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

The DBN Entrepreneurship Training Programme (ETP) 8.0 is a free business training programme for Nigerian MSMEs.

The ₦1,500,000 Drawbridge Grant provides funding to Nigerian businesses to help them grow.

The $20,000 Harambeans Africa Jobs Fund Prize seeks exceptional African entrepreneurs and members of the African diaspora who want to build export manufacturing businesses in Africa and sell to global markets.

The €2,000,000 develoPPP Classic Ideas Competition supports projects that combine a company’s long-term business interests with a sustainable development benefit for people in the project country.

The €30,000 K4GGWA Innovation Facility is looking for practical tools, implements, and simple machines that can help restore degraded land across Great Green Wall countries.

The 2026 Milken-Motsepe Prize in Circular Economy calls on scalable companies using technology to enhance circular economy practices across a variety of industries in Africa.  . This prize offers $2 million in total prizes, including a $1 million Grand Prize. Participating companies will also gain access to exclusive networking and the opportunity to pitch to industry leaders and […]

The ₦1,000,000 OCHF Business Growth Grant is designed to support Nigerian entrepreneurs and small business owners with financial support to scale and strengthen their businesses.

Discover exciting opportunities for startups based in Africa. Deadlines are between June and November 2026

The $275,000 NSIA Prize for Innovation is designed to support high-potential startups developing innovative solutions to critical challenges in Nigeria.

The SME Bootcamp 2026 is a two-month program designed to equip growth-stage African SMEs with the knowledge, systems, and networks required to scale across African markets.