Partnership Types
Find your role.
Three partnership pathways — each designed around a different kind of contribution.
Educators & Mentorship Partners
Share your expertise directly with cohort participants through masterclasses, 1:1 mentorship sessions, curriculum co-design, or as a pitch panellist.
Register HereProgram & Implementation Partners
Co-design and co-deliver programmes with DIP — embedding your organisation in the innovation curriculum and hosting participants at your institution.
Register HereSponsorship & Support
Fund cohorts, scholarship pools, or specific programmes. Your investment directly enables the next generation of design-driven founders across East Africa.
Register HereWhy Partner
More than a logo on a brochure.
DIP partnerships are built on shared purpose. We work with organisations that want to be genuinely embedded in the innovation journey — not just visible at the edges of it.
Access a curated talent pipeline
Connect directly with East Africa's most promising founders, innovators, and design thinkers — across university and professional cohorts.
Drive measurable impact
Support programmes that move the needle on innovation, employment, and entrepreneurship across the region — with clear reporting on outcomes.
Build authentic brand presence
Be seen as a genuine partner in Africa's innovation story — not just a sponsor — through co-branded content, events, and programme integration.
Shape the ecosystem
Work alongside DIP to influence curriculum, introduce real-world challenges, and help participants build ventures that solve problems that matter to you.
What you gain when you partner with DIP.
We design partnerships to be genuinely rewarding for our partners — with visibility, access, and meaningful impact.
- Co-branding across all programme materials and communications
- Named recognition on the DIP website, newsletters, and social channels
- Access to cohort showcases, demo days, and graduation events
- Speaking opportunities at DIP events and webinar series
- Preferred access to post-cohort talent for hiring and freelance projects
- Quarterly impact reports on programme outcomes
- Early access to research and insights from the innovation ecosystem
In good company.
We're proud to work alongside some of the most respected organisations in East Africa and globally.
BuniBase by STARTiNEV
Kenyatta University
Dalberg Design
Chandaria Foundation
Startup Garage
The Causality
Ashoka
Nairobi DesignBuniBase by STARTiNEVKenyatta UniversityDalberg DesignChandaria FoundationStartup GarageThe CausalityAshokaNairobi DesignPartnering with universities, foundations, design firms, and innovation ecosystems across East Africa and beyond. Become a partner →