Grants, loans, investors and accelerators for African entrepreneurs — researched daily, links verified, expired ones removed.
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The AECF provides grants and concessional loans to private sector businesses in Africa working on climate-smart agriculture, renewable energy, and green business…
VKAV is a $60M pan-African fund formed by Verod Capital and Kepple Africa Ventures. It invests in growth-stage, tech-enabled companies. kepple-africa-ventures.com now…
Nigeria
Kenya+5Sector-agnostic: infrastructure, inefficiency solvers, homegrown innovationFintechAlitheia IDF is a $100M private equity fund that invests in women-owned, women-led or women-serving SMEs with gender-diverse management. Disclosed deals include…
Nigeria
South Africa+4AgribusinessConsumer goodsVisa's fintech accelerator for Africa, run under the Visa Everywhere Initiative. It offers training, 1:1 mentorship, Visa developer tools, a Demo Day…
AngelHub connects South African early-stage startups with accredited angel investors seeking to deploy capital into innovative ventures. Startups accepted onto the platform…
South AfricaTechnologyFintechEndeavor South Africa selects high-impact entrepreneurs whose businesses have already demonstrated significant scale potential and connects them to a global network of…
South AfricaTechnologyConsumerTIA's Seed Fund supports early-stage technology companies and innovators in South Africa to bridge the gap between research and commercialisation. Grants and…
South AfricaTechnologyAgricultureThe IDC provides risk capital in the form of loans, equity, and quasi-equity to South African SMMEs across productive sectors including manufacturing,…
South AfricaManufacturingAgricultureCatalyst Fund is an accelerator and grant facility backing early-stage startups in Africa and Asia that use technology to build climate resilience…
SunFunder (now part of Nuveen) provides debt financing to solar energy businesses and off-grid clean energy SMEs across Africa, enabling them to…
TLcom Capital's TIDE (Technology, Innovation, and Development in Africa) Fund is a $71 million fund focused on early-stage tech startups in Sub-Saharan…
Nigeria Kenya+5FintechAgritechIFAD channels concessional loans and grants through partner governments and rural financial institutions to support smallholder farmers, agri-cooperatives, and rural enterprises across…
USAID DIV funds breakthrough innovations that improve the lives of people in developing countries, including across Africa. Tier 1 grants support early-stage…
The YALI Regional Leadership Centers — hosted in Ghana (West Africa), Kenya (East Africa), South Africa (Southern Africa), and Senegal (Francophone West…
The African Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) runs an annual awards competition and an accelerator programme for women entrepreneurs across Africa,…
SheTrades is the International Trade Centre's initiative to connect 3 million women entrepreneurs to international markets by 2021 and beyond, with ongoing…
The Ashoka Fellowship identifies and supports the world's leading social entrepreneurs — individuals with powerful new ideas that create systemic change at…
The Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship programme of the U.S. Government's Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), offering young African leaders six…
The YALI Network offers free, self-paced online courses through the YALI Network Online Learning platform, covering entrepreneurship, business management, leadership, and civic…
SheTrades is an International Trade Centre initiative that connects women entrepreneurs to international markets, finance, and business opportunities. Participants gain access to…
Google.org funds nonprofits and social enterprises using technology to address humanity's biggest challenges, including climate, health, and economic opportunity. African organisations working…
The UNDP Accelerator Labs network in Africa supports local innovators and grassroots entrepreneurs tackling sustainable development challenges including climate, health, agriculture, and…
Grant and support programme from GSMA backing innovative startups in emerging markets including Africa that partner with mobile operators to deliver scalable…
The Jobs for Youth in Africa initiative provides grants and concessional financing to enterprises and projects that create meaningful employment for young…
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