Superpower Africa Fund
Inviting applications from GDC members for a USD 20k convertible grant.
Location: Africa-based GDC members
Sector: Energy access
Stakeholders: EEP Africa
Deadline: ASAP
Opportunities and updates
FINCA Ventures Funding
Accepting applications from early-stage companies driving impact and innovation for $100k funding.
Location: Sub-Saharan Africa
Sector: Climate-smart agriculture and fintech
Stakeholders: FINCA Ventures
Deadline: 30th April
Open Africa Power Programme
Welcoming applications from 24-35-year-olds for a learning and networking programme in renewable energy technologies.
Location: Africa
Sector: Climate-smart agriculture and fintech
Stakeholders: SEforALL and Enel Foundation
Deadline: 16th May
Orange Corners Incubation Programme
Inviting applications from 18-35-year-old entrepreneurs for an incubation programme and €30k funding. https://tinyurl.com/3564tdx9
Location: Ogun State, Nigeria
Sector: Clean energy, WASH, tech, agriculture, health and circular economy
Stakeholders: Orange Corners
Deadline: 18th May
West Africa Clean Cooking Fund
Accepting applications from registered NGOs and local organisations with strong financial stability and proven experience in community outreach or clean energy projects for funding.
Location: West Africa
Sector: Clean Cooking
Stakeholders: Worthington Companies Foundation
Deadline: 31st December
Global Innovation Fund
Accepting applications from innovators with scalable solutions to pressing development challenges for funding between $230k – $2.3 m.
Location: Global
Sector: Clean energy, climate action and innovation
Stakeholders: GIF
Deadline: Rolling
UNEP Certificate Course on Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience
Accepting applications from professionals seeking to learn more about nature-based solutions for a course.
Location: Global
Sector: Clean Cooking
Stakeholders: UNEP
Deadline: Rolling
Clean Cooking Venture Community
Accepting applications from entrepreneurs and business leaders in the clean cooking sector for a Clean Cooking Venture Community for networking, resource sharing and more.
Location: Global
Sector: Clean cooking
Stakeholders: Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA)
Deadline: Rolling
USAID’s Development Innovation Ventures
Inviting applications from creative solutions that demonstrate rigorous evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and a viable pathway to scale and sustainability, for grant funding of up to $5 million.
Location: USAID’s countries of operation
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: USAID
Deadline:Rolling
Bettervest Energy Efficiency Loan
Welcoming applications from companies working on SDG 7 or 13 for a loan volume of at least €200K.
Location: Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and Singapore
Sector: Energy and climate action
Stakeholders: Bettervest
Deadline: Rolling
Wajenzi Investment Fund
Accepting applications from start-ups and SMEs to raise between €50K to €250K in equity finance from the Diaspora, EU citizens and Financial institutions, to build their businesses.
Location: Africa
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: Wajenzi
Deadline: Rolling
Open Investment Fund
Welcoming applications from women-led businesses in Africa with an annual turnover of more than $25K to grow their business sustainably and up to $100K investment fund.
Location: Africa
Sector: Energy
Stakeholders: CSI Energy Group
Deadline: Rolling
Social Entrepreneurship and Inclusion Programme
Actively seeking to fund social enterprises working on innovative solutions for a better world.
Location: Global
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: DOEN Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Supporting Early-Stage Local Entrepreneurs (SESLE) Program
Accepting applications from early-stage, locally owned, renewable energy companies for a pilot program on a new financing facility.
Location: Africa
Sector: Energy
Stakeholders: IKEA Foundation, CLASP and Charm Impact
Deadline: Rolling
Spark+ Africa Fund
Actively seeking to invest debt and mezzanine capital in leading companies throughout the clean cooking value chain, including cooking fuels, biofuels, electric appliances, and efficient biomass stoves.
Location: Africa
Sector: Improved cooking
Stakeholders: Spark+
Deadline: Rolling
Transform support hub
Welcoming applications to this on-demand, free accelerator programme for social enterprises.
Location: Global
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: TRANSFORM
Deadline: Rolling
LendHer Capital Pre-Screening Questionnaire
Looking for women-led businesses working in non-tech enabled sectors (such as personal care and hygiene), who would benefit from debt investment and business advisory.
Location: Kenya
Sector: Non-tech enabled
Stakeholders: LendHer Capital
Deadline: Rolling
AirAsia Foundation Grant Application
Aiming to help social enterprises scale up, as a way of empowering communities and enabling them to build sustainable livelihoods.
Location: ASEAN
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: AirAsia Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Energy Access Relief Fund
Providing loans starting at $50k to viable energy access companies facing liquidity challenges due to COVID-19.
Location: Africa and Asia
Sector: Energy access
Stakeholders: SIMA and 16 partners
Deadline: Rolling
Innovation Fund
Supporting the development of innovative approaches to solving a challenge faced by people living on less than US$5 a day e.g. a new business model, technology, or new ways of delivering products.
Location: Global
Sector: Not specified
Stakeholders: Global Innovation Fund
Deadline: Rolling
Scaling innovative business models funding
Supporting early-stage companies with high developmental impact to scale up.
Location: Africa and India
Sector: Not specified
Stakeholders: DEG
Deadline: Rolling
Bridge loans for impact
Helping companies that have been hit by unexpected obstacles to keep on track with impact aims.
Location: Global
Sector: Not specified
Stakeholders: Open Road Alliance
Deadline: Rolling
S-GRID program
Welcoming applications from social enterprises keen to access coaching and partner with corporations.
Location: Global
Sector: Not specified
Stakeholders: MovingWorlds