SMEs and Ventures

Application Deadline: November 30th 2020 Visualize 2030 is an initiative of the Arab Development Portal which aims to encourage the consumption of data

Application Deadline: November 2nd 2020 The Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award is an ARM initiative in partnership with TechnoVision’s TVC

We’re proud to announce the 10 African startups selected for the 2020 VC4A Venture Showcase Series A, here. The founders will

Application Deadline: October 23rd 2020 As the world learns to live with the coronavirus, the #BuildBackBetter Digital Innovation and AI

Mozilla, the non-profit behind the Firefox browser, has partnered pan-African tech hub community AfriLabs to convene a series of roundabout

Mastercard, NetPlusDotCom and Innovectives have announced a milestone in their partnership to provide micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in

Facebook Developer Circles are a global network of local communities, designed to support developers as they build skills, grow ideas

Application Deadline: Monday 12 October 2020.AstraZeneca’s Young Health global grants programme funds youth-focused non-profits to help them develop and deliver effective

Application Deadline: September, 21 2020  The ProvidusBank SME Challenge is an initiative of EDC and ProvidusBank which aims at equipping small and

Application Deadline: 31st January 2021. The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing is a literature prize awarded to an African writer

Endeavor, the global high-impact entrepreneurship network, has published a white paper in partnership with leading Nigerian data collection company Stears

Application Deadline: September 15th 2020 The XPRIZE Next-Gen Mask Challenge will aid in the fight against COVID-19 by enhancing an effective

Application Deadline: September 30th 2020 Do it Now Now is offering the AfriTech XYZ Innovation Prize for Africa’s best early-stage

Application Deadline: October 28th 2020 Could your picture tell a thousand words? Then the camera is in your hands. The

Ecobank Group announced the winners of its Ecobank Fintech Challenge, with Nokwary Technologies edging out the rest of the finalists

Application Deadline: August 21st 2020 CALL FOR POSTERS – As part of our drive to showcase this innovation and to

Twelve renewable energy start-ups have successfully completed a 16-week incubation program run by the Nigeria Climate Innovation Centre (NCIC) and

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has committed a $5 million loan to BIX Capital for SMEs debt financing in

Application Deadline: October 11, 2020. Starting today, nine Techstars accelerators open applications for programs that will take place in 2021

VC4A (https://VC4A.com/) is calling for African startups looking to raise between $150K and $1M. In proud collaboration with technical partner

Application Deadline: July 22nd 2020 The Development Bank of Nigeria Entrepreneurship Program for young Nigerian Entrepreneurs is an ambitious initiative

Application Deadline: July 24th 2020 The Solution Space E-Track Programme in partnership with the MTN Group is a three-part venture

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has launched a new initiative “Enterprise Development for Women-Owned Ventures in Green

In a recent report titled, Workforce of the future 2030, PWC contends that by 2030: “Africa will be home to

Application Deadline:31 July 2020. Commonwealth Correspondents are aspiring youth leaders or talented writers who contribute their articles, photos and videos