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Type

Stage

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Google
Google Hustle Academy Bootcamp for small businesses in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa

Competition

Girls in Tech

Girls in Tech Startup Challenge 2024 for Female Entrepreneurs

Competition

Pivot Challenge 2024 For early-stage startups in Africa

Grant

Climate Change AI

Climate Change AI Innovation Grants 2024

USD up to 150K

Competition

WFP

WFP Innovation Challenge

USD up to 100K

Competition

Xend Finance $RWA Hackathon

USD up to 3M

Competition

Africa FinTech and AI Awards 2024

Competition

Global Entrepreneurship Festival Competition

Competition

Vesalius Innovation Award 2024 For Young Entrepreneurs and Startups

USD up to 15K

Competition

SDG Innovation Challenge 2024

Grant

P4G Partnerships Call for Early-Stage Climate Solutions Businesses

USD up to 350K

Competition

MEST

Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) Africa Challenge 2024

USD up to 50K

Competition

NEC Innovation Challenge 2024

USD up to 15K

Accelerator

AICCRA Ghana Accelerator Program 2024

USD up to 50K

Accelerator

BRACE Program Cohorts 2 Batch 3 For Agribusinesses Operating in Africa

Competition

D-Prize Challenge 2025 for Social Entrepreneurs to Fight Poverty

USD up to 20K

Competition

Aurora Tech Award 2025 for Women Founders of Tech Startups

USD up to 85K

Accelerator

TVC Labs

TVC Labs MentorPitch 8 Program for Early-Stage Startups

Accelerator

Innovest

Innovest Ignite Global Accelerator Program

USD up to 50K

Accelerator

PearX Accelerator W25 Cohort

USD up to 2M

Grant

L’Oréal

L’Oréal Fund for Women 2024

Accelerator

Morocco FinTech Accelerator Program

Accelerator

Google

Google for Startups

Techstars