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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…
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Kenya+5FintechAgritechTechstars runs accelerator programmes across Africa in partnership with corporate sponsors, providing $120,000 in funding (comprising a $20,000 stipend and $100,000 convertible…
Kenya Nigeria+3TechnologyFintechThe FAO offers grants and partnership agreements to civil society organisations, farmer organisations, cooperatives, and research bodies working on sustainable food systems…
AGRA provides grants to African organisations working to transform smallholder agriculture across sub-Saharan Africa. Funding supports seed systems, soil health, market access,…
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Ghana+10AgricultureFood SecurityThe 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 U.S. African Development Foundation provides direct grants to African grassroots enterprises, cooperatives, and youth-led organisations that lack access to conventional capital.…
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…
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+6AgricultureManufacturingGoogle.org funds nonprofits and social enterprises using technology to address humanity's biggest challenges, including climate, health, and economic opportunity. African organisations working…
Grand Challenges Explorations funds innovative early-stage ideas in global health and development, including projects addressing infectious disease, nutrition, agriculture, and digital health…
The UNDP Accelerator Labs network in Africa supports local innovators and grassroots entrepreneurs tackling sustainable development challenges including climate, health, agriculture, and…
African-focused venture capital fund investing in high-growth technology startups across the continent at Series A and B stages, with a mission to…
Microtraction is a Nigeria-based pre-seed investment fund that provides early cheques to African tech startups at the earliest stages of development. The…
NigeriaTechnologyFintechVentures Platform is a leading Nigerian early-stage venture capital fund that invests in pre-seed and seed-stage technology startups across Africa with a…
NigeriaFintechHealthtechThe Graduate Entrepreneurship Fund is a BOI initiative designed to provide affordable loan financing to Nigerian graduates who want to start or…
NigeriaAgricultureManufacturingNIRSAL Microfinance Bank (NMFB) offers collateral-light agricultural and SME loans to smallholder farmers, cooperatives, and small businesses under various CBN intervention schemes…
NigeriaAgricultureSMEDBN channels long-term wholesale funding to SMEs through its network of Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs) including commercial banks, microfinance banks, and development…
NigeriaAgricultureManufacturingAGSMEIS provides low-interest financing to support agribusinesses and SMEs in Nigeria, with loans disbursed at a 5% interest rate per annum. It…
NigeriaAgricultureManufacturingThe Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) periodically disburses grants and non-financial support to micro, small, and medium enterprises…
NigeriaManufacturingAgricultureCBN programme providing single-digit loans to Nigerian youth entrepreneurs.
NigeriaAgricultureTechnologyY Combinator is one of the world's most prestigious accelerators and actively funds Nigerian and African startups on a rolling batch basis.…
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