Grants for African Entrepreneurs | Find Funding for Your Business & NGO

Explore 8 upcoming opportunities for startups, innovators, and entrepreneurs closing between October and December 2025.

The $20,000 D-Prize offers a unique opportunity for changemakers to create lasting impact by launching new social ventures focused on expanding access to proven solutions in low- and middle-income countries.

The $25,000 Box.org Impact Fund offers a compelling grant opportunity for nonprofit organisations committed to digital transformation in key areas such as child welfare, crisis response and environmental protection.

These grants R36,000 are dedicated to facilitating and supporting the entry of new organisations and individuals into the conservation sector.

This nine-month programme supports early-career African women researchers dedicated to improving women’s health through data-driven research and innovation.

The €2,000 ComCashew’s e-MOVE AgriCanvas Fund is a support scheme for emerging agripreneurs in cashew, cacao, maize, or livestock (cattle, sheep, goats) value chains.

This $25,000 initiative gives you funding, mentorship, and tools to turn participatory ideas into programs that make a real difference in your community.

The €100,000 Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge — the world’s longest-running Deep Tech competition — is back for its 11th edition, spotlighting groundbreaking startups transforming the future through advanced computing, cybersecurity, and AI-driven innovation.

The ₦25 million Collaborate Lagos initiative is back — bigger and bolder — at Art of Technology Lagos 7.0 (AOT 7.0), with a mission to bridge innovation with opportunity and scale high-impact startups across Africa’s leading tech hub.

The UN Women, with funding from the European Union, is launching the $150,000 WYDE | Women’s Leadership Initiative to advance women’s political participation and leadership at all levels.