Entrepreneurs Catalyst Hub

05/02/2026

🚀 Call for Applications: CHF 300,000 – 1,000,000 in Growth Capital.
Entrepreneurs Catalyst Hub (ECH) is onboarding post-revenue African businesses seeking growth-stage debt financing, linked to an institutional investor within the our ecosystem.

💰 Financing Snapshot
Instrument: Senior secured debt
Ticket size: CHF 300k – 1M
Tenor: 2–5 years
Use of funds: Working capital • Capex • Expansion

📈 Who Should Apply
✔ Post-revenue & profitable
✔ Operating ≤ 6 years
✔ Clear scaling trajectory
✔ Job creation, sustainability, or local impact
✔ Sectors: Agriculture
• Energy • Finance • Healthcare • Education • Logistics

🇨🇭 Swiss Connection Required
Swiss investors, shareholders, suppliers, or strategic/commercial ties.

📍 Countries Considered
Burkina Faso, Benin, Burundi, Chad, DR Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

📑 Pitch Deck Must Include
*Historic revenue performance
*3–5 year revenue & profitability projections
*Team overview (roles & expertise)
*Capital ask & use of funds

📩 How to Apply
Send your pitch deck to:
[email protected]

02/12/2025

Opportunity: Up to USD 250,000 for Nutritious & Sustainable Food System Innovations

Welthungerhilfe and the Seeding The Future Foundation are seeking innovative solutions that:

-Improve nutrition and dietary quality
-Promote sustainable, climate-smart food systems
-Expand equitable access to safe, affordable food, especially in the Global South

💰 Funding Available

Seed Grants: up to USD 25,000
Growth Grants: up to USD 100,000
Grand Prizes: up to USD 250,000

👥 Who Can Apply?

-NGOs and non-profits
-Universities, researchers & student teams
-Early-stage social enterprises or for-profit startups (pre-Series A)

🗓️ Application Window:
Opens: 15 October 2025
Deadline: 15 December 2025

👉 Submit your application via the official portal:
https://lnkd.in/eX75RQ3H

If you’re working on practical innovations that can transform how communities access nutritious, sustainable food, this is a powerful opportunity to scale your impact.

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Funder: Seeding The Future Foundation + WelthungerhilfeDescription: Call for applications for grants supporting nutrition, sustainable food systems, and climate-smart innovations.Deadline: 15 December 2025Application Link: https://lnkd.in/eX75RQ3H

02/12/2025

💰 Funding Opportunity: USD 5,000 – 20,000
The UPG Biashara Entrepreneurship Programme 2026 is now open — offering training, mentorship, and funding to help aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs turn strong ideas into sustainable ventures.

What you gain:
✔️ Seed funding of USD 5,000–20,000
✔️ Practical entrepreneurship training
✔️ Mentorship from global experts
✔️ Access to the UPG international network
✔️ Support to refine and launch your business

Who should apply:
-Aspiring founders with new ideas
-Early-stage entrepreneurs seeking growth
-Innovators building impactful solutions

📅 Deadline: 31 December 2025

🔗 Apply directly here:https://lnkd.in/dVhdxQrE

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02/12/2025

Call for Applications: Sankalp Entrepreneur Initiatives 2026

Sankalp is inviting entrepreneurs across Africa to apply for its 2026 programs — offering targeted support, visibility, and investor connections for early-stage and growth-stage enterprises.

Climate Deal Room

For climate-focused enterprises raising $2M+
➡️ Closed-door investor pitches
➡️ Climate pipeline visibility
🔗 https://lnkd.in/dr3geUBu

ASCEND Africa

For seed-stage startups raising $50K–$500K
➡️ Investor screenings & engagement
➡️ Storytelling & readiness workshops
🔗 https://lnkd.in/dr3geUBu

Impact Pioneers

For growth-stage enterprises raising $5M+
➡️ Curated investor showcases
➡️ Access to DFIs & senior investors
🔗 https://lnkd.in/dr3geUBu

Sankalp Africa Awards 2026

Recognizing enterprises creating meaningful social and economic impact
➡️ Grand jury engagement
➡️ Continental visibility
🔗 https://lnkd.in/dr3geUBu

📅 Deadline for all categories: December 22, 2025
🎟️ Event tickets: https://lnkd.in/drTiwWf5

Source: Sankalp Forum / Intellecap website.

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13/11/2025

Win up to USD 20,000 to launch your social venture!
The 2025 D-Prize Global Competition is now open, funding bold entrepreneurs who can scale proven solutions in healthcare, agriculture, clean water, WASH, and more.
If you’ve been dreaming of starting an NGO, charity, or for-profit venture that changes lives ;this is your chance to make it happen.
🗓 Early deadline: November 23, 2025
🗓 Final deadline: December 14, 2025

D-Prize seeds new entrepreneurs who distribute proven poverty interventions at scale to those in need.

