This community is an exception as it tries to provide startup funding for African Entrepreneurs. However, VC4Africa is an online community which started as a LinkedIn group in the year 2008 and has grown to be one of the largest community with members in 159 countries. Also, the platform is targeted at equipping Entrepreneurs […]
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Are you a young tech entrepreneur emerging in the tech industries? MEST Africa Challenge offers annual Africa wide-pitch competition with business fund of $50,000 in equity investment for startups. MEST Africa Challenge is a great business grants for entrepreneurs who are in tech business based in any of the country-Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, […]
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This business grants is offered annually to female entrepreneurs between the age of 18-35 and have already business that need funding in Nigeria. The She Leads Africa Accelerator prize will raise your profile, have access to Nigeria funding, best business minds in the country and an opportunity for investment in your business. The […]
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The Lundin Foundation is one organization offering business grants. established by the Swedish family by name Lundin in the year 2005 to offer Entrepreneurs in African countries business grants. Lundin Foundation has it’s headquarters situated in Canada, but operate branches in these African countries- Ghana and Kenya. Several business owners and entrepreneurs across […]
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MTN Yellopreneur Grant is an avenue to train young women in a bid to contribute to the reduction in women unemployment and advance women development in Entrepreneurship. The MTN Yellopreneur Grant as a program, will train 1000 Nigerian women in entrepreneurship while also providing them with startup grants and loans worth N2million. If […]
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The African Women Development Fund offers grants and business support to businesses run by women in Africa. Based on its desire to help women-led businesses in Africa, it has created three categories of financial grants which includes General Grants, Kasa!, and Economic Justice Futures. Since 2001, the African Women Development Fund has offered $80 million+ […]
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The Africa Business Heroes initiative is courtesy of the Jack Ma Foundation’s pioneering philanthropic movement in Africa. Jack Ma Foundation is dedicated to empowering and uplifting local talent. To this end, the foundation is on course to provide financial grants to 100 exceptional African entrepreneurs. Aside from the grant, the Africa Business Heroes initiative is […]
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Shell LiveWIRE is a youth enterprise development program that aims to enhance opportunities for young individuals to realize their potential by establishing and growing their own businesses. These enterprises contribute to a thriving economy and empower communities, fostering a sense of fulfillment among young people. LiveWIRE Nigeria is a specific initiative within this program, […]
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The Diamond Bank Building Entrepreneurs Today (BET) program has surprisingly not been on the media’s radar like other startup grants in Nigeria. It recently began to get the visibility it deserved when one of the grant’s winners was featured on CNN’s African Voices Changemakers. Every year, Diamond Bank picks 50 entrepreneurs who are made […]
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