Funding Opportunities

Funder: SOCAP Global
Description: Are you a bold changemaker driving social or environmental impact? Apply for the SOCAP Fellowship Program 2025 for a chance to showcase your venture at SOCAP25, happening October 27–29 in San Francisco. This prestigious platform connects fellows with investors, global innovators, and fellow changemakers.
Application Deadline: May 19, 2025

Link: https://lnkd.in/dnnGj5Y2

Funder: 776 Foundation
Description: Apply for the 776 Foundation Fellowship Program and get the chance to receive a $100,000 grant to develop and implement innovative solutions to tackle climate change. The fellowship is designed for young innovators aged 18–24, providing full-time support over two years.

Application Deadline: April 14th, 2025
Link:  https://www.776.org/

Funder: SAIS (Scaling Digital Agriculture Innovations through Startups)
Description: SAIS is an award recognizing outstanding African female founders in AgTech, FoodTech, and ClimateTech. Winners receive in-kind business support, expert coaching, and visibility to scale their impact-driven startups.

Application Deadline: May 12th, 2025
Link: https://lnkd.in/dtKgd32M

Funder: SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Description: A global challenge supporting startups with innovative solutions in agriculture and food tech. Focus areas include sustainability, AI, animal health, clean energy, water management, and food innovation.

Application Deadline: May 25th, 2025
Link: https://lnkd.in/grJ7jz3h

Funder: D-Prize
Description: ​D-Prize is offering startup grants of up to $20,000 to entrepreneurs launching new organizations that distribute proven poverty solutions in sectors such as agriculture, energy, health, and water in developing countries. The program supports for-profit ventures, NGOs, and charities aiming to scale their impact.

Application Deadline: June 26th, 2025
Link: http://www.d-prize.org/

Funder: TiE Global
Description: The TiE Women Program 2025, organized by TiE Global, empowers women entrepreneurs by providing mentorship, networking, and financial support. The program offers women-led startups $50,000 in equity-free cash prizes, with opportunities to showcase innovations globally. Eligible participants, including early and late-stage startups with female co-founders holding at least 33% equity, will receive access to mentorship, investor connections, and global visibility. The program includes a series of events, culminating in a global finale at the TiE Global Summit in December 2025.

Application Deadline: June 15th, 2025
Link: https://tiewomen.org/

Funder: Empowering Economic Growth Foundation (EEGF)
Description: The Cascador 2025 Program is an accelerator designed to support mid-stage African entrepreneurs, particularly in Nigeria, by offering tailored resources such as individual mentorship, a $5,000 USD stipend, and access to a $2 million Catalytic Fund. This fund provides financial support through debt, equity, guarantees, and collateral investments in partnership with Sterling Bank. The program helps entrepreneurs scale their mission-driven companies and drive economic growth across Africa.

Application Deadline: Applications are open from April 1 to June 1, 2025
Link: https://cascador.org/

Funder: Boehringer Ingelheim  in partnership with Villgro Africa
Description: The Health Equity for Africa Program by Boehringer Ingelheim and Villgro Africa supports social entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, tackling health disparities. It offers incubation, acceleration, and grants of up to $80,000 to scale impactful health solutions and advance regional equity.

Application Deadline: 30th April 2025
Link: https://lnkd.in/dG-3wFMt

Funder: Mastercard Foundation.
Description:​ The Young Impact Associates (YIA) in Agrifood Systems Fellowship 2025 is a year-long, paid program designed to equip young professionals from Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda with practical skills in impact measurement to drive transformative change in Africa’s agrifood systems.
Countries: Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda

Application Deadline:  April 30th, 2025
Link: https://lnkd.in/dmv5Z2be

Funder: Village Capital
Description: Greentech Africa 2025: The Future of Sustainability is an investment-readiness accelerator program supporting 10-15 startups developing solutions to address the sustainability crisis.
Countries: Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa

Application Deadline: May 9th,2025
Apply Here: https://lnkd.in/gkF9AJBe