Grant
NEWOpen
Fonds de Financement de la Formation Professionnelle et Technique (3FPT) verified
The 3FPT provides grants to Senegalese SMEs and enterprises to finance vocational training and skills upgrading for their employees. It supports workforce…
SenegalEducationManufacturing
Loan
NEWOpen
Délégation Générale à l'Entrepreneuriat Rapide des Femmes et des Jeunes (DER/FJ)
The DER/FJ is a Senegalese government programme that provides grants and soft loans to women entrepreneurs and young people (18–40) to support…
SenegalAgricultureArtisanat
VC / Investor
NEWOpen
Janngo Capital verified
Janngo Capital is a pan-African impact VC fund with a strong focus on francophone Africa including Senegal, investing in tech-enabled startups that…
SenegalTechnologyFintech
Loan
NEWOpen
Enterprise Uganda verified
Enterprise Uganda, a government-supported SME agency, provides business development services, mentorship, and access to affordable credit for Ugandan micro, small and medium…
UgandaAgricultureManufacturing
Grant
NEWOpen
Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA)
The Ghana Enterprises Agency (formerly NBSSI) runs targeted support programmes for micro, small, and medium enterprises including grants, subsidised training, and access…
GhanaManufacturingAgribusiness
Accelerator / Incubator
NEWOpen
Antler verified
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.…
KenyaTechnologyFintech
Loan
NEWOpen
Business Development Fund (BDF) Rwanda
BDF provides loan guarantees and direct financing to Rwandan SMEs that lack sufficient collateral to access commercial bank credit. It supports businesses…
RwandaManufacturingAgriculture
VC / Investor
NEWOpen
Africa50 verified
Africa50 is a pan-African infrastructure investment platform that includes Rwanda as a shareholder country, financing large-scale infrastructure and enabling projects across the…
Rwanda
Morocco+3EnergyTransport
Angel Network
NEWOpen
East Africa Venture Capital Association (EAVCA) verified
The East Africa Venture Capital Association (EAVCA), in partnership with local angel investor groups including the Uganda Angel Investor Network, facilitates deal…
Uganda
Kenya+2TechnologyAgriculture
VC / Investor
NEWOpen
Lundin Foundation
The Lundin Foundation provides risk capital and business support to growth-stage SMEs in Uganda operating in natural resource-linked sectors such as agriculture,…
UgandaAgricultureEnergy
VC / Investor
NEWOpen
Orange Ventures verified
Orange Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Orange Group, investing in African tech startups including those in Senegal where Orange…
SenegalTechnologyFintech
Accelerator / Incubator
NEWOpen
CTIC Dakar
CTIC Dakar is Senegal's leading tech hub and accelerator, offering structured acceleration programmes for digital and tech startups in West Africa. Accepted…
SenegalTechnologyFintech
Loan
NEWOpen
Ministère des Finances et du Budget du Sénégal / Direction de la Microfinance verified
The FIM is a Senegalese state fund managed under the Ministry of Finance that channels subsidised credit lines through approved microfinance institutions…
SenegalAgricultureFishing
Angel Network
NEWOpen
Dar es Salaam Angel Network verified
DAAN 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…
TanzaniaTechnologyAgriculture
Accelerator / Incubator
NEWOpen
Yunus Social Business verified
Yunus Social Business provides equity-free funding and business support to social enterprises in East Africa, including Tanzania. Selected ventures receive investment capital,…
Tanzania
Kenya+2AgricultureHealth
Loan
NEWOpen
TIB Development Bank Tanzania verified
TIB Development Bank offers medium- and long-term credit facilities to Tanzanian SMEs and enterprises in priority sectors including manufacturing, tourism, infrastructure, and…
TanzaniaManufacturingTourism
VC / Investor
NEWOpen
Consonance Investment Managers verified
Consonance Investment Managers is a private equity and venture firm active across Sub-Saharan Africa, including East Africa and Ethiopia. The firm provides…
EthiopiaFinancial ServicesHealthcare
VC / Investor
NEWOpen
Accion Venture Lab verified
Accion Venture Lab invests in early-stage fintech and inclusive finance startups across Africa, including Tanzania, that expand access to financial services for…
TanzaniaFinancial ServicesFintech
VC / Investor
NEWOpen
Yunus Social Business verified
Yunus Social Business provides patient capital and business support to social businesses in East Africa, including Tanzania. Investees receive equity or quasi-equity…
TanzaniaAgricultureHealth
Loan
NEWOpen
National Entrepreneurship Development Fund (NEDF) / Ministry of Industry and Trade
The National Entrepreneurship Development Fund, managed under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, provides subsidised loans to youth and women entrepreneurs and…
TanzaniaManufacturingTrade
VC / Investor
NEWOpen
DOB Equity verified
DOB Equity is a Dutch family office impact investor focused on East Africa, including Ethiopia, providing equity and quasi-equity to growth-stage SMEs.…
EthiopiaAgricultureHealth
Grant
NEWOpen
Ministry of Women and Social Affairs, Government of Ethiopia / World Bank verified
EWEDP, funded by the World Bank and implemented by the Ethiopian government, provides grants and subsidised loans to women-led SMEs and startups…
EthiopiaManufacturingAgro-processing
VC / Investor
NEWOpen
International Finance Corporation (IFC) – Ethiopia verified
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) Upstream programme in Ethiopia provides advisory services and catalytic financing to support SMEs and startups in creating…
EthiopiaFintechAgriculture
Grant
NEWOpen
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Ethiopia verified
GIZ's Private Sector Development Programme in Ethiopia provides grants and technical assistance to SMEs and startups in manufacturing, agro-processing, and digital services…
EthiopiaManufacturingAgro-processing