Côte d’Ivoire has selected 32 digital companies for the Ivoire Tech Next 15 and Ivoire Tech Scale Up programmes. Presented on 4 November in Abidjan-Cocody by Minister Djibril Ouattara, the selection opens a 24-month support programme focused in particular on artificial intelligence, financing and access to public procurement.
The government aims to raise between 5 and 10 billion CFA francs from banks, investment funds and development partners. This is a funding target for the beneficiaries. The announcement concerns their selection and support, ahead of the funding being sought actually being delivered.
The cohort includes 14 companies in Next 15 and 18 in Scale Up. The official list names in particular Djamo, Cloud4Africa and La Ruche Health in the first group, then Kaydan Technology, Snedai and Veone in the second. It thus identifies the beneficiaries of both strands.
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Two mutually exclusive categories covering the 32 winners. Number of companies, without indication of the amounts that will be awarded to them.
Source : Gouvernement de Côte d’Ivoire, Selection announced on 4 November 2026
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| Category | companies | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ivoire Tech Next 15 | 14 | 43.75 |
| Ivoire Tech Scale Up | 18 | 56.25 |
Operational and commercial support
For Next 15, the programme’s website describes operational support going beyond fundraising. Artificial intelligence agents are to help companies with functions such as prospecting, customer service or invoicing. An initial diagnosis is to determine priority uses, after which teams will be trained in using them.
Introductions to major corporate clients are also meant to facilitate partnerships and business development. The scheme provides for meetings with decision-making contacts and follow-up of exchanges. Access to funding, for its part, involves development institutions and venture capital funds mobilised around the programme.
This selection follows a call for applications launched on 29 July 2026. The Next 15 website sets out six assessment dimensions, including innovation, revenue growth and anchoring in Côte d’Ivoire. Its FAQ does however state that a strong application on most of the dimensions may be selected, even without meeting all of the criteria.
Performance commitments to monitor
Beneficiaries will now have to comply with performance contracts and an ethics charter. The announced monitoring will cover changes in their revenues, jobs created and expansion across the subregion. These indicators are intended to assess the results of the support over time.
The next Ivoire Tech Forum is due to give winners meetings with investors and economic players, as well as access to digitalisation projects in the public administration. Sika Finance gives the dates as 11 to 13 November in Abidjan, with areas devoted to commercial outlets and introductions to funders.