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

The €250,000 Thuthuka program supports the development and production of feature films, feature-length documentaries, and animated films with South African and Dutch content, aiming for high cinematic quality and international audience appeal.

Are you a registered NPO in the arts sector? Apply now for R250,000 funding to support projects that promote creativity, skills transfer, and community development in Nelson Mandela Bay.

The R100,000 EC Innovation Challenge seeks to combat unemployment and drive socio-economic growth by empowering participants to create innovative solutions to pressing societal issues.

View upcoming grant opportunities for Southern African entrepreneurs, closing this August and September 2025.

The $350,000 Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa has officially opened applications for its three-month hybrid program designed to empower Seed to Series A technology startups across South Africa.

Her Perfect Pitch 2025 invites female entrepreneurs across South Africa to enter for a chance to win advertising, mentorship, and business support to elevate their ventures and unlock the next level.

The Ihifix Innovation Foundation – Upskill MSME Virtual Training Program is a comprehensive capacity-building initiative delivered fully online, combining live instruction with self-paced e-learning and a practical competition.

The $10,000 GFX Challenge Grant Program 2025 invites individuals to submit imaging project proposals in either still photography or movie format, offering a meaningful opportunity to create content that matters to them using the advanced Fujifilm GFX System equipment.

WomHub, powered by the French Embassy in South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi, is proud to announce its €10,000 Female Funding Fit Programme – a leading investment readiness programme for Tech- enabled, female led businesses in South Africa.

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) has launched the $50,000 BRICS Young Innovator Prize with the objective to stimulate, intensify and exploit technological innovation to improve economic growth and the quality of life for all South Africans.