The Naffiexquisite Empowerment Initiative (NEEI) Mentorship Cohort 2025 offers a chance not only to receive mentorship and business support but also to compete for a grant of ₦3,000,000 to help scale your venture.
- 2025, Nigeria, October, Training Program, West Africa
TheFutureCo’s Cohort 13 is an opportunity to gain investment, guidance, and industry exposure as your venture scales.
- 2025, Accelerator, Agric Business, Central Africa, East Africa, Food, North Africa, September, Southern Africa, Tech, West Africa
MTN Uganda Limited and the World Wide Fund have partnered to launch the PachiPanda Challenge for Uganda in 2025, an initiative that encourages youths and youth-led SMEs to create new ideas that tackle current environmental challenges and promote sustainability through technological solutions.
- 2025, East Africa, Environment, September, SME, Uganda, Youth
The ₦6,500,000 Nigeria PachiPanda Challenge is an innovation initiative designed to provide young people and youth-led SMEs the opportunity to develop innovative, long-term solutions and ideas to pressing environmental challenges and promote sustainability in Nigeria.
- 2025, Environment, Nigeria, October, SME, West Africa, Youth
If your startup in Africa is already generating revenue, the $50,000 Q4 2025 Kuya Grant offers a rare chance to access non-dilutive capital (no equity given away) to fuel your next growth leap.
- 2025, Central Africa, December, East Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
The $100,000 UNICEF Climate Innovation Challenge invites tech startups in emerging economies to help protect children’s health and reinforce community resilience.
- Central Africa, Climate Change, East Africa, Health, North Africa, October, Southern Africa, Tech, West Africa
30+ upcoming global grants, fellowships, and accelerator programs for entrepreneurs, creatives, researchers, and nonprofits—offering over $120 million in funding, prizes, and training opportunities.
- 2025, Central Africa, Climate Change, Creative Industry, East Africa, Fellowship, North Africa, September, Southern Africa, Sport, Training Program, West Africa, Youth
MTN ICT and Business Skills Training is a Youth Development initiative aimed at equipping young people between 18 and 35 years with tech-enabled skills to keep their small businesses relevant and competitive.
- 2025, Nigeria, October, Training Program, Youth
Eight upcoming grants and challenges for tech entrepreneurs—featuring over $455,000 in funding plus accelerator training opportunities for innovators in Africa
- 2025, Accelerator Program, Central Africa, Climate Change, Deadline Free, East Africa, North Africa, November, October, September, Southern Africa, Tech, Training Program, West Africa
The Sustainable Innovation Seed Accelerator is designed for early-stage founders developing tech-enabled solutions in core sustainability sectors: agriculture, mobility, built environment, and energy.
- 2025, Accelerator Program, Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, September, Southern Africa, Tech, Training Program, West Africa