# A2SV | Africa to Silicon Valley

> A2SV Foundation is a US nonprofit tech academy and incubator founded by Emre Varol in 2019. It offers selected African university students free, intensive software engineering education, mentorship and access to global employers, while supporting alumni-led digital products and continent-wide AI hackathons. A2SV currently reports 1,200+ engineers trained across 22 countries, 120+ global tech offers and 20+ incubated products.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Palo Alto, United States
- **Founders:** Emre Varol (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Tech Education, A2SV Incubator, A2SV Hackathon, Eskalate, Adot
- **Notable:** Reports 1,200+ software engineers trained from 22 African countries., Current impact page aggregates 123 global technology offers: 76 full-time and 47 internship offers., Reports 20+ incubated digital products.

## Products & services

- **Tech Education** — Free, selective in-person and remote software engineering training, with more than 1,000 hours annually, technical fundamentals, communication, interview preparation and product work.
- **A2SV Incubator** — Supports alumni teams building digital products for African markets, with mentoring and product development support.
- **A2SV Hackathon** — Continent-wide AI competition with workshops, mentoring and pitching; 2024 reached 48 countries and offered a $30,000 prize pool.
- **Eskalate** — Commercial talent and delivery arm connecting companies to A2SV-trained developers; offers talent outsourcing, project delivery and AI data/evaluation services.
- **Adot** — Incubated maternal-health companion offering pregnancy tracking and localized guidance.
- **SkillBridge** — Incubated AI-assisted study and university entrance examination preparation platform.
- **AfroChat** — Incubated platform providing access to generative AI tools for individuals and businesses.
- **Akil** — Incubated platform connecting young people with jobs, internships, volunteering and other opportunities.
- **Dime** — Incubated fintech product focused on African payments; current homepage describes card acceptance starting in Rwanda, while the report discusses transfers and foreign exchange.
- **HakimHub** — Healthcare discovery product listed in the A2SV portfolio.
- **Rate Eat** — Food discovery product listed in the A2SV portfolio.

## Achievements

- Reports 1,200+ software engineers trained from 22 African countries.
- Current impact page aggregates 123 global technology offers: 76 full-time and 47 internship offers.
- Reports 20+ incubated digital products.
- The 2024 hackathon reached 48 countries, attracted nearly 5,000 registrations and included 1,118 teams.
- Google renewed support for a third consecutive year in May 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Public GitHub repositories g6-lissanai and g6-remedymate show updates in August 2026; repository activity is evidence of development, not proof of commercial launch.
- **2026-04** — The public LinkedIn page advertises Remote Education G7 applications with an April 13, 2026 deadline and requirements including 60 solved problems and 30 active practice days.

## Links

- Website: https://www.a2sv.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a2sv
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/A2_SV
- GitHub: https://github.com/A2SV
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC70kFW6mFFGEjsucvNZk6-A
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a2sv_org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/africatosiliconvalley

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Last updated: 2026-10-24