Orange FAB 2024 et 2025

Scaling for Success: Inside the Orange FAB 2024 Accelerator with O'Botama

For many startups, creating a viable product is just the first hurdle. The real challenge often lies in the next phase: scaling. How do you move from a marketable service to a market leader? This crucial growth stage requires a unique combination of strategic guidance, corporate partnership, and investment readiness.

This is the exact challenge that the Orange FAB 2024 accelerator, in partnership with O'Botama, is designed to solve. This powerful collaboration leverages the global reach of Orange Digital Center and the hands-on expertise of O'Botama to provide a launchpad for Cameroon's most promising startups.

What is Orange FAB?

Orange FAB is a 6-month accelerator program designed for established startups ready to take their operations to the next level. The goal is not just to grow, but to scale intelligently. The program focuses on helping laureates of Orange Digital Center's challenges and prizes by providing them with the tools, partnerships, and exposure needed to thrive in a competitive marketplace.

The O'Botama Advantage: Expert Coaching for Real Results

O'Botama's role in this partnership is to deliver the intensive, expert support that turns potential into performance. We provide the laureates with a comprehensive support structure that covers the critical pillars of business growth. In the 2024-2025 program, this translated to over 1,200 hours of dedicated coaching across key areas:

Strategic Marketing & Sales: Developing and implementing strategies to capture a larger market share.

Advanced Management: Structuring teams and operations for scalable growth.

Fundraising Support: Preparing startups for investment, from financial modeling to investor pitching.

This hands-on approach has yielded tangible results, with O'Botama successfully helping to initiate 3 fundraising processes for program participants.

Who is the Program For?

The Orange FAB accelerator targets established, high-potential startups that meet specific criteria:

Age: Less than three years of existence.

Product: Have a product or service that is already commercializable.

Sectors: Operate in high-impact sectors such as health, finance, and education.

This focus ensures that the intensive support is directed toward ventures that are primed for rapid growth and can leverage the corporate partnership with Orange.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the main goal of the Orange FAB program?

The primary goal is acceleration to help established startups with a marketable product to scale rapidly. This is achieved through intensive coaching, strategic support, and preparation for corporate partnerships and investment.

The program is designed for startups that are less than three years old and already have a commercializable product or service. There is a particular focus on ventures in the health, finance, and education sectors.

O'Botama serves as the expert implementation partner, providing the hands-on support and coaching for the startups. Our team delivers the training in marketing, management, and fundraising to prepare the laureates for their next stage of growth.

While the program does not guarantee funding, it is a core objective to make startups investment-ready. We provide intensive fundraising support and actively facilitate the process, as demonstrated by the 3 fundraising initiatives engaged for the 2024-2025 cohort.