Welcoming applications from entrepreneurs for a 6-months support program to help grow your venture.
Location: Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia and Ghana
Sector: Agribusiness, Education, IT, Financial services & Fintech, Renewable energy, Water & sanitation, Health, Manufacturing & Retail
Stakeholders: GrowthAfrica
Deadline: ASAP
Accepting applications from African female business owners for a leadership, business and capacity building program.
Location: Africa
Sector: Unspecificed
Stakeholders: African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative
Deadline: 29th January
Inviting applications from social enterprises involved in achieving the SDGs for non-refundable grants of up to €200K.
Location: Developing countries
Sector: Economic viability, climate change, gender and decent work
Stakeholders: Belgian Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (DGD)
Deadline: 30th January
Welcoming applications from companies tackling the world’s biggest challenges of sustainability for a 20-week accelerator programme, USD$100K investment, product testing and development, and more!
Location: Global
Sector: Agtech and foodtech
Stakeholders: Grow and AgFunder
Deadline: 30th January
Welcoming applications from women-led and women-managed businesses for an accelerator program, $20K catalytic financing, technical assistance, and more.
Location: Uganda
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: Uganda’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF), Mastercard Foundation and Outbox Uganda
Deadline: 31st January
Inviting applications from innovators activating and accelerating climate solutions for a $50k prize.
Location: Global
Sector: Climate solutions
Stakeholders: Global Warming Mitigation Project
Deadline: 10th February
Inviting proposals from eligible African off-grid energy companies to apply for the off-grid energy challenge and up to $250K grant capital funding.
Location: Specific African countries
Sector: Off-grid energy solutions
Stakeholders: United States African Development Foundation
Deadline: 12th February
Inviting applications from women entrepreneurs for a 3-month business incubation program and $10k equity-free grant seed funding.
Location: Zambia
Sector: Women and Technology
Stakeholders: Standard Chartered and BongoHive
Deadline: 14th February
Inviting applications from teams of 2 to 5 members for a three-month program offering in-person business model design workshops, expert support, networking, mentorship and €1,000 seed grant.
Location: Ghana and Indonesia
Sector: Eco-inclusive enterprises
Stakeholders: International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
Deadline: 12th and 14th February
Welcoming applications from founders for a six-month fellowship, conferences and an opportunity to pitch their ventures in front of investors.
Location: Developing countries
Sector: Emerging markets
Stakeholders: Westerwelle Foundation
Deadline: 15th February
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 sector
Stakeholders: CSI Energy Group
Deadline: 19th February
Inviting applications from innovators in the UK and low-income countries for the Ashden Awards, funding grants of up to £25K, global media coverage, access to funders and more.
Location: UK and low-income countries
Sector: Innovations creating a fairer low carbon world
Stakeholders: Ashden
Deadline: 8th March
Looking for innovative social entrepreneurs to apply for a 12-week accelerator program, £150K in catalytic capital and more.
Location: Global
Sector: Climate and environment, democracy, education, equitable economies, refugees and cohesion, and more
Stakeholders: The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Deadline: 10th March
Inviting applications from innovations to expand access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity in Africa for a $2 million prize and more.
Location: Global
Sector: Green energy
Stakeholders: Milken Institute and Motsepe Foundation
Deadline: 29th March
Inviting applications from organisations specialised in gender, youth, and program management for a grant of up to $240K over a two-year period.
Location: Global
Sector: Gender and youth
Stakeholders: Food Security and Nutrition (FSN) Network
Deadline: 17th April
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)