Skip to content
Opportunity
Opportunities
Funding for businesses
Grants, debt, equity, challenges & accelerators
Investment opportunities
Deals, funds & ventures for capital providers
Non-financial support
TA, market access, training, mentorship & land
Market & trade
Tenders, offtake, supply contracts & RFPs
Climate opportunities
Adaptation, clean energy, nature and carbon
Africa Map
Opportunities country by country
Directory
Business Directory
Businesses seeking investment
Organizations
Organizations posting opportunities
Readiness Check
AI
Readiness
AI
Post
Log in
Get started
Discover
Funding for businesses
Search
46
opportunities
Sort
Deadline — soonest
Newest first
Relevance
Funding
Funding
Last chance
Grant
Black Ideas Grant (B.I.G.) 4.0 2026
Black Ideas Grant
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
$10K
1 day left
Funding
Last chance
Grant
SME Growth Accelerator Grant 2026
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Up to $1.5 million
1 day left
Funding
Closing soon
Loan
ADAPT INVESTMENT SUPPORT FUND
Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS)
Aquaculture
Tunisia
EUR 1,650–100,000 per grant (total envelope EUR 8,000,000)
5 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
Youth Climate Action Fund 2026 – Trans Nzoia County Microgrants
County Government of Trans Nzoia
Horticulture
Kenya
KES 129,500 - 647,500
15 days left
Funding
Open
Scholarship
Master’s Degree Scholarships for African Students
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
$10,000 - $50,000
16 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
D-Prize Global Competition 2026 for Entrepreneurs ($20K grants)
D-Prize
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
$20K
17 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
D-Prize Challenge 2026/2027 for Social Entrepreneurs to fight Poverty ($USD 20,000)
D-Prize
Agtech & digital
Nigeria, Kenya
Up to $20,000
22 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
Call for Proposals: The Commonwealth Blue Charter Incubator Round II (£50,000 in funding)
Commonwealth Secretariat
Water & sanitation
Climate
Pan-African
Up to £50,000
27 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
PhD Grants for Agribusiness Research in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ford Foundation
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
$25,000–$100,000
31 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
Allianz x Social Shifters MoveNow Social Innovation Challenge 2026
Social Shifters (in partnership with Allianz)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
$90k
47 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
Safe Arborist Techniques Fund Grant Program 2026
Safe Arborist Techniques Fund
Cocoa & coffee
Pan-African
Up to $15,000
47 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
University of Bayreuth Centre of International Excellence “Alexander von Humboldt” Starter Grant Programme 2027
University of Bayreuth Centre of International Excellence
Agri-inputs
Pan-African
€10,000
47 days left
Funding
Fresh
Competition
Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge 2027
Welthungerhilfe
Climate-smart agriculture
Climate
Selected countries (3)
$25k – $250k
48 days left
Funding
Fresh
Grant
Small Grants 2026
International Climate Initiative (IKI) – German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN), implemented by GIZ
Adaptation & resilience
Climate
Pan-African
€60,000 – €200,000
55 days left
Funding
Open
Competition
The Earth Prize Environmental Sustainability Competition 2027
The Earth Foundation
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Up to $10,000 (total 2027 pool: $104,500)
57 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
IKI Medium Grants 2026 – Climate Action and Biodiversity Conservation
International Climate Initiative (IKI)
Processing & value-add
Kenya
EUR 300,000 - 800,000
59 days left
Funding
Open
Grant
IKI Medium Grants 2026 – Climate Action and Biodiversity Conservation
International Climate Initiative
Adaptation & resilience
Climate
Kenya
EUR 300,000 – 800,000
59 days left
Funding
Fresh
Grant
Medium Grants 2026
Internationale Klimaschutzinitiative (IKI)
Adaptation & resilience
Climate
Pan-African
€300,000 – €800,000
59 days left
Funding
Open
Scholarship
Maastricht University Scholarship 2027-2028 in Netherlands | Fully Funded
Maastricht University (UM)
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Full scholarships including monthly stipend and tuition fee waiver
11 weeks left
Funding
Open
Grant
FCI4Africa Open Call 2
FCI4Africa
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
15 weeks left
Funding
Fresh
Grant
Horizon Europe 2027 – Sustainable and Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa
European Commission (Horizon Europe, Cluster 6)
Climate-smart agriculture
Climate
Pan-African
€12 million total topic budget; around €6 million EU contribution per project (about 2 projects)
21 weeks left
Funding
