Opportunities

The Joint Innovation Facility (JIF) is a new Africa-Europe initiative designed to accelerate innovation, foster meaningful collaboration across ecosystems on the African continent and cross-continental with Europe to scale up transformative solutions that address shared challenges—particularly those related to the digital transformation and the green transition.

The Seed Lab is a key initiative to support agri-SMEs under the African Development Bank’s Agri-Food SME Catalytic Financing Mechanism’s (ACFM) Technical Assistance Window, delivered through Open Capital’s Agri-SME Support Program.

This Call for Proposals will identify and support digital and green innovations (DGIs) that are ready to or transitioning to scale.

Each year, the Digital Energy Challenge for start-ups 2024 looking for 5 to 8 Start-ups developing innovative digital projects aimed at improving energy access and grid services in Africa.

European Research and Innovation Days 2024 | 20 & 21 March | Brussels and online

Calling all visionary entrepreneurs in Kenya, Rwanda, and Ethiopia Application deadline for the 6th Cohort closes on April 5th, 2024.

Archipelagos is the international cooperation program developed by CDP Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and funded by the European Commission that aims to support the growth of African SMEs and facilitate their access to capital markets.

Investment Climate Reform (ICR)Facility invites public and private sector organisations operating in African, Caribbean, or Pacific (ACP) countries to submit proposals to receive free technical assistance aimed at advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE). The ICR Facility can help you unlock the immense potential of women as entrepreneurs, workers, and investees in ACP countries.

On 9 October 2023, a webinar outlining the business benefits of combining commercialisation and IP protection strategies in the African context will be organised by the Africa IP SME Helpdesk.

SheWinsAfrica is IFC's initiative that will offer advice, training, and valuable matchmaking opportunities to Women-led startups operating in sub-Saharan Africa. Application deadline September 25th.

Innovation Support Organizations drive ecosystem growth by offering critical resources and expertise, enabling entrepreneurs to transform innovative ideas into viable solutions. Application Deadline: September 15th, 2023

Digital Green Innovation Acceleration Programme (DGIx) Application deadline: 24 September 2023 11:59 pm (CET)

African tech startup interested in scaling to Europe. Application Deadline: 11 August 2023.

ASIP Accelerator Program – Cohort 4 Application Closes September 8, 2023

The Jasiri4Africa's Cohort 5 Application is Now Open The applications will close on 17 October 2023

The first edition of the AU-EU Innovation Festival takes place on 15th June 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa