Inviting applications from SMEs and organisations in the water-energy-food sectors for grant funding of up to $250K.
Location: Middle East and North Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Southern and Central Africa
Sector: Energy
Stakeholders: Water and Energy for Food
Deadline: Unspecified
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: Unspecified
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: Unspecified
Welcoming applications from entrepreneurs for a 6-months support program to help grow your venture.
Location: Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia and Ghana
Sector: Specific sectors
Stakeholders: GrowthAfrica
Deadline: ASAP
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: ASAP
Seeking testimonials from companies that have received gender-inclusive technical assistance, to help demonstrate the return on investment (ROI) of gender-inclusive investments.
Location: Unspecified
Sector: Women-inclusive practices
Stakeholders: USAID
Deadline: ASAP
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: ASAP
Welcoming applications from social entrepreneurs for an award of up to $20K.
Location: Worldwide
Sector: Energy, health, agriculture, livelihoods and more
Stakeholders: D-Prize
Deadline: 4th June
Inviting applications from early-stage start-ups for $50K equity funding, mentorship and networking.
Location: Nigeria
Sector: Fintech, pentech, data intelligence and digital trade
Stakeholders: ARM Labs
Deadline: 15th June
Inviting entrepreneurs for a competition that will be aired on TV around Africa, grant funding of up to $1.5 million, training and networking opportunities.
Location: Africa
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: Africa’s Business heroes
Deadline: 26th June
Welcoming applications from entrepreneurs for an Accelerator Program to help you expand your ability to increase revenue, create employment opportunities, secure further investment, and make a real difference in the communities you operate within.
Location: South Africa
Sector: Agri-business
Stakeholders: ygap
Deadline: 30th June
Accepting applications from Refugee-led organisations for an innovation fund of up to $45K, technical support and more.
Location: Worldwide
Sector: Environment and climate action, data and digital innovations
Stakeholders: UNHCR
Deadline: 30th June
Inviting applications from registered for-profit companies contributing to SDGs for funding.
Location: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania
Sector: Sustsainable Developmenet Goals
Stakeholders: DeveloPPP Ventures
Deadline: 30th June and 31st December
Welcoming applications from entrepreneurial business initiatives with strong social impact for non-refundable grants between €50K and €200K.
Location: Specific countries
Sector: SDGs
Stakeholders: Belgian Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (DGD) and King Baudouin Foundation
Deadline: 5th September
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: 31st December
Actively seeking to fund social enterprises working on innovative solutions for a better world.
Location: Global
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: DOEN Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
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
Welcoming applications to this on-demand, free accelerator programme for social enterprises.
Location: Global
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: TRANSFORM
Deadline: Rolling
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
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
Accepting concept notes for high-impact partnerships implementing innovative business models to accelerate achievement of the SDGs.
Location: Bangladesh, Colombia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, South Africa and Vietnam
Sector: WASH, energy access
Stakeholders: P4G
Deadline: Rolling
Offering a rigorous business mentoring programme for social businesses offering an innovative service, product or operational model that are keen to scale.
Location: Global
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: Marico Innovation Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
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
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
Supporting early-stage companies with high developmental impact to scale up.
Location: Africa and India
Sector: Not specified
Stakeholders: DEG
Deadline: Rolling
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
Helping enterprises bring to life solutions to the world’s most intractable development challenges.
Location: Global
Sector: Not specified
Stakeholders: USAID
Deadline: Rolling
Welcoming applications from social enterprises keen to access coaching and partner with corporations.
Location: Global
Sector: Not specified
Stakeholders: MovingWorlds
This webinar dives into the new GDC tools aimed at helping early-stage last mile distribution companies connect with investors. We also hear fundraising insights from GDC member Deevabits, top tips for approaching investors from Charm Impact, and more about GET.invest’s Finance Readiness Support Facility.
GDC members are invited to register to be able to leave suggestions and reviews (your account will provide access to member-only resources in the future)