Rolling
Loan
AFC Livestock & Fisheries Development Loan
Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC)
Livestock & dairy
Kenya
No fixed cap; amount depends on the business proposal and repayment capacity (10% reducing balance, 2–5 years repayment)
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Financing
AfDB Agri-SME Catalytic Financing Program
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Processing & value-add
Pan-African
$50k - $200k
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Blended Finance
Africa Rural Climate Adaptation Finance Mechanism (ARCAFIM)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Agri-inputs
Selected countries (3)
Up to USD 200,000,000
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Equity
Antler Funding
Antler
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Loan
BCAB – Crédit TWESE KW’ITONGO
BCAB s.a (Banque Communautaire et Agricole du Burundi)
Livestock & dairy
Burundi
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Grant
BRIDGE-in Agriculture Pitch Competition 2026: Apply for Up to $5,000 in Grant Funding for Young Agripreneurs in Ghana
BRIDGE-in Agriculture
Ghana
Up to $5,000
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Grant
Call for Proposals: SIPRA Challenge Fund Large Grant Facility Program
SIPRA
Grains & cereals
Sudan
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Grant
Commonwealth Foundation Grants 2026–27
Commonwealth Foundation
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Up to £60,000
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Grant
Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) Fund 2026
DIV Fund
Horticulture
Pan-African
$200,000 - $1,500,000
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Grant
DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION VENTURES (DIV) FUND 2026
DIV Fund
Processing & value-add
Selected countries (3)
Tiered grants up to US$1.5M: Stage 1 up to $200K; Stage 2 up to $500K ($750K in especially compelling cases); Stage 3 up to $1.5M
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Incentive
Financial Incentives for Lenders
Aceli Africa
Agri-inputs
Pan-African
Lenders receive 2-9% first-loss coverage for loans ranging from $10,000 to $1.75 million.
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Grant
Fund for Innovation in Development (FID)
Fund for Innovation in Development (FID)
Aquaculture
Selected countries (3)
Up to EUR 4,000,000
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Grant
Fund for Innovation in Development (FID) – Open Call for Innovative Projects
Fund for Innovation in Development
Adaptation & resilience
Climate
Selected countries (3)
Up to EUR 4,000,000
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Grant
IFC SME Growth Accelerator 2026
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Grains & cereals
Pan-African
$50,000 - $1,500,000
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Grant
INNOV INVEST FUND (F2I)
Tamwilcom
Agtech & digital
Morocco
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Loan
Ireme Invest – Credit Facility for Climate-Smart Agriculture and Green SMEs
Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD)
Climate-smart agriculture
Climate
Rwanda
No published minimum or maximum; loans at 12% interest (all fees inclusive), tenor up to 12 years, grace period up to 2 years
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Challenge Grant
Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) Young Innovation Challenge 2026 for young Innovators
Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF)
Agtech & digital
Kenya
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Accelerator
Kenya–Uganda Adaptation Accelerator (KUAA) – Climate Adaptation SME Support
UNIDO
Adaptation & resilience
Climate
Kenya, Uganda
From USD 50,000
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Loan
Maal Microfinance – Beermaal Agricultural Financing
Maal Microfinance Limited
Agri-inputs
Somalia
$300 – $5,000
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Bursary
National Bursary for Job-Generating Entrepreneurs
National Bursary Programme
Horticulture
South Africa
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Loan
Rural Finance Initiative – Agricultural Loans
Rural Finance Initiative (RUFI)
Grains & cereals
Uganda, South Sudan
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Grant
Spark Microgrants in Malawi
Spark Microgrants
Agri-inputs
Malawi
Not stated
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Loan
STANBIC IBTC BANK - AGRIBUSINESS FINANCE
Stanbic IBTC Bank
Agtech & digital
Nigeria
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Loan
Uganda Development Bank – Farmer Group Loans
Uganda Development Bank Limited (UDB)
Grains & cereals
Uganda
Rolling
Funding
Rolling
Grant
University of Bayreuth Centre of International Excellence “Alexander von Humboldt” Starter Grant Programme 2027
University of Bayreuth
Agtech & digital
Pan-African
Rolling
