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Equity & Venture Capital Open

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
Equity & Venture Capital Open

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
Equity & Venture Capital Open

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
Grant Open

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 Investment Open

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 Open

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
Business Loan Open

IFAD Smallholder and Agribusiness Financing

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) verified

IFAD channels concessional loans and grants through partner governments and rural financial institutions to support smallholder farmers, agri-cooperatives, and rural enterprises across…

All AfricaAgricultureRural Finance
$100,000 – $50,000,000 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
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
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

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