Grants, fellowships, accelerators, and competitions open to African founders and builders — pulled from our reporting.
22 programmes
Techstars
Techstars Opens Fall 2025 Applications
USD up to 20K
GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize
USD up to 50K
Village Capital
Village Capital’s Greentech Africa Accelerator
FINCA Ventures
FINCA Ventures Prize
USD up to 400K
Mastercard Foundation
Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship (Cohort III)
USD up to 100K
Qualcomm
Qualcomm Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program 2024 for early-stage startups
RIoT Accelerator Program (RAP)
FSDH Women in Business group
FSDH Female Founders Growth Programme 2023 for Female-led Tech Startups
USD up to 10K
Exponential Hub Partners
Ace Your Pitch
Sterling Bank
Sterling HEART Fellowship
ASIP Accelerator Program
AfriLabs
RevUp Women Initiative
ARM Labs Innovation Program
TechCircle
TechCircle PITCH2WIN Competition
USD 10K–20K
HiiL Innovation Hub
HiiL Innovation Hub Justice Entrepreneurship School
Accelerate Africa
Accelerate Africa Programme for Early-stage Startups
USD up to 75K
The French Agency for Digital Development (AFD)
The French Agency for Digital Development (AFD) Digital Energy Challenge 2023 for African Startups
Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society
WomenEntrepreneurs4Good Accelerator 3.0
LASRIC and Impact Hub Lagos
LASRIC-IHL Venture Catalyst Program for Early-stage Startups
USD 25K–30K
Google
Google for Startups Black Founders Fund 2023
USD up to 150K
E4Impact Accelerator
AYuTe Africa Challenge Kenya Program 2023 for Early Stage Kenyan Startups
Echoing Green
Echoing Green Fellowship Programme for Leaders and Early-stage Startups
USD up to 80K
