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Grants, VC funds, accelerators, and competitions for African entrepreneurs.
Grants, VC funds, accelerators, and competitions for African entrepreneurs.
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$5M – $50M
FinDev Canada provides financing for private sector clients operating in developing countries through debt, equity, guarantees, and blended finance. Typical ticket sizes are $5M–$50M. Applicants need to show sustainable social and economic benefits for local communities and align with priorities such as gender equality, climate and nature action, or market development.
Financial solutions
FinDev Canada offers debt, equity and guarantees.
Blended finance solutions
FinDev Canada provides blended finance solutions.
Technical assistance and advisory
FinDev Canada offers non-financial support through its Technical Assistance Facility, as well as technical assistance and advisory.
Gender equality
A strategic priority for FinDev Canada, with a focus on women's economic empowerment and applying a gender lens to all transactions.
Climate and nature action
Supports low-carbon, climate-resilient and nature-positive economies, including mitigation, adaptation, resilience, decarbonization, and biodiversity protection.
Market development
One of FinDev Canada's three development goals, supporting inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
Canada's DFI. CAD $1B+ deployed since 2018. Fast-growing portfolio focused on Sub-Saharan Africa. 2X Challenge gender lens commitment. Clean growth mandate. Invests directly and through funds.
Canadian business network, gender lens frameworks, climate finance, governance
New DFI (est. 2018) — smaller track record than CDC/FMO/DEG. Institutional process.
Make the development case explicit: show how your business benefits local communities and links to the SDGs and Paris Agreement commitments. Applications will be stronger if they clearly fit at least one of FinDev Canada’s focus areas and are suitable for a $5M–$50M financing ticket.
2018
Active Since
Yes
Deploying