A GEC+Africa 2026 panel made a case worth taking seriously: the binding constraint in enterprise and supplier development now sits on the buyer's side of the table, not the supplier's.

Enterprise and supplier development, or ESD, is the investment large companies make in helping small businesses...

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UNICEF Femtech Ventures is inviting applications for its second annual cohort of companies developing technology-driven solutions to improve the health, wellbeing, and sexual and reproductive health and rights of girls and women.

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The Agrifood Roadmap to Market is a free programme designed by BGI Sustainable Ventures and supported by EIT Food to help agrifood innovators, entrepreneurs and researchers bridge the gap between technology validation and market adoption.

The programme targets innovations at Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) 4–7, supporting participants to assess their market readiness, identify gaps in their development pathway and build a structured roadmap towards commercialisation and future investment.

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Restack is a funding programme supporting the development, improvement and scaling of open technologies that strengthen the internet's foundational infrastructure. The programme aims to establish a secure, interoperable and sustainable Open Internet Stack built on shared digital resources, free and open-source software, open hardware, open standards and open data.

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EIT Culture & Creativity is inviting proposals for high-impact, close-to-market innovations that can progress from Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7 to TRL 9 and full market deployment across the Architecture, Audio-Visual Media and Fashion sectors. The call uses a two-stage process combining concept validation, commercialisation planning and project implementation.

The opportunity is designed for innovations that are sufficiently mature for market deployment and demonstrate a clear pathway to commercialisation, revenue generation and scalable impact.

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The IF26 SME Call introduces a new Innovation Fund funding opportunity specifically designed to make support more accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) undertaking small-scale projects.

The dedicated SME call introduces a simplified application and reporting process, reducing some...

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The VICTAM Foundation Call for Funding 2027 is inviting researchers, organisations, innovators and eligible commercial companies to submit proposals for projects that contribute to the development of the animal feed and flour milling industries.

The Foundation supports innovative projects that advance technology, sustainability, efficiency, animal nutrition and knowledge development across the global feed and flour milling sectors.

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The Just Energy Transition (JET) Funding Platform is inviting Expressions of Interest for community-led agriculture and food-system projects with an integrated circular economy dimension.

Window 4 aims to support projects that create sustainable livelihoods and jobs in communities affected by South Africa’s Just Energy Transition, while strengthening agricultural value chains and embedding practical waste-to-value solutions.

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The Sebaka AI Software Quality Engineering Hackathon 2026 is a practical technology innovation event bringing together students, graduates, software developers, testers, AI enthusiasts and young technology professionals to explore how artificial intelligence can transform software quality...

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GIZ South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini, together with the New Energy Vehicles (NEV) Portfolio – South Africa JET IP, is inviting qualified firms and consortia to submit Expressions of Interest for strategic advisory services supporting the development of a Movement Brand for South Africa’s New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Transition under the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP).

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