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

The €30,000 Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Programme supports young entrepreneurs in Lagos State with innovative and sustainable business solutions.

The $40,000 Anzisha Venture Building Fellowship is a programme supporting young African entrepreneurs who have already launched businesses or projects and are committed to growing their ventures.

The $10,000 GHAYIB is a competition for young African health innovators and researchers developing solutions that can help integrate mental health into Primary Health Care in Africa.

The R87,000 PachiPanda Innovation Challenge in South Africa supports young entrepreneurs and youth-led SMEs developing technology-driven solutions to environmental challenges.

The $5,000 PachiPanda Innovation Challenge 5.0 in Zambia supports young people and youth-led SMEs developing innovative solutions to environmental challenges.

The FCFA 5.5 billion PFS-AIE Business Plan Competition is for young entrepreneurs in Cameroon.

The $1,500 Youth Innovation Challenge in Ethiopia supports young entrepreneurs developing solutions to challenges in Africa’s agrifood system.

There’s over $16.6M (₦22.1B) in funding opportunities this October 2026. Explore grants, prizes, fellowships, and seed funding you can apply for now.

The GFF x CIVIC VOICES initiative is providing subgrants o up to $3,350,000 to partnerships of local civil society organizations (CSOs) and youth-led organizations in 20 African countries.

The ₦10,000,000 GOSIMA Innovation Fund is a funding and business support programme for young entrepreneurs building scalable, tech-enabled businesses.