13/11/2025

Up to $100,000 Investment Opportunity for African Startups!
The next Fledge Accelerator is coming to Africa, focused on for-profit companies working to reduce hunger and poverty by increasing incomes for smallholder farmers and reducing post-harvest losses.
This cohort is run in partnership with Africa Eats, an impact investment company backing ventures with the same mission of transforming food systems across the continent.
Fledge Africa kicks off in-person in Nairobi, Kenya in February 2026, followed by an online program.
All invitees will be flown and hosted in Nairobi and receive a minimum investment of USD 10,000, with the potential to grow up to USD 100,000 in 2026 — and even more in the years ahead!
Apply now and be part of Africa’s next wave of agrifood innovation

The next Fledge accelerator is in Africa, specifically focused on for-profit companies that lower hunger and poverty by creating incomes for smallholder farmers and by greatly lowering post-harvest…

13/11/2025

Apply Now: The F. M. Kirby Prize for Scaling Impact (USD $150,000 Award)!
The F. M. Kirby Prize offers USD $150,000 in unrestricted funding to bold, community-centered enterprises that are scaling solutions to pressing social and environmental challenges.
✨ Who can apply?
✅ Enterprises of any legal form — nonprofit, for-profit, or hybrid
✅ Organizations from anywhere in the world
✅ Initiatives tackling any social or environmental issue
🗓️ Application Window:
Opens: October 24, 2025
Closes: December 3, 2025 (11:59 PM EDT)
⚠️ Only the first 250 applications will be reviewed — apply early!
💡 The Kirby Prize helps changemakers expand their impact, strengthen operations, and accelerate progress toward sustainable, inclusive solutions.
🔗 Apply here:

F. M. Kirby Prize for Scaling Impact The F. M. Kirby Prize for Scaling Impact is an annual global prize of USD $150,000 in unrestricted funds that amplifies and accelerates the work of an enterprise working to scale its impact on social or environmental problems around the world. The Kirby Prize rec...

13/11/2025

Apply Now: 2026 Ashden Awards — Up to £40,000 in Grant Funding!
The Ashden Awards celebrate outstanding climate solutions transforming lives in the UK and the Global South from affordable clean energy in villages and refugee camps to sustainable schools and thriving green communities.
🏆 Why Apply?
✔️ Up to £40,000 in grant funding
✔️ Tailored communications and organisational support
✔️ Global media exposure and storytelling support
✔️ Direct connections to funders, investors, and policymakers
✔️ Access to Ashden’s vibrant alumni network and programmes
💡 Ashden’s mission is to showcase bold innovators tackling climate change while driving inclusive growth delivering cleaner energy, good green jobs, and stronger, fairer societies.
🗓️ Applications close on 8 December 2025 (23:59 GMT) reviewed on a rolling basis, so apply early!
🔗 Apply here:

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13/11/2025

Up to $50,000 in Equity-Free Funding for AI Innovations Driving Financial Inclusion!
We’re inviting visionary entrepreneurs to apply for the AI for Financial Resilience call for proposals supporting startups using AI and emerging technologies to build more inclusive and resilient financial systems.
Through this opportunity, selected ventures will receive funding and support to:
🌍 Expand access to credit, insurance, savings, and remittances
👩‍🌾 Reach unbanked, low-income, and climate-vulnerable populations
🤝 Empower women, migrants, and MSMEs with inclusive digital solutions
💡 Build trust through responsible and transparent AI innovation
📍 Open to startups based in Africa, Latin America, and Asia
🗓️ Applications close December 1, 2025
🔗 Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/ekAkM4tv

22/03/2024

Call for Applications for Direct Beneficiary Grants to Farmer Organizations.
The direct beneficiary grants are an investment support modality to farmers focused on strengthening linkages between forest and farm producer organizations and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to improve the quantity and quality of products, access to markets, meet set standards for various agroforestry value chains, and increase nature positive actions within the landscape.

Application Deadline: Monday 15th April, 2024.
https://shorturl.at/aep57

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Kenya, through the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) project, have launched an open call for applicants for Direct Beneficiary Grants for Forest and Farm Producer Organizations and community conservation groups engaged in farm and forest...

17/03/2024

Women Entrepreneurship For Africa (WE4A)

Increasing access to funding, market opportunities, knowledge enhancement, and technical training for women entrepreneurs in Africa.

Application Deadline: March 31, 2024.

Get access to funding, market opportunities, knowledge enhancement, and technical training for Women Entrepreneurship in Africa.

14/03/2024

WE Empower UN SDG Challenge
Applications are now open!
The WE Empower Challenge is a global competition for women social entrepreneurs who are advancing the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and inspiring entire communities to create the world we want by 2030.
Application Deadline: April 12, 2024.

I applied to the WE Empower UN SDG Challenge to showcase the work my business is doing to support the UN SDGs. Visit https://weempower.awardsplatform.com/ for more information!