Opportunities
Grants, VC funds, accelerators, and competitions for African entrepreneurs.
Grants, VC funds, accelerators, and competitions for African entrepreneurs.
What are you looking for today?
Powered by CopilotKit
CAD $100K-$1.5M
Grand Challenges Canada is funded by the Government of Canada and supports bold ideas addressing health challenges in low- and middle-income countries. In March 2026, Canada renewed its investment with CAD $200M over five years. GCC has supported 1,600 innovations in 109 countries, helping save 125,000 lives and reaching 100M+ people.
Seed grants (CAD $100K-$250K) for proof of concept
Transition to Scale grants (CAD $300K-$1.5M) for proven innovations ready to scale
Technical assistance and innovation support
Access to Grand Challenges global network across 109 countries
Catalytic funding designed to attract follow-on investment
[object Object]
Seed and scale funding for health innovations in low- and middle-income countries
[object Object]
Grants catalyzing ethical and equitable AI applications for health, with West and Central Africa focus
[object Object]
Innovations addressing health impacts of climate change, with South African Medical Research Council
[object Object]
Prevention and promotion of youth mental health in 12 priority countries including 4 African nations
Bold innovations that improve health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. GCC funds both proof-of-concept (seed) and scale-up stages. They explicitly welcome radical ideas and prioritize social impact. Recent focus includes AI for health, climate-health nexus, and youth mental health.
Technical assistance, innovation mentorship, access to Grand Challenges global network, partnership facilitation, profiling at GC events
Funding is through periodic RFPs, not continuous open applications. Each call has specific thematic focus and eligible countries. The most recent Being initiative closed March 31, 2026. Monitor for new calls.
GCC explicitly welcomes radical and bold ideas — they fund early-stage innovations others consider too risky. The March 2026 CAD $200M renewal means significant new funding will flow. Africa-specific opportunities often come through partnerships with Grand Challenges Africa and the Science for Africa Foundation. West and Central Africa AI health call had $5M+ available.
2010
Active Since
Yes
Deploying
1,600 innovations in 109 countries; Stars in Global Health program; partnership with Grand Challenges Africa on AI for health grants