Opportunities

Moolu Venture Lab NextechCzar Incubation Program For Nigerian Startups

Moolu Venture Lab and partners have introduced the NextechCzar, an incubation-event Initiative for startups in Nigeria. The main goal of NextechCzar is to identify, recognize, nurture, and finance the next-generation of iconic innovative solutions capable of stimulating economic growth, improving the nation’s productivity, and generating employment opportunities. The Initiative aims to promote and facilitate creativity […]

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BlueInvest Africa 2024 For African MSMEs

BlueInvest Africa is specifically designed to target registered African businesses already engaged in various sectors of the blue economy, including start-ups. It also aims to engage African Small, Micro, and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMMEs) officially established in an African country that possess innovative ideas with potential for further commercial development within the African market. The event anticipates the participation of around 200 on-site […]

Investment

Qualcomm Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program 2024

As the first initiative of its kind in Africa, this equity-free mentorship program will identify promising early-stage startups keen on applying advanced connectivity and processing technologies to innovative end-to-end systems solutions, including hardware, and provide these companies with business coaching, access to engineering consultation for product development, and guidance on protecting intellectual property. Apply now […]

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Youth in Tourism Innovation Challenge – Africa

This is an exclusive platform being provided to innovative African youth in travel and tourism looking for funding, partnership and mentorship opportunities to present their projects to the global market place in order to find the required support for their programmes. apply Enter Competition

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Applications open for Archipelagos Program – Africa

Up to 1000+ SMEs will be selected across the African continent to join a dedicated capacity building Program designed to strengthen their capabilities and increase their readiness for capital markets. The selected SMEs will embark on a tailored learning journey through the Archipelagos digital platform, where they will have access to training, mentoring, and networking […]

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GSMA Innovation Fund for Humanitarian Challenges (£100,000 and £250,000 grant available to for-profit small and growing enterprises)

As global humanitarian needs continue to rise, there is an increasing demand to respond with innovative, impactful and scalable solutions powered by mobile and digital technology. On 11 December, the GSMA opened the GSMA Innovation Fund for Humanitarian Challenges. The Fund will provide grants as well as additional non-financial and technical support to projects that […]

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Stephen Akintayo Foundation Business Grants ( Up to $5,000)

At the Stephen Akintayo Foundation, our mission is to influence Africa’s future through education. We firmly believe that education is the catalyst for progress, empowering individuals to shape their destinies and contribute to our continent’s advancement. Through this grant, we are committed to nurturing aspiring minds, fostering innovation, and paving the way for a brighter […]

Grants

Connecting Africa’s Entrepreneurs Survey

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has been a long-time promoter of growth of entrepreneurial ecosystems in Africa, by investing in and supporting companies, funds, accelerators/incubators, and other organizations. Apply  https://www.ifc.org/en/events/2023/connecting-africas-entrepreneurs

Grants

Innovating for Climate Resilience Fund

The Global Innovation Fund (GIF) has launched its Innovating for Climate Resilience fund partnership with the Adaptation Research Alliance and the Global Resilience Partnership, with seed funding from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office.   The Innovating for Climate Resilience fund invests, through grant, equity, and debt instruments, in innovations with the potential to […]

Investment