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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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$5,000
The Tony Elumelu Foundation supports African entrepreneurs with innovative, high-potential business ideas across all 54 African countries. It is open to individuals at idea and early stage, across sectors. The opportunity provides $5,000 in seed capital per entrepreneur, and applications are currently open for 2026.
Entrepreneurship across Africa
The Foundation empowers a new generation of African entrepreneurs across all 54 African countries.
Youth entrepreneurship
TEF catalyses youth entrepreneurship across Africa.
Cross-sector African start-ups
The Foundation supports entrepreneurs across sectors in Africa.
Aspiring and early-stage African entrepreneurs
Reporting support, capacity building, peer learning network
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Applicants should clearly show the innovation and growth potential of their business idea, since the programme targets high-potential entrepreneurs. Individual founders at idea or early stage from any African country are eligible, so the strongest path in is a clear, well-defined concept with pan-African eligibility requirements met.
2010
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Deploying
Multiple grantees across Africa