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AGRA Grants for Agricultural Transformation

Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) verified

AGRA provides grants to African organisations working to transform smallholder agriculture across sub-Saharan Africa. Funding supports seed systems, soil health, market access,…

Ethiopia Ghana+10AgricultureFood Security
$50,000 – $2,000,000 Rolling
Fellowship / Training Open

YALI Regional Leadership Center Program

YALI Network / U.S. Mission to Africa verified

The YALI Regional Leadership Centers — hosted in Ghana (West Africa), Kenya (East Africa), South Africa (Southern Africa), and Senegal (Francophone West…

All AfricaBusinessEntrepreneurship
Amount varies Rolling
Fellowship / Training Open

Ashoka Fellowship

Ashoka: Innovators for the Public verified

The Ashoka Fellowship identifies and supports the world's leading social entrepreneurs — individuals with powerful new ideas that create systemic change at…

All AfricaSocial EnterpriseEducation
$10,000 – $100,000 Rolling
Fellowship / Training Open

Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders

U.S. Department of State / YALI verified

The Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship programme of the U.S. Government's Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), offering young African leaders six…

All AfricaBusinessCivic Leadership
Amount varies Rolling
Fellowship / Training Open

YALI Regional Leadership Center Online Learning

Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) / U.S. Embassy Networks verified

The YALI Network offers free, self-paced online courses through the YALI Network Online Learning platform, covering entrepreneurship, business management, leadership, and civic…

All AfricaEducationEntrepreneurship
Amount varies Rolling
Accelerator / Incubator Open

ITC SheTrades Commonwealth Programme

International Trade Centre (ITC) SheTrades verified

SheTrades is an International Trade Centre initiative that connects women entrepreneurs to international markets, finance, and business opportunities. Participants gain access to…

All AfricaAgricultureManufacturing
Amount varies Rolling
Business Loan Open

WE Fund Africa (Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative — Africa)

Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) / World Bank Group verified

The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) channels blended finance and grants through partner financial institutions across Sub-Saharan Africa to close the financing…

Nigeria Kenya+6AgricultureManufacturing
$5,000 – $300,000 Rolling
Grant Open

Mastercard Foundation Young Africa Works

Mastercard Foundation verified

The Young Africa Works strategy supports programmes that enable dignified and fulfilling work for young Africans, particularly women, in agriculture, technology, and…

Ethiopia Ghana+6AgricultureTechnology
$500,000 – $50,000,000 Rolling
Accelerator / Incubator Open

UNDP Africa Accelerator Lab Network

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) verified

The UNDP Accelerator Labs network in Africa supports local innovators and grassroots entrepreneurs tackling sustainable development challenges including climate, health, agriculture, and…

All AfricaClimateHealth
$10,000 – $100,000 Rolling
Accelerator / Incubator Open

GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund

GSMA verified

Grant and support programme from GSMA backing innovative startups in emerging markets including Africa that partner with mobile operators to deliver scalable…

All AfricaFintechAgritech
£50,000 – £100,000 Rolling
Equity & Venture Capital Open

IFC SME Ventures – Sub-Saharan Africa

International Finance Corporation (IFC) verified

IFC SME Ventures is an equity and quasi-equity fund-of-funds that invests in private equity and venture capital funds targeting SMEs in IDA-eligible…

Nigeria Ethiopia+8TechnologyAgriculture
$500,000 – $15,000,000 Rolling
Business Loan Open

Afreximbank African SME Finance Programme

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) verified

Afreximbank's SME Finance Programme provides trade finance, working capital, and structured lending facilities to African small and medium enterprises engaged in intra-African…

All AfricaTradeManufacturing
$100,000 – $5,000,000 Rolling
Grant Open

Google.org Impact Challenge

Google.org verified

Google.org funds nonprofits and social enterprises using technology to address humanity's biggest challenges, including climate, health, and economic opportunity. African organisations working…

All AfricaTechnologyHealth
$50,000 – $2,000,000 30 Nov 2026 · 16d left
Competition / Prize FEATUREDOpen

Learnstar Startup Challenge 2027

Learnstar Creative Summit verified

A pitch competition for founders, held at the Learnstar Creative Summit 2027 in Lagos. Five shortlisted founders pitch live to a judging…

Nigeria All Africa
Up to ₦1,500,000 15 Dec 2026 · 31d left
Grant Open

GSMA Innovation Fund

GSMA Mobile for Development verified

Supporting mobile technology innovations that improve lives in emerging markets including Africa.

Nigeria Ghana+4TechnologyHealth
$50,000 – $250,000 15 Dec 2026 · 31d left
Business Loan Open

Injaro Agricultural Capital

Injaro Investments verified

Injaro provides growth capital to agribusinesses across West and East Africa.

Nigeria Ghana+4Agriculture
$250,000 – $5,000,000 31 Dec 2026 · 47d left
Competition / Prize Open

Cartier Women's Initiative Award

Cartier Women's Initiative verified

An international entrepreneurship programme that selects and supports women-led, for-profit businesses with high social and environmental impact. Winners receive up to USD…

All AfricaTechnologyAgriculture
$30,000 – $100,000 15 Jan 2027 · 62d left
Accelerator / Incubator Upcoming

Her Startup Accelerator for Women-Led African Tech Startups

Her Startup (KSH Foundation, Tomorrow Foundation & EHA Impact Ventures) with Founder Institute verified

Her Startup selects about 10 women-led African tech startups per cohort for a 12-week Founder Institute accelerator (fees paid), a monthly stipend…

All AfricaTechnologyFinance
Up to $5,000

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