Grants, loans, investors and accelerators for African entrepreneurs — researched daily, links verified, expired ones removed.
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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…
Afreximbank's MANSA platform supports African SMEs and financial institutions by providing a centralised KYC and due diligence data repository that reduces onboarding…
Afreximbank's SME Finance Programme provides trade finance, working capital, and structured lending facilities to African small and medium enterprises engaged in intra-African…
CWEIC connects Commonwealth businesses with investment and grant opportunities globally.
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Ghana+4TechnologyAgricultureAGF provides partial credit guarantees to financial institutions to improve SME access to finance across Africa.
Nigeria Ghana+6AgricultureManufacturingInjaro provides growth capital to agribusinesses across West and East Africa.
Nigeria Ghana+4AgricultureAn international entrepreneurship programme that selects and supports women-led, for-profit businesses with high social and environmental impact. Winners receive up to USD…
The Jobs for Youth in Africa initiative supports youth-led enterprises and agribusiness ventures that create employment for Africa's growing youth population. Through…
TEF's yearly programme for African entrepreneurs. Selected founders get US$5,000 in non-refundable seed capital, along with business training, mentorship and access to…
An annual pitch competition for African entrepreneurs, funded by the Jack Ma Foundation. Ten finalists share US$1.5 million in grants. The winner…
A 9-month fellowship for young African social entrepreneurs. It combines virtual training, 4 months of mentorship, a 5-day in-person workshop and an…
A competition for youth-led businesses working on climate adaptation in Africa. Past winners received grants of up to US$100,000, plus a one-year…
UN Women's Fund for Gender Equality provides grants to women's organisations and NGOs in Africa to advance women's economic empowerment and political…
The UNDP Africa Facility for Inclusive Markets challenge fund supports African businesses and NGOs developing market-based solutions that integrate low-income populations into…
UN Women's Generation Equality Fund supports African organisations, social enterprises, and NGOs that advance gender equality through economic empowerment, ending gender-based violence,…
The Echoing Green Fellowship provides seed funding and strategic support to emerging social entrepreneurs and organisations working to address systemic global challenges…
MIT Solve is an open innovation marketplace that sources, selects, and supports tech-based social entrepreneurs tackling global challenges. African founders can apply…
Premier African award recognising very young entrepreneurs aged 15–22 who are building innovative ventures that create jobs and solve African challenges. Winners…
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