About this opportunity
CcHUB Namibia has opened applications for the Seedr Namibia Design Sprint, a four week human-centred design programme that runs through November 2026. It is built for Namibian startups that already have a minimum viable product and a team behind it, and it asks one blunt question of them: where are the gaps in your product while you can still fix them.
The value of that question is easiest to see in what the previous sprint turned up. CcHUB says one startup, Savanna X AgriTech, put its data through the Design Sprint and came away with three gaps it had not been able to see. Its soil layer rested on United States and United Nations classification systems that do not map cleanly onto Namibian soil types or their regional variation. Its crop recommendations pointed at varieties suited to highland conditions in East or Southern Africa, yet they were being suggested for Namibian dryland farming. Both are the kind of error that reads as a detail and behaves as a product problem.
That is the shape of the four weeks. You bring your own live problem statement rather than a case study, and the sprint puts a human-centred design process against the assumptions, the data and the local reality your product depends on. CcHUB frames it as finding the gap before the market finds it for you.
The application itself tells you what a serious applicant needs in hand. The form collects your contact details, your startup name, the industry you operate in from a list that runs from agritech and fintech to healthtech, edtech, cleantech, mobility and housing, and your website link. It asks for a problem statement of 100 to 200 words and a solution overview of one to two sentences. It asks about external funding already received, with source, amount and date, and where you are on the stage ladder from ideation and problem exploration through build and early revenue, validation and pre-seed, growth stage and early growth and scaling.
Then come the three commitments. You confirm that your team is willing and able to give at least five hours a week to the programme. You upload a pitch deck. You state whether the business is fully registered or incorporated under Namibian law and upload the incorporation certificate, which is the clearest signal that this cohort is for Namibian entities.
No funding amount is attached to the announcement, and CcHUB has not published whether this cohort runs online, in person or as a mix. What is fixed is the window: applications close on 8 November 2026, and the sprint runs for four weeks in November.
Apply through the CcHUB Namibia form before 8 November 2026.
What you receive
- A four week design sprint run by CcHUB Namibia during November 2026
- A human-centred design review of the assumptions and data your product rests on
- Named gaps in your solution while there is still time to change course
- Work on your own live problem statement rather than a classroom case
- Structured support on how to check your product against local conditions
Who can apply
- A startup registered or incorporated under Namibian law
- A minimum viable product already in hand
- A team, not a solo founder with an idea
- A team willing and able to commit at least five hours a week
- Application submitted by 8 November 2026
Documents to prepare
- Certificate of incorporation under Namibian law
- Problem statement of 100 to 200 words
- Solution overview of one to two sentences
- Startup website link
How to apply
- Open the Seedr Namibia Design Sprint application form.
- Enter your contact details, first name, last name, phone number and email.
- Give your startup details, name, industry, website link, a 100 to 200 word problem statement and a one to two sentence solution overview.
- Report your venture stage and any external funding already received, with source, amount and date.
- Confirm the team can commit at least five hours a week and upload your pitch deck.
- State whether the business is fully registered under Namibian law and upload the incorporation certificate.
- Submit before the 8 November 2026 deadline.
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Questions applicants ask
Is there funding attached to the sprint?
The announcement does not state any grant, equity or cash award. It is presented as a four week product validation programme, and the form only asks what funding you have already received.
Can I apply without a registered business?
The form asks whether your business is fully registered or incorporated under Namibian law and requires the incorporation certificate to be uploaded, so a registered Namibian entity is expected.
Does it run online or in person?
CcHUB Namibia has not published the format for this cohort. The application only asks whether your team can commit at least five hours a week to the programme.
Which startup stages can apply?
The form covers ideation and problem exploration, build and early revenue, validation and pre-seed, growth stage, and early growth and scaling.
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