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About GEN in Angola
GEN's work in Angola began with Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) in 2015, drawing 1,300 participants. This early engagement reflected Angola's emerging interest in using entrepreneurship as a tool for economic diversification and post-oil growth.
In 2016, Angola deepened its involvement with the Angola Forum for Competitive Knowledge, Innovation and Development serving as our national GEW host. That same year, GEN published a feature highlighting that "Angolan Innovators Are at the Epicenter of Economic Growth," signaling optimism about the country's entrepreneurial potential. From 2017 to 2022, Touch & Talk took over as the consistent GEW host organization, providing several years of stable leadership for national campaigns. In 2023, the hosting role transitioned to Acelera Angola, which continued in 2024, indicating a shift toward more accelerator-driven ecosystem coordination.
Angolan policymakers have shown increasing interest in GEN's global initiatives. In 2024, the country stood out for achieving a perfect 100% score for its Online Single Window portal in GEN's assessment for the UNCTAD World Investment Report — one of only two countries worldwide (alongside Estonia) to do so. That same year, Angola's Ministry of Economy and Planning joined GEN's Startup Nations community, connecting the government to a global network of policymakers focused on entrepreneurship and startup policy reform.
Angolan founders are increasingly tapping into GEN's global competition platforms, including the Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC), connecting the country's most promising startups to international investors, mentors, and markets.
GEN maintains relationships with key Angolan ecosystem stakeholders, including Acelera Angola, SOIK Investments, Touch & Talk, the Ministry of Economy and Planning, and earlier partners such as the Angola Forum for Competitive Knowledge, Innovation and Development. Jose Carlos Santos was among the early visible connectors in the network.
Through consistent GEW participation since 2015, improving digital government services for entrepreneurs, growing policy-level engagement via Startup Nations, and support for promising startups on the global stage, GEN's ongoing mission in Angola is to strengthen the local entrepreneurial ecosystem and connect it to worldwide resources, expertise, and opportunities.