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Opportunities for African Founders · AU-Startups

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Grants, fellowships, accelerators, and competitions open to African founders and builders — pulled from our reporting.

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Scope

Status

Type

Stage

CompetitionClosed Jul 20, 2023
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Youth Hackathon for Green Low-Carbon Agriculture

AcceleratorClosed Jul 15, 2023

DW Akademie

Smart Media Accelerator

USD up to 11K

AcceleratorClosed Jul 15, 2023

DMZ Cairo Fintech Bootcamp

USD up to 6K

GrantClosed Jul 14, 2023

AfriLabs

RevUp Women Initiative

USD up to 10K

IncubatorClosed Jul 14, 2023

Lafiya Innovators Program

FellowshipClosed Jul 10, 2023

ICCROM

ICCROM Cultural Entrepreneurship Programme

IncubatorClosed Jul 9, 2023

Development Bank of Nigeria

DBN Entrepreneurship Training Programme

FellowshipClosed Jul 7, 2023

The Legatum Foundry Fellowship

FellowshipClosed Jul 7, 2023

Climate Investment Funds

CIF Youth Fellowship

CompetitionClosed Jul 3, 2023

Heifer International

Pitch AgriHack 2023

USD up to 45K

GrantClosed Jun 30, 2023

JAMII Femmes African Women Entrepreneurs Program

USD 0K–10K

CompetitionClosed Jun 30, 2023

African Union

Innovating Education in Africa 2023

USD up to 100K

CompetitionClosed Jun 30, 2023

The Fishbowl Challenge

USD up to 50K

AcceleratorClosed Jun 30, 2023

IBM

IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator 2023

CompetitionClosed Jun 30, 2023

BMZ

develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition

USD up to 100K

IncubatorClosed Jun 30, 2023

ProvidusBank

Providus Bank SME Program

IncubatorClosed Jun 30, 2023

Southern Africa Innovation Collective (SAIC)

Boost Up Startup Support Programme

GrantClosed Jun 26, 2023

Investing in Innovation

Investing in Innovation i3 Programme for Healthtech Startups

USD up to 50K

IncubatorClosed Jun 26, 2023

Enpact

Enpact doroob program

CompetitionClosed Jun 25, 2023

European Union

Smart Energy Solutions for Africa Call for Entrepreneurs

CompetitionClosed Jun 24, 2023

D-Prize Distribution Challenge

USD up to 20K

IncubatorClosed Jun 19, 2023

Sanlam Namibia

Sanlam Bridge Programme 2023

IncubatorClosed Jun 18, 2023

StartHub Africa

She Techs The Future

IncubatorClosed Jun 17, 2023

Orange Corners

Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Programme

USD up to 43K

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