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Accelerator / Incubator NEWOpen

Techstars Accelerator Program (Africa — Rolling)

Techstars verified

Techstars runs dedicated Africa-focused accelerator programmes including Techstars Lagos (in partnership with ARM Labs), offering a 13-week mentorship-driven programme for early-stage African…

Nigeria Kenya+3TechnologyFintech
Up to $220,000 Rolling
Grant NEWOpen

FAO Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) Grants

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) verified

The FAO Technical Cooperation Programme provides grants to member countries for technical assistance projects in agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and food security. In…

All AfricaAgricultureFood Security
$200,000 – $1,000,000 Rolling
Loan NEWOpen

IFAD Country Grants and Rural Finance Programmes

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) verified

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) provides concessional loans and grants to governments and, through them, to rural enterprises, cooperatives, and…

All AfricaAgricultureRural Development
Up to $5,000,000 Rolling
VC / Investor NEWOpen

Seedstars Africa Ventures Investment Programme

Seedstars Africa Ventures verified

Early-stage venture capital investor and accelerator targeting pre-seed and seed-stage startups across Africa, with a focus on technology-enabled businesses solving real problems.…

All AfricaFintechAgritech
$500,000 – $2,000,000 Rolling
VC / Investor NEWOpen

Partech Africa Fund II

Partech Africa verified

Partech Africa is a pan-African venture capital fund investing in tech-enabled startups across the continent. It targets Series A and early growth-stage…

All AfricaTechnologyFintech
$1,000,000 – $10,000,000 Rolling
VC / Investor NEWOpen

Norrsken22 African Tech Fund

Norrsken22 verified

Norrsken22 is a $200 million venture capital fund dedicated to backing Africa's fastest-growing tech startups with both financial and impact ambitions. It…

All AfricaFintechHealth
$1,000,000 – $15,000,000 Rolling
VC / Investor NEWOpen

Launch Africa Ventures Investment Programme

Launch Africa Ventures verified

Launch Africa is a pan-African micro-VC fund that invests in pre-seed and seed-stage tech startups across Africa, with a portfolio spanning over…

All AfricaFintechAgritech
$25,000 – $500,000 Rolling
Loan NEWOpen

Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) Loans

Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA)

SEFA provides loan financing to small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) across all sectors in South Africa. Funding is available via direct…

South AfricaAgricultureManufacturing
ZAR 10,000 – ZAR 15,000,000 Rolling
Loan NEWOpen

National Empowerment Fund (NEF) Entrepreneurship Programme

National Empowerment Fund (NEF) verified

The NEF funds black-owned and black-empowered businesses in South Africa through equity, loans, and quasi-equity instruments. Products include the uMnotho Fund (business…

South AfricaAgricultureManufacturing
ZAR 250,000 – ZAR 75,000,000 Rolling
VC / Investor NEWOpen

Knife Capital Growth Equity Fund

Knife Capital

Knife Capital is a South African venture capital firm investing in high-growth technology-enabled businesses at Series A and beyond. They provide growth…

South AfricaTechnologyFintech
ZAR 10,000,000 – ZAR 100,000,000 Rolling
Grant NEWOpen

AECF Agriculture and Agribusiness Window

Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) verified

The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) provides grants and repayable grants to private sector businesses that improve food systems, agricultural productivity, and…

All AfricaAgricultureAgribusiness
$250,000 – $1,500,000 Rolling
Angel Network NEWOpen

ABAN Angel Investment Network – Member Angel Access

African Business Angel Network (ABAN) verified

The African Business Angel Network (ABAN) connects early-stage African startups with its network of over 50 affiliated angel investor networks and thousands…

All AfricaTechnologyAgriculture
$10,000 – $500,000 Rolling
Competition / Prize NEWOpen

Hult Prize

Hult Prize Foundation verified

Annual global social entrepreneurship competition challenging student teams to solve the world's most pressing problems. African student founders can compete through campus…

All AfricaTechnologySocial Enterprise
Up to $1,000,000 Rolling

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