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NEXIM lends to export-oriented SMEs through its SME Export Facility and its Women and Youth Export Facility (WAYEF). It covers working capital,…
NigeriaExportAgro-processingA state-backed loan programme run with the Bank of Industry for MSMEs headquartered in Akwa Ibom. Micro businesses can borrow up to…
NigeriaAnyKaduna State's poverty-reduction grant scheme for nano, micro and small businesses, run by KADEDA with priority for women and youth. It has…
NigeriaAnyAccess Bank's pitch competition and training programme for women-owned businesses. Season 8 picks 120 women for a fully sponsored Mini-MBA, and some…
NigeriaAll sectorsThe East Africa Venture Capital Association (EAVCA), in partnership with local angel investor groups including the Uganda Angel Investor Network, facilitates deal…
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Kenya+2TechnologyAgricultureThe Lundin Foundation provides risk capital and business support to growth-stage SMEs in Uganda operating in natural resource-linked sectors such as agriculture,…
UgandaAgricultureEnergyOrange Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Orange Group, investing in African tech startups including those in Senegal where Orange…
SenegalTechnologyFintechCTIC Dakar is Senegal's leading tech hub and accelerator, offering structured acceleration programmes for digital and tech startups in West Africa. Accepted…
SenegalTechnologyFintechThe FIM is a Senegalese state fund managed under the Ministry of Finance that channels subsidised credit lines through approved microfinance institutions…
SenegalAgricultureFishingDAAN is Tanzania's leading angel investor network connecting early-stage Tanzanian startups with high-net-worth individual investors. Startups pitch to a network of angel…
TanzaniaTechnologyAgricultureYunus Social Business provides equity-free funding and business support to social enterprises in East Africa, including Tanzania. Selected ventures receive investment capital,…
Tanzania Kenya+2AgricultureHealthTIB Development Bank offers medium- and long-term credit facilities to Tanzanian SMEs and enterprises in priority sectors including manufacturing, tourism, infrastructure, and…
TanzaniaManufacturingTourismConsonance Investment Managers is a private equity and venture firm active across Sub-Saharan Africa, including East Africa and Ethiopia. The firm provides…
EthiopiaFinancial ServicesHealthcareAccion Venture Lab invests in early-stage fintech and inclusive finance startups across Africa, including Tanzania, that expand access to financial services for…
TanzaniaFinancial ServicesFintechYunus Social Business provides patient capital and business support to social businesses in East Africa, including Tanzania. Investees receive equity or quasi-equity…
TanzaniaAgricultureHealthThe National Entrepreneurship Development Fund, managed under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, provides subsidised loans to youth and women entrepreneurs and…
TanzaniaManufacturingTradeDOB Equity is a Dutch family office impact investor focused on East Africa, including Ethiopia, providing equity and quasi-equity to growth-stage SMEs.…
EthiopiaAgricultureHealthEWEDP, funded by the World Bank and implemented by the Ethiopian government, provides grants and subsidised loans to women-led SMEs and startups…
EthiopiaManufacturingAgro-processingThe International Finance Corporation (IFC) Upstream programme in Ethiopia provides advisory services and catalytic financing to support SMEs and startups in creating…
EthiopiaFintechAgricultureGIZ's Private Sector Development Programme in Ethiopia provides grants and technical assistance to SMEs and startups in manufacturing, agro-processing, and digital services…
EthiopiaManufacturingAgro-processingThe Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) provides medium and long-term loans to priority sectors including agro-processing, manufacturing, and technology-driven SMEs. Loans support…
EthiopiaAgricultureManufacturingNorrsken Foundation runs an impact-focused accelerator from its Kigali hub, supporting early-stage startups solving major societal challenges across East Africa. Selected startups…
Rwanda Kenya+2HealthtechFintechAngaza Capital is an angel investor network active in Rwanda and East Africa that connects early-stage startups with accredited angel investors providing…
Rwanda Kenya+1FintechAgricultureIFAD Rwanda, in partnership with the Government of Rwanda through MINAGRI, provides grants and subsidised loans to smallholder farmer cooperatives and agri-SMEs…
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