Africa's AI, in your product.
African founders building with AI deserve infrastructure built with them in mind. Apply for Rantera credits and ship on Africa's own AI stack.
What Ranterans get
More than credits. A foundation for African-built AI products.
API credits to build
Get credits to call Rantera's models: Tera, Hira, Rant AI, and the full model family as they launch.
Early model access
Ranterans in the startup programme get priority access to new models before public launch.
African-first infrastructure
Build on models trained with African context, optimised for African languages and realities.
Credit tiers
We meet you where you are. Apply for the tier that matches your stage.
Seed
$500
For solo founders and very early-stage teams just getting started.
Build
$2,000
For startups with a prototype or MVP actively building towards launch.
Scale
$5,000
For post-revenue or post-raise startups scaling with AI.
Who can apply
The core requirement: at least one founder must be African. We built this for builders like us.
- At least one founder is African (by birth or citizenship)
- Company is less than 5 years old
- Building a product or service, not just reselling access
- Agree to the Rantera for Startups terms
Ready to build?
Applications are reviewed weekly. We'll reply within 5 business days.