Business Funding Opportunities

Are you interested in raising business funds to start your own business or expand your existing business?

Are you looking for business grants, funding opportunities, business plan competitions, empowerment opportunities, fellowship opportunities, or startup accelerator/incubator programmes?

Have you been looking for ways to get free grants and write a winning proposal but find it difficult, boring, or don’t know how to go about it?

If your answer is yes to these questions, congratulations! You are in the right place at the right time.

I have curated and listed some of the latest funding opportunities for you and I encourage you to explore them below, section by section

BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION

• Global Youth AI Future Innovation Competition 2025 ($1,000 Prize)
• Fidelity SME Empowerment program 2025 for Nigerian Entrepreneurs
• MIT Kuo Sharper Foundry Fellowship For African Entrepreneurs
• African Social Innovation Fellowship Campus Enterprise Leadership Program (CELP) for Nigerian Students
• Agora Venture Competition for Startups Spring 2025 ($10K Cash Prize)

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BUSINESS GRANTS

• Wharton Africa Business Forum New Venture Competition 2026 ($30,000 Funding)
• Open Startup Science Road Program 2026 for African Tech and DeepTech Startups
• DBN Academy Entrepreneurship Training Programme Cohort 2: Training, Mentorship & ₦100 Million Grants
• SLINGSHOT Deep Tech Startup Pitch Competition 2026: $1.7M Grants
• IFAD Grant for Rural Policy and Investment Initiatives 2026: Up to $1.2 Million

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EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMES

• African Union Youth Startup Programme at the IATF 2025.
• LSETF Soft Skills Academy 2025
• Apply Now: Google Online Courses With Certificate
• Ekiti State MSME ICT Skill Acquisition Program
• Federal Government NIYEEDEP Program For Nigerians 2025

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FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMMES

• Enovate Lab Impact Fellowship 3.0 Internship (Monthly Stipend)
• TechForward Policy Fellowship for Early and Mid-Career Professionals in Africa
• Women Techsters Fellowship 2025 Cohort
• Africa SDGs Mentorship Program (7-month fellowship)
• MEST Africa-Mastercard EdTech Fellowship Program 2025 for Ghanaian EdTech startups ($60,000)

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STARTUPS ACCELERATOR/INCUBATOR PROGRAMMES

• Google For Startups Accelerator Africa Program 2026 (Cohort 10)
• Katapult Africa Accelerator Program 2026 ( $500,000 Funding)
• Bridge Seed Global Impact Accelerator Program 2026 for African Startups (£5,000 Funding)
• UNDP timbuktoo EdTech Accelerator Program 2026 for African EdTech Startups
• UN Global Pulse Scale Accelerator Program 2026 ($60,000 in grants)

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BUSINESS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• FCMB Agritech Hackathon & Venture Building Program 2026: Up to ₦20 Million in Funding
• NourishNext West Africa Youth Agrifood Innovation Challenge 2026 ($5,000 Funding)
• InvestoVilla Pipeline Development Program for Entrepreneurs 2026 Pilot Cohort
• Founders Fund Africa Creative Economy Accelerator Program 2026 ($50,000 in Funding)
• Google Africa Applied AI Lab Program 2026 for AI Entrepreneurs & Innovators

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

• Orange Corners Designs Program for South African Entrepreneurs
• Young Africa Enterprise Project (YAEP) 2025 For African Entrepreneurs
• Providus Bank SME Program for Nigerian Entrepreneurs 2025
• SMEDAN Unveils StartWithSMEDAN to Suppot SMEs in Nigeria
• NTEEP 5.0 Entrepreneurship Empowerment Program for African Startups

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PRIZES AND AWARDS

• World Food Forum (WFF) Startup Innovation Awards ($80k Grants)
• FoodTech Innovations Awards 2025
• Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award 2025 (€25,000 Cash)
• FAO Champion Award for Individuals and Organizations ($50,000)
• Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award 2025 (N12M Funding)

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN

• FOGDEV x Access Bank Wompreneur Empowerment Program 2025
• SHE Blooms Grant 2025 for Women Entrepreneurs ( Up To ₦200,000)
• Apply for African Girls in Tech Program Cohort 9.0 (Fully Funded)
• Keystone Bank Free Business Management Certification Training for Nigerian Women 2025
• SheSustains Accelerator Program Cohort 3 ($10,000 Grant)

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INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMES

STANDARD BUSINESS PLANS

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