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662 opportunities found

Commodity Bodyopen

International Cotton Advisory Committee ICAC

Global cotton market and farmer development

Cotton Sector DevelopmentGrowth

Rolling

Programopen

Institut français / Alliance Française

Francophone cultural exchange

Creative IndustriesGrowth

Rolling

Impact Lenderopen

Inkomoko

Refugee and displaced entrepreneurs with viable business plans in East Africa

All Sectorsdisplacement-affected communitiesMicro

Rolling

Impact Fundopen

Injaro Investments

West Africa agriculture impact investor. $50M+ fund. Smallholder-focused.

AgricultureAgro-ProcessingGrowth

Rolling

Networkopen

Impact Hub (Global Network)

Global impact entrepreneur community

ClimateEarly-stage

Rolling

Acceleratoropen

Impact Hub Accra

Part of global Impact Hub network. Accra's leading impact entrepreneurship hub. Co-working + programs.

Creative IndustriesClimatePre-Seed

Rolling

Innovation Hubopen

Impact Hub Accra — Ghana Social Innovation Hub

Social enterprise and impact startups

ClimateCreative IndustriesEarly/Seed

Rolling

Foundationopen

IKEA Foundation (Refugee Livelihoods)

Refugee housing and livelihoods

ClimateEnergyAll Stages

Rolling

Hubopen

iHub (Nairobi Tech Hub)

Tech entrepreneurs and developers

Tech InnovationEarly-stage

Rolling

Acceleratoropen

iHub Kenya

Kenya's pioneer tech hub. Now part of CcHub group. 300+ companies supported. Nairobi tech ecosystem anchor.

Creative IndustriesDigitalEarly-stage

Rolling

Investment Fund for Developing Countriesopen

IFU (Danish DFI)

Danish companies and partners

Multi-sectorGrowth/Scale

Rolling

DFIopen

IFC (World Bank Trade Finance Program)

Global development trade support

Trade FinanceGrowth

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DFIopen

IFC (World Bank Financial Services)

World Bank private sector arm

AgricultureAgriTechGrowth

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Humanity United

Modern slavery and human trafficking

Human RightsGrowth

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NGOopen

Human Rights Foundation (Africa)

Advocacy and protection

ClimateDigitalEarly-stage

Rolling

Corporate Foundationopen

H&M Foundation Africa Textile & Garment Programme

Garment manufacturers with sustainability focus

ClimateGrowth

Rolling

Programopen

Hivos East Africa (Creative Economy)

Creative industries in East Africa

Creative EconomyGrowth

Rolling

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HAVAÍC Ventures

Southern Africa seed VC. Young fund focused on community and founder support. Regular pitch events. Growing portfolio in Southern African tech.

FinTechSaaSEarly-stage

Rolling

VC / Venture Builderopen

Haskè Ventures

Early-stage founders building scalable sustainable businesses with tech-enabled solutions

B2B SoftwareFinTechIdea

Rolling

Private Equityopen

Harith General Partners

Africa infrastructure PE. $2B+ raised. Pan-African Infrastructure Development Fund (PAIDF). Major renewable energy portfolio.

InfrastructureEnergyInfrastructure

Rolling

Incubator/Fellowshipopen

Halcyon Incubator

Early-stage social entrepreneurs with audacious ideas

Social EnterpriseImpactEarly-stage

Rolling

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