Founder network · Africa · Globally ambitious
Walthrope Campus connects ambitious students across universities and disciplines to build startups, solve real problems, and launch ventures together.
Structured cohorts · Cross-campus matching · Mentors who have shipped at scale
Founder network
Skills → startup squad
145 campuses · balanced teams built for speed.
Deborah Apedo
I-Dream Foundation
KNUST
Every child deserves the opportunity to learn, explore, create, and build a better future.
Jerry Walson
Walthrope IoT
KNUST
Connecting ideas, devices, and data to build a smarter, more connected world.
Focus area
Walthrope Catalyst '26 · Build for Impact
After you register
Sign up first. Sit the quiz on the date below. A cohort can be open, and you apply to it only after you are shortlisted.
Quiz date
Nov 12
Thursday, November 12, 2026
See it in action
Cross-campus founders learning, matching, and shipping ventures together.
Real founders · Real rooms
Collaboration, pitch rooms, late-night builds—the emotional texture of founding.
Traction
Live signals from the founder graph—not vanity metrics.
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Students matched
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Teams formed
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Universities connected
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Mentors onboarded
Cross-campus network
Every university represented on Walthrope Campus—where students apply, match, and build together.
and 129 more universities
The playbook
Six beats of the startup journey—structured like a venture program, built for campus founders.
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Tell us what you build and where you shine.
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Cross-campus teams shaped by skills—not luck.
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Ship weekly with structured venture milestones.
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Judges, mentors, and users sharpen your thesis.
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Demo day energy—real stakes, real feedback.
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Graduate from campus lab to live venture.
The signature moment
Engineers, designers, operators, and storytellers—from different schools—converge into balanced founding squads built for speed.
Engineer + Designer + Business + Growth → venture-ready unit
Africa has ambitious students everywhere. But talent alone does not build companies. People do.
Walthrope Campus exists to connect engineers, designers, operators, marketers, and builders into teams capable of shaping the future—structured like a venture program, driven like a movement.
Founder case studies
Deborah Apedo
Founder · I-Dream Foundation
KNUST · Geography
Thesis: Give Educational support to basic schools
Partner with basic schools to introduce technology programs, establish innovation clubs, train teachers, and provide educational resources to students.
“Every child deserves the opportunity to learn, explore, create, and build a better future.”
Jerry Walson
Founder · Walthrope IoT
KNUST · Geomatic Engineering
Thesis: Connecting the physical world to intelligent digital systems.
Developing and deploying practical IoT solutions that connect devices, data, and people to solve real-world problems.
“Connecting ideas, devices, and data to build a smarter, more connected world.”
Christabel Aidoo
Co - Founder · Muse & Co
KNUST · Computer Science
Thesis: *Muse&Co is a fashion ecosystem that turns inspiration into discovery, discovery into personalized styling and shopping, and connects emerging brands and creatives in one place.*
Building a growing fashion network that brings shoppers, emerging brands, stylists, and creatives together through personalized discovery, styling, and commerce.
““Style is more than what you wear; it’s the story you discover, create, and choose to express.””
Backed by builders
Mentors, accelerators, universities, and operators fuel our cohorts—so your team trains like a funded startup.
Prof.Mary Immaculate Sheela Lourdusamy
HOD / Associate Professor
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technologies
Dr. Jojo Desmond Lartey
Senior Lecturer
Computer Science, AI, Robotics & Emerging Technologies
Ernest Opoku Kwarteng
Geospatial Engineer,Data Science Engineer,Project Manager at Simprints
GIS, Mapping, Smart Cities & Geospatial Technology
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