Week 9 is the Accelera Founders Showcase on 30 November, where finalists advance to the Growth Acceleration Summit stage in Douala from 2 to 5 December. Week 10 on 7 December closes the season and debriefs the Summit.
Doors open 17:45 WAT. Optional Founder Room 19:00 - 19:30 WAT.
2 to 5 December
The Growth Acceleration Summit in Douala. 2 December is an invitation-led Partner and Investor Day.
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 Season 1 Growth Cohort
Fifty Douala businesses are taking a measured route through Season 1 - 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 2 will be priced from what we measure this 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