- Grant Amount – R200,000-R1,000,000
- Deadline – December 31, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Are you an ambitious entrepreneur building something innovative and extraordinary? Do you have a disruptive product, a revolutionary service, or a bold new business model with proven market traction and the potential to scale with the injection of catalytic funding? Aged 18-35 and working anywhere in South Africa? Yes? Then the Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF) GROW programme is looking for you!
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OCIF GROW is a newly launched fund under the Orange Corners Innovation Fund in South Africa, extending the Orange Corners incubation and acceleration programmes to address the financing needs of young entrepreneurs across Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The fund aims to help youth-owned innovative businesses catalyse growth by offering a hybrid financing product composed of 50% grant and 50% interest-free loan, with repayment of the loan required over 18 months. Alongside financial support, entrepreneurs also receive specialised financing and investment-readiness training to strengthen their business capabilities.
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Benefits
- Funding between R200,000 – R1,000,000 to fuel your business growth
- Support your innovative products, processes, business models, or marketing strategies
- A chance to scale up and grow your workforce
- The opportunity to drive positive change through alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Eligibility:
- All youth (18-35) graduates of the Orange Corners Designs programme and Orange Corners Trust programmes in South Africa, as well as any youth-owned innovative business based in South Africa
- South African citizens with valid South African Identity Documents or legal entities controlled by South African citizens with valid South African Identity Documents or permanent residents who hold a valid RSA ID document
- Must be youth-owned and managed (35 years old or younger – on or before date of application). We strongly encourage female owned businesses to apply
- Business must be in first 7 years of operation
- Post revenue – minimum 6 months trading history
- ZAR 250,000 to ZAR10 million annual turnover or sales
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