Opportunities

The AEDIB Joint Innovation Facility (JIF) 2026 is a strategic Africa–Europe funding mechanism designed to scale digitally enabled, commercially viable innovations through strong cross-border partnerships.

Implemented under the Africa–Europe Digital Innovation Bridge (AEDIB) and aligned with the EU

The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK Foundation) provides early-stage capital and intensive capacity-building support to bold social enterprises tackling the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges.

DRK funds mission-driven organisations that serve vulnerable, marginalized, or

IBM has opened applications for the IBM Impact Accelerator - Education and Workforce Development Cohort 2026, a global, two-year collaborative programme designed to support organizations developing practical, human-centered solutions that expand access to education and workforce opportunities.

The

The Million Lives Collective (MLC) has launched a Call for African Urban Innovations to identify and spotlight impactful, scale‑ready solutions that are shaping smart, healthy, equitable and resilient cities across Sub‑Saharan Africa. The call targets innovators, entrepreneurs and changemakers whose

Africa: The Big Deal, in partnership with FMO Ventures, has launched the “Data for Founders” initiative to support 100 early‑stage start‑ups across Africa with free access to high‑quality fundraising data and expertise. The programme gives selected ventures two years of free access to Africa: The