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How it works

One connected path from discovery to commercialization.

ITSCE Fund makes the scientist, the evidence, the participation choices, and the progress visible in one place.

Discover innovations
  1. 1

    Discover an innovation

    Explore evidence-backed work from student scientists across Africa.

  2. 2

    Understand the scientist

    Meet the student team, examine the research, and understand the problem they are solving.

  3. 3

    Choose how you participate

    Champion the work, reserve the outcome, invest where eligible, or contribute as a partner.

  4. 4

    Follow the journey

    Track verified milestones, field trials, lessons, and updates directly from the team.

  5. 5

    Participate in commercialization

    Help research reach communities through capital, expertise, adoption, and market access.

Your role

Choose how you want to participate

Participation can begin with attention, a reservation, capital, or expertise.

  • Champion

    Invest in a Scientist or Researcher

    Support a student or early-career scientist developing a specific innovation by contributing to the resources needed to advance their research and development. Champion support may be allocated toward tuition assistance, laboratory expenses, ingredient sourcing, research activities, testing, and prototype development. Members have the opportunity to learn about the scientists they support, understand the objectives and milestones of their projects, and follow the progress of innovations as they move through the research and development process. By becoming a Champion, you are helping remove financial barriers to scientific discovery while investing in the talent, creativity, and research capacity that will drive future innovation and economic opportunity.

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  • Reserve

    Reserve tomorrow's products

    Discover promising products before they reach the public marketplace and signal demand ahead of manufacturing.

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  • Founder's Elite

    Scale proven innovations

    Explore qualified commercialization opportunities involving products that have progressed through research, validation, and commercialization readiness.

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Champion · Innovation Participation Shares

If the innovation succeeds, Champions may share in it

Eligible Champions may receive Innovation Participation Shares (IPS) under a written agreement. Distributions depend on the designated innovation generating qualifying revenue, are capped, and are not guaranteed.

Read How IPS Works Risk disclosures

Follow science all the way to market.

Join for early access to student-led innovations and their milestone journeys.

Become an ITSCE Fund Member