Non-dilutive funding and free support
Grants, accelerator programs, fellowships, and ecosystem support programs open to African startups.
Fully operational in at least one African country
Works with workarounds, like a US/UK entity
Listed for awareness and comparison
Mini-MBA and seed prizes for Cameroonian women entrepreneurs
Open: £85,000 prize pool for sub-Saharan African innovators
US$1.5 million in annual grants for African entrepreneurs
AWS credits and technical support for eligible startups
US$30,000–US$100,000 grants for women impact founders
Federal funding for Nigeria's creative and cultural businesses
Matched growth funding for startups in seven African markets
MENA and West Africa's leading accelerator
$5.2M+ in startup software credits in one place
Pan-African VC investing in Africa's future
Staged grant, debt and equity for scalable development innovations
US$50,000 awards for young African agrifood founders
Equity-free support from Google
Rwanda's national technology pitch competition
Convertible-grant acceleration for Ugandan businesses
R1 million-plus equity-free support for South African EdTech
Pan-African accelerator and talent investor
Azure credits and developer benefits for eligible startups
$200M impact-focused fund for African tech companies
A free NVIDIA program for AI and accelerated-computing startups
Up to R200,000 for young South African entrepreneurs
Incubation and prototype funding for Nigerian founders aged 18–35
Up to €25,000 for tech-enabled social ventures
Up to US$300,000 for Rwandan climate innovation
R300,000–R1.3 million for South African social innovations
Market access and investment support for Kenyan tech startups
A ₦50,000 grant for Nigerian nano businesses
Up to US$10,000 for women-led tech businesses in Ghana
US$10,000 seed grants for women-led Kenyan startups
US$50,000 equity-free grants for five Ugandan women-led ventures
Up to ₦50 million for Nigerian student-led STEMMS ventures
Global accelerator with dedicated Africa programs
Long-form business support and seed funding for South African SMEs
Open rolling incubation for African CreativeTech startups
$5,000 grant for African entrepreneurs
Nigeria's most active early-stage VC
The world's most valuable startup accelerator