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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-processingThe Rwanda Innovation Fund is a government-backed venture and grant facility managed under MINICT/RDB to support innovative tech-driven startups and SMEs in…
RwandaTechnologyFintechEndeavor South Africa selects high-impact entrepreneurs whose businesses have already demonstrated significant scale potential and connects them to a global network of…
South AfricaTechnologyConsumerThe IDC provides risk capital in the form of loans, equity, and quasi-equity to South African SMMEs across productive sectors including manufacturing,…
South AfricaManufacturingAgricultureThe Youth Enterprise Development Fund provides affordable loans to young Kenyans to start or expand businesses. It targets youth aged 18–35 and…
KenyaAgricultureManufacturingTLcom Capital's TIDE (Technology, Innovation, and Development in Africa) Fund is a $71 million fund focused on early-stage tech startups in Sub-Saharan…
Nigeria 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…
The 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 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…
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…
NigeriaAgricultureManufacturingDBN channels long-term wholesale funding to SMEs through its network of Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs) including commercial banks, microfinance banks, and development…
NigeriaAgricultureManufacturingCBN 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.…
NigeriaFintechTechnologyRDB provides grants and incentives to investors and entrepreneurs investing in Rwanda priority sectors.
RwandaTechnologyAgricultureRDB provides grants and incentives to investors in Rwanda priority sectors.
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