ACT Foundation Changemakers Innovation Challenges
Welcoming applications from social enterprises for an innovation challenge, grant funding, and technical support.
Location: Africa
Sector: Technology
Stakeholders: Act Foundation
Deadline: 12th July
Opportunities and updates
THRIVE Global Impact Challenge
Inviting applications from startups for an accelerator program and US$1 million investment fund.
Location: Global
Sector: WASH, cleantech, and agribusiness
Stakeholders: THRIVE by SVG Ventures
Deadline: 12th July
Startup|Energy Award for Digital Innovations in Clean Energy
Calling on innovators and spin-offs from Kenyan higher learning institutions to take part in the Digital Energy Solutions Award 2024 and Ksh200k prize.
Location: Kenya
Sector: Clean energy
Stakeholders: Startup|Energy
Deadline: 19th July
GAIN AGRI-Business Innovation Challenge
Accepting applications from women and youth ages 18-35 with last mile agribusiness solutions for an innovation challenge, ₦ 20 million₦ equity-free grant, and more.
Location: Nigeria
Sector: Agribusiness
Stakeholders: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Deadline: 26th July
Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Program
Accepting applications from women-owned enterprises for a mini-MBA certification and ₦5 million grant funding.
Location: Nigeria
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton
Deadline: 9th August
Powerelec Kenya International Trade Fair
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
Clean Cooking Venture Community
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: Rolling
USAID’s Development Innovation Ventures
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:Rolling
Bettervest Energy Efficiency Loan
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: Rolling
Wajenzi Investment Fund
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: Rolling
Open Investment Fund
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: Rolling
Social Entrepreneurship and Inclusion Programme
Actively seeking to fund social enterprises working on innovative solutions for a better world.
Location: Global
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: DOEN Foundation
Deadline: Rolling
Supporting Early-Stage Local Entrepreneurs (SESLE) Program
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: Rolling
Spark+ Africa Fund
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
Transform support hub
Welcoming applications to this on-demand, free accelerator programme for social enterprises.
Location: Global
Sector: Unspecified
Stakeholders: TRANSFORM
Deadline: Rolling
LendHer Capital Pre-Screening Questionnaire
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
AirAsia Foundation Grant Application
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
P4G Partnership Fund
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
Energy Access Relief Fund
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
Innovation Fund
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
Scaling innovative business models funding
Supporting early-stage companies with high developmental impact to scale up.
Location: Africa and India
Sector: Not specified
Stakeholders: DEG
Deadline: Rolling
Bridge loans for impact
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
S-GRID program
Welcoming applications from social enterprises keen to access coaching and partner with corporations.
Location: Global
Sector: Not specified
Stakeholders: MovingWorlds
Featured updates
In-person GDC member event in Zambia
The GDC member learning and collaboration event will bring GDC members together from 8-9 April to learn from one another, explore successes and failures, and build skills and expertise in a range of essential LMD business areas.