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Antler's Nairobi-based residency brings together exceptional founders to co-found companies from scratch, providing pre-seed investment, mentorship, and access to a global network.…
KenyaTechnologyFintechBDF provides loan guarantees and direct financing to Rwandan SMEs that lack sufficient collateral to access commercial bank credit. It supports businesses…
RwandaManufacturingAgricultureAfrica50 is a pan-African infrastructure investment platform that includes Rwanda as a shareholder country, financing large-scale infrastructure and enabling projects across the…
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Morocco+3EnergyTransportA ₦20 billion loan fund for women-founded businesses, run by Sterling Bank with the Development Bank of Nigeria. Each business can borrow…
NigeriaHealthcareEducationA single-digit loan for women-owned MSMEs: ₦500,000 to ₦3 million at 9% a year over 12 to 24 months. Businesses can use…
NigeriaFood and beverageCateringZenith's SME account package comes with SME loans, asset finance and digital loans. Limits depend on the account tier: up to ₦2m…
NigeriaAll sectorsA free 6-month incubation programme for young entrepreneurs in Lagos. It is funded by the Dutch government and run by FATE Foundation.…
NigeriaAll sectorsSDG-alignedFuture Africa invests $100k–$500k with follow-on capital in early African founders, from as early as an idea, under its T.I.M.E. thesis (Talent,…
NigeriaTalentInfrastructureLoftyInc Capital is a pan-African early-stage VC firm. In March 2025 it announced a $43M first close of its Alpha Fund, a…
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Egypt+1TechnologyIngressive Capital is a Lagos-based early-stage VC fund that invests up to $500k in tech-enabled African startups, targeting about 10% ownership. It…
Nigeria Kenya+3Tech-enabled startups (multi-sector)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 innovationFintechAntler runs an eight-week, in-person programme in Lagos for individual founders and teams, then invests in teams that are ready. It puts…
NigeriaTechnology (sector-agnostic)A federal credit scheme from CREDICORP for Nigerians aged 18 to 39. It has three tracks: NYSC corps members, salaried young workers…
NigeriaAnyA Bank of Industry loan fund for women-owned and women-led businesses. NCGC guarantees part of each loan, so collateral requirements are lighter…
NigeriaManufacturingICTRenewed Hope Rural Area Programme on Investment for Development. It offers low-interest BOI loans for nano, micro and small businesses and community…
NigeriaAnyBOI's online portal for all its conventional loans and non-interest financing, including the N75bn FGN/BOI MSME Intervention Fund and the youth and…
NigeriaManufacturingAgro-processingNEXIM 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…
Uganda 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…
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