The focus of this initiative is to provide ₦15 billion in funding to support over 10,000 SMEs across Nigeria, alongside capacity building, financial literacy training, and investor linkages to help women and youth-led businesses scale sustainably.
- 2025, Agric Business, Manufacturing, Nigeria, November, SME, West Africa
AI for Economic Opportunity Demonstration and Scaling Fund is a major initiative by the GitLab Foundation that supports organizations using artificial intelligence to advance economic mobility and inclusion.
- 2025, Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, October, Southern Africa, Tech, West Africa
Explore 20+ grants, prizes, and accelerator programs closing between 28th and 31st October 2025—supporting startups, researchers, nonprofits, and innovators across sectors from AI and education to conservation and climate action.
- 2025, Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, October, Southern Africa, West Africa
The ₦1,000,000 YandyTech Innovation Fund is a flagship program by YandyTech, aimed at empowering women entrepreneurs who are leveraging technology or plan to adopt tech solutions to enhance business productivity, scale operations, and solve pressing community or industry challenges.
- 2025, Nigeria, November, Tech, West Africa, Youth
Sterling Bank, in partnership with the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN), invites women entrepreneurs across Nigeria to apply for its ₦20 billion funding scheme. The initiative is designed to help women-led businesses access affordable financing and expand their operations in key sectors of the economy.
- Creative Industry, Deadline Free, Education, Health, Manufacturing, Nigeria
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Nigeria, in partnership with FSD Africa through the BimaLab Insurtech Accelerator, has launched the Inclusive Insurance Innovation Challenge 2025 — a ₦90 million innovation fund aimed at accelerating inclusive insurance solutions for Nigeria’s underserved populations.
- 2025, Climate Change, Health, Nigeria, October
The AI for All Global Impact Challenge invites students, professionals, researchers, and companies worldwide to propose pilot-ready AI solutions addressing critical needs across sectors to deliver inclusive and scalable impact with support through mentorship, funding, and global visibility.
- 2025, Agric Business, Central Africa, Climate Change, Digital, East Africa, Education, Health Care, Manufacturing, North Africa, October, Researchers, Southern Africa, West Africa
The AI by HER Global Impact Challenge, set to culminate at the India-AI Impact Summit in February 2026 in New Delhi, invites women technologists worldwide to showcase artificial intelligence solutions addressing real-world challenges across critical sectors, offering funding, mentorship, and global exposure to accelerate inclusive innovation.
- 2025, Agric Business, Central Africa, Climate Change, Digital, East Africa, Education, Energy, North Africa, Southern Africa, Tech, West Africa
Explore 8 upcoming opportunities for startups, innovators, and entrepreneurs closing between October and December 2025.
- 2025, Central Africa, December, East Africa, North Africa, November, October, Southern Africa, West Africa
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.
- 2025, Agric Business, Central Africa, East Africa, Education, Energy, Health, Humanitarian, North Africa, November, Southern Africa, WASH, West Africa