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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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$100,000-$250,000 non-dilutive or convertible seed grants per venture
Africa-focused health innovation incubator and impact investor providing catalytic seed funding ($100K-$250K), customized incubation, and advisory services to emerging healthcare businesses building scalable solutions for low-resource settings across the continent.
Seed Funding
$100,000-$250,000 non-dilutive or convertible seed grants (stage-dependent)
Incubation Support
Up to 2 years of customized support including business model refinement, product development, regulatory navigation
Follow-on Investment
Introductions to impact investors and follow-on funding opportunities
Advisory Services
Industry expertise in African health innovation ecosystem
Partner Network
Access to networks of Fred Hollows Foundation, Lemelson Foundation, WIPO, and other partners
Eye Health Innovation Accelerator
Tech-enabled solutions improving access to eye screening, diagnosis, treatment, and care in LMICs. Partnership with Fred Hollows Foundation. $100K-$250K seed grants.
MedTech Innovation Program
Expert-led immersion bridging invention to enterprise for MedTech and BioTech startups. Structured validation and manufacturing support.
General Health Incubation
Ongoing incubation support for emerging healthcare businesses including seed funding and follow-on investor introductions.
Health and life science innovators building viable, scalable solutions that improve quality of life for people across Africa. Strong emphasis on innovations for low-resource settings, including eye health, MedTech, diagnostics, digital health, and maternal health. India-Africa cross-pollination of health innovation models.
Up to 2-year hands-on incubation with customized mentorship, business development support, manufacturing guidance (MedTech), regulatory navigation, investor introductions, and access to Villgro's India-Africa innovation network.
Villgro Africa's strongest value is the 2-year hands-on incubation, not just the grant. The India-Africa bridge gives unique access to proven health innovation models from India's low-cost healthcare ecosystem. Apply to specific program tracks (Eye Health, MedTech) rather than general incubation for higher funding amounts. The Fred Hollows partnership is particularly well-funded.
2015
Active Since
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Deploying
2026 Eye Health Cohort: 8 startups from Kenya, Uganda, Liberia, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe