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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.

51 programmes · page 1 of 3

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Status

Type

Stage

CompetitionClosed 5 Nyakanga 2025
Aria Ventures
DeepTecher

CompetitionClosed 10 Kamena 2025

GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize

USD up to 50K

CompetitionClosed 30 Mata 2025

FINCA Ventures

FINCA Ventures Prize

USD up to 400K

CompetitionClosed 18 Gashyantare 2025

Bayer Foundation

Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award

USD up to 27K

CompetitionClosed 15 Werurwe 2024

Foodtech Innovation Awards 2024

CompetitionClosed 16 Mutarama 2024

ARM

Deji Alli Young Talent Award

CompetitionClosed 5 Ugushyingo 2023

Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program

YouthADAPT Challenge 2023 For Africa’s Female Tech Innovators

USD up to 100K

CompetitionClosed 30 Ukwakira 2023

Africa Mobility Forum

African Climate Mobility Youth Solutions 2023

USD up to 5K

CompetitionClosed 20 Ukwakira 2023

LG Chem

LG CHEM Global Innovation Challenge 2023

CompetitionClosed 6 Ukwakira 2023

InnovationHub Africa and Resources Limited

Nigeria Innovation Summit 2023

CompetitionClosed 5 Ukwakira 2023

TechCabal

TC Battlefield Kwakol

CompetitionClosed 13 Nzeri 2023

Eramet

Eramet Water Resource Innovation Challenge

USD up to 55K

CompetitionClosed 4 Nzeri 2023

Creative Business Cup Nigeria

CompetitionClosed 20 Kanama 2023

Social Shifters

Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge 2023

USD up to 10K

CompetitionClosed 11 Kanama 2023

Access Bank

Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton

CompetitionClosed 28 Nyakanga 2023

THRIVE

THRIVE Global Impact Challenge

USD up to 1M

CompetitionClosed 25 Nyakanga 2023

Royal Academy of Engineering

The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

CompetitionClosed 20 Nyakanga 2023

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Youth Hackathon for Green Low-Carbon Agriculture

CompetitionClosed 3 Nyakanga 2023

Heifer International

Pitch AgriHack 2023

USD up to 45K

CompetitionClosed 30 Kamena 2023

African Union

Innovating Education in Africa 2023

USD up to 100K

CompetitionClosed 30 Kamena 2023

The Fishbowl Challenge

USD up to 50K

CompetitionClosed 30 Kamena 2023

BMZ

develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition

USD up to 100K

CompetitionClosed 25 Kamena 2023

European Union

Smart Energy Solutions for Africa Call for Entrepreneurs

CompetitionClosed 24 Kamena 2023

D-Prize Distribution Challenge

USD up to 20K

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