Welcoming applications from companies working on SDG 7 or 13 for a loan volume of at least €200K.
Location: Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and Singapore
Sector: Energy and climate action
Stakeholders: Bettervest
Deadline: Unspecified
Accepting applications from start-ups and SMEs to raise between €50K to €250K in equity finance from the Diaspora, EU citizens and Financial institutions, to build their businesses.
Location: Africa
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: Wajenzi
Deadline: Unspecified
Welcoming applications from entrepreneurs for a 6-months support program to help grow your venture.
Location: Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia and Ghana
Sector: Specific sectors
Stakeholders: GrowthAfrica
Deadline: ASAP
Welcoming applications from women-led businesses in Africa with an annual turnover of more than $25K to grow their business sustainably and up to $100K investment fund.
Location: Africa
Sector: Energy
Stakeholders: CSI Energy Group
Deadline: ASAP
Accepting applications from early-stage, locally owned, renewable energy companies for a pilot program on a new financing facility.
Location: Africa
Sector: Energy
Stakeholders: IKEA Foundation, CLASP and Charm Impact
Deadline: ASAP
Welcoming applications from entrepreneurs for an Accelerator Program to help you expand your ability to increase revenue, create employment opportunities, secure further investment, and make a real difference in the communities you operate within.
Location: South Africa
Sector: Agri-business
Stakeholders: ygap
Deadline: ASAP
Welcoming applications from start-ups and SMEs to apply for a bootcamp and pitching competition, with three winners set to share a $50K prize.
Location: Specific African countries
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: GEC+Africa
Deadline: Specific country deadlines
Inviting companies in the energy access space for technical assistance grants and concessional finance loans.
Location: African
Sector: Energy access
Stakeholders: African Development Bank
Deadline: Unspecified
Welcoming applications from mature business ideas for an accelerator program and continuous coaching.
Location: Africa
Sector: Energy access
Stakeholders: Startup Energy
Deadline: Unspecified
Accepting applications from entrepreneurs and business leaders in the clean cooking sector for a Clean Cooking Venture Community for networking, resource sharing and more.
Location: Global
Sector: Clean cooking
Stakeholders: Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA)
Deadline: Unspecified
Welcoming applications from innovations that solve challenges for people living at the last mile.
Location: Developing countries
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: Global Innovation Fund
Deadline: Unspecified
Inviting applications from SMEs that are addressing the needs of the bottom of the pyramid consumers for funding.
Location: Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia Pacific
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: Social Investmet Managers and Advisers (SIMA)
Deadline: Unspecified
Welcoming early-stage enterprises working on impact-led climate-resilient solutions for investment opportunities.
Location: East Africa
Sector: Clean energy, mobility, agritech
Stakeholders: Restart Catalyst
Deadline: Unspecified
Accepting applications from companies for funding and business growth tools.
Location: Africa
Sector: Off-grid solar
Stakeholders: GOGLA
Deadline: 19th November
Welcoming applications from start-ups and early-stage companies for up to $250K grant funding.
Location: Specific African countries
Sector: Off-grid solar
Stakeholders: Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project
Deadline: 28th November
Welcoming applications from emerging leaders working to solve poverty problems for a fellowship.
Location: West Africa
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: Acumen
Deadline: 10th December
Accepting applications from social enterprises for up to $1M USD funding.
Location: Africa
Sector: Climate Change and clean energy, health and WASH, youth and livelihoods, circular economy, and agriculture
Stakeholders: Sankalp
Deadline: 15th December
Inviting applications from creative solutions that demonstrate rigorous evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and a viable pathway to scale and sustainability, for grant funding of up to $5 million.
Location: USAID’s countries of operation
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: USAID
Deadline: 31st December
Inviting applications from registered for-profit companies contributing to SDGs for funding.
Location: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania
Sector: Sustsainable Developmenet Goals
Stakeholders: DeveloPPP Ventures
Deadline: 31st December
Welcoming applications from sustainable and locally-driven activities for a US$2 million award.
Location: Specific countries globally
Sector: Locally-led solutions
Stakeholders: USAID
Deadline: 31st December
Inviting applications from social enterprises whose work has the potential to create a significant impact for a £25K grant fund, access to funders and a promotional film of your work.
Location: Global
Sector: Clean energy and climate change
Stakeholders: Ashden
Deadline: 25th January 2024
Welcoming applications from innovators working to improve clean energy agricultural technologies and appliances for smallholder farmers.
Location: Global South
Sector: Agricultural technologies
Stakeholders: Efficiency for Access
Deadline: 17th January 2024
Accepting applications from innovators under the age of 35 for an innovation accelerator.
Location: Global
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: United Nations
Deadline: 31st January 2024
Powerelec Nigeria welcomes energy enterprises in Nigeria to their international trade fair happening in February.
Location: Nigeria
Sector: Energy access
Stakeholders: Powerelec Nigeria
Deadline: February 2024
Powerelec Kenya welcomes energy enterprises in Kenya to their international trade fair happening in November.
Location: Kenya
Sector: Energy access
Stakeholders: Powerelec Kenya
Deadline: November 2024
Actively seeking to fund social enterprises working on innovative solutions for a better world.
Location: Global
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: DOEN Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Actively seeking to invest debt and mezzanine capital in leading companies throughout the clean cooking value chain, including cooking fuels, biofuels, electric appliances, and efficient biomass stoves.
Location: Africa
Sector: Improved cooking
Stakeholders: Spark+
Deadline: Rolling
Welcoming applications to this on-demand, free accelerator programme for social enterprises.
Location: Global
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: TRANSFORM
Deadline: Rolling
Looking for women-led businesses working in non-tech enabled sectors (such as personal care and hygiene), who would benefit from debt investment and business advisory.
Location: Kenya
Sector: Non-tech enabled
Stakeholders: LendHer Capital
Deadline: Rolling
Aiming to help social enterprises scale up, as a way of empowering communities and enabling them to build sustainable livelihoods.
Location: ASEAN
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: AirAsia Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Accepting concept notes for high-impact partnerships implementing innovative business models to accelerate achievement of the SDGs.
Location: Bangladesh, Colombia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, South Africa and Vietnam
Sector: WASH, energy access
Stakeholders: P4G
Deadline: Rolling
Offering a rigorous business mentoring programme for social businesses offering an innovative service, product or operational model that are keen to scale.
Location: Global
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: Marico Innovation Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Providing loans starting at $50k to viable energy access companies facing liquidity challenges due to COVID-19.
Location: Africa and Asia
Sector: Energy access
Stakeholders: SIMA and 16 partners
Deadline: Rolling
Supporting the development of innovative approaches to solving a challenge faced by people living on less than US$5 a day e.g. a new business model, technology, or new ways of delivering products.
Location: Global
Sector: Not specified
Stakeholders: Global Innovation Fund
Deadline: Rolling
Supporting early-stage companies with high developmental impact to scale up.
Location: Africa and India
Sector: Not specified
Stakeholders: DEG
Deadline: Rolling
Helping companies that have been hit by unexpected obstacles to keep on track with impact aims.
Location: Global
Sector: Not specified
Stakeholders: Open Road Alliance
Deadline: Rolling
Helping enterprises bring to life solutions to the world’s most intractable development challenges.
Location: Global
Sector: Not specified
Stakeholders: USAID
Deadline: Rolling
Welcoming applications from social enterprises keen to access coaching and partner with corporations.
Location: Global
Sector: Not specified
Stakeholders: MovingWorlds
This webinar dives into the new GDC tools aimed at helping early-stage last mile distribution companies connect with investors. We also hear fundraising insights from GDC member Deevabits, top tips for approaching investors from Charm Impact, and more about GET.invest’s Finance Readiness Support Facility.
GDC members are invited to register to be able to leave suggestions and reviews (your account will provide access to member-only resources in the future)