Grants, fellowships, accelerators, and competitions open to African founders and builders — pulled from our reporting.
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Reckitt
Reckitt Catalyst Accelerator
Aria Ventures
DeepTecher
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
Visa
Visa Accelerator Program (Cohort IV)
Bayer Foundation
Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award
USD up to 27K
Delta40 Venture Studio and Lemelson Foundation
Clean Energy & Mobility Innovation Program
Hub71
Hub71 Access Program
USD up to 136K
Mastercard Foundation
Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship (Cohort III)
USD up to 100K
Foodtech Innovation Awards 2024
NTEEP
Nomfro Technologies Entrepreneurship Empowerment Project (NTEEP)
Qualcomm
Qualcomm Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program 2024 for early-stage startups
Misk
Misk Accelerator Program for Seed-Stage Tech Startups
ARM
Deji Alli Young Talent Award
Moolu Venture Lab
NextechCzar Incubation Program
Y Combinator
Y Combinator Winter 2024 funding cycle
USD up to 500K
South Pole
South Pole and D-RECs Initiative
Katapult
Katapult Africa Accelerator
USD 150K–400K
RIoT Accelerator Program (RAP)
CFA
Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) South Africa
Meta
Meta’s Llama Impact Grants
FSD Africa
TECA Africa Blue Wave