South Africa

Nature-First Innovation Lab (NFIL) Accelerator Programme 2026

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The Nature-First Innovation Lab (NFIL) is a 12-month accelerator programme designed to support African enterprises whose business models generate revenue directly from positive biodiversity, ecosystem restoration, and sustainable natural resource management outcomes.

The programme aims to help nature-first businesses become investment-ready by providing catalytic capital, transaction advisory support, and structured engagement with investors.

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International Cooperation in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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The European Commission has announced a forthcoming Horizon Europe funding opportunity aimed at accelerating the adoption, testing, validation, and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions in low- and middle-income countries, with a strong focus on strengthening AI innovation ecosystems across Africa and other developing regions.

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Wonder Accounts

Wonder Accounts is a South African SaaS platform built to simplify accounting, financial workflows, and business operations for small to medium businesses.

What we do:
We provide cloud-based accounting and business management solutions that help business owners save time, stay compliant, and make smarter financial decisions — without needing an in-house finance team.

Our value proposition:
• Automated accounting workflows (invoicing, expenses, payroll)
• Real-time financial dashboards and reporting
• Business intelligence that turns numbers into actionable insights
• Built for the South African

BioPANZA MSME Pipeline Pilot – Support the Management, Categorisation, Technical Support and Referral of MSMEs through the BioPANZA Diagnostic Assessment and Referral Tool

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Opportunity Type

Tender / Consultancy Opportunity

Reference Number

7000012992

Closing Date

15 July 2026 (23:00 SAST)

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Horizon Europe Call: Advancing the European Bio-based Innovation Enabled by Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Concepts (HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-07)

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The European Commission has launched a Horizon Europe funding opportunity aimed at accelerating bio-based innovation through advanced biotechnology and biomanufacturing concepts. The call seeks to support research and innovation activities that strengthen Europe's bioeconomy while contributing to environmental sustainability, industrial competitiveness, circularity, biodiversity protection, and climate action.

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Call for Proposals: EUNIC Spaces of Culture Fund 2026

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The EUNIC Spaces of Culture Fund 2026 is now open for applications, supporting innovative cultural relations projects across Sub-Saharan Africa. The programme forms part of the wider Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture initiative funded by the European Union and implemented by EUNIC (EU National Institutes for Culture).

The fund aims to strengthen equitable partnerships between African and European cultural actors through collaborative projects that promote intercultural dialogue, mutual learning, co-creation, and shared capacity building.

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FORTHCOMING | Horizon Europe Health Call 2027: Development of Innovative Antimicrobials Against Drug-Resistant Pathogens

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The European Commission has announced a forthcoming Horizon Europe Cluster 1: Health funding opportunity aimed at accelerating the development of innovative antimicrobial therapies to combat antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacterial and fungal pathogens.

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NBMDS PTY LTD

NBMDS (Pty) Ltd is a South African technology company specialising in digital transformation for the education sector. Founded with a clear mission to bridge the digital divide in underserved communities, NBMDS focuses on empowering township schools with the tools and infrastructure needed to thrive in an increasingly digital world.

Our service offering spans the full spectrum of educational technology, including:

  • Custom mobile applications — such as the NBMMaths app, a curriculum-aligned mathematics study platform for Grade 10 - 12 learners doing Mathematics.
  • Learning Management Systems (LMS) —

AGROWEX INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS

The Agrowex Maturity Assessment (AMA) ecosyste platform is an institutional-grade, bio-fintech de-risking infrastructure designed to transform fragmented African agricultural value chains into structured, bankable, and tradeable 

Agrowex is not a standard enterprise resource planning (ERP) tool, AMA serves as a trust layer that bridges the gap between emerging agribusinesses (smallholder clusters, commercializing farms) and institutional capital (Climate VCs, DFIs, commercial lenders, and global carbon buyers).

​The platform uses a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) framework designed to eliminate

FNF Afri GreenPitch Challenge 2026: Green SMEs Invited to Pitch for Funding, Investment and Business Growth Support

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Applications are now open for the 2026 FNF Afri GreenPitch Challenge, a regional entrepreneurship competition designed to identify, showcase, and support innovative green SMEs that are developing commercially viable solutions to sustainability and environmental challenges across Africa.

The initiative is implemented by GreenCape and Westerwelle Startup Haus Mombasa, in partnership with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF).

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