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Elevate your business with the power of AI in the Google Hustle Academy Business Bootcamp 2025!
Date Posted: 10 Mar, 2025
Applications are open for the IFC She Wins Climate Acceleration Program 2025. She Wins Climate, an initiative launched by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and implemented by adelphi, VC4A and EBAN. This program aims to support women-led climate startups in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Date Posted: 10 Mar, 2025
The UNICEF Venture Fund is calling for applications from start-ups developing cutting edge tech solutions improving access to quality health care and services, and ensuring socio-economic participation of women and girls.
Date Posted: 08 Mar, 2025
Applications are open for the Builders of Africa's Future (BAF) 2025 - Cohort Eight. Builders of Africa's Future (BAF) celebrates innovation and impact in early-stage African enterprises. The program identifies African entrepreneurs running early-stage nonprofits or for-profit businesses that address key community needs through technology or differentiated business models. The goal is to help scale their ventures and impact in the areas of health, education, energy, agriculture, financial inclusion, gender inclusion, nutrition, commerce, industrial development, and other socioeconomic goods.
Date Posted: 08 Mar, 2025
Applications for the TractionBoost Accelerator Program 2025. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 08 Mar, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025 Mastercard Foundation BRIDGE-in Agriculture Program. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 07 Mar, 2025
Applications are open for the Resilience Innovation through Scaling Entrepreneurship (RISE) Urban Challenge 2025. The Challenge aims to convert innovative urban ideas that are meeting resilience needs in informality contexts and scale them to sustainable ideas.
Date Posted: 06 Mar, 2025
Applications are open for the VISA She's Next Grant Program Canada 2025. Visa is empowering women entrepreneurs across Canada, offering twenty $10,000 grants and access to an accelerated mentorship program through Space, York University. Apply now!
Date Posted: 06 Mar, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025 AWIEF Growth Accelerator Programme . AWIEF has partnered with African Guarantee Fund (AGF) and FSDH Merchant Bank Limited to implement its flagship AWIEF Growth Accelerator programme in Nigeria and is excited to announce the call for applications.
Date Posted: 05 Mar, 2025
Applications are open for the Centre for Housing Innovation Canada Accelerator Program 2025. This six-month initiative is designed to support scalable, innovative solutions in the housing and proptech industries. This program is part of a national effort to drive innovation and address critical challenges in the housing value chain, including affordability, sustainability, technology adoption, and efficiency.
Date Posted: 05 Mar, 2025
Applications are open for the W.E. Build Accelerator 2025 for Women-led Startups. W.E. (Women Entrepreneurs) Build is a holistic business accelerator designed to level the playing field and help women with limited access to resources and funding. W.E. Build helps founders advance their professional development, achieve personal growth, and build companies that catalyze multigenerational wealth.
Date Posted: 05 Mar, 2025
Are you a dedicated Canadian entrepreneur, startup, or small business owner with a captivating story? Zensurance is offering an amazing opportunity to boost your business growth with the Zensurance Grant 2025. Win up to $10,000 to grow your small business. Apply now!
Date Posted: 05 Mar, 2025
Are you ready to advance your skills in innovation, healthcare, and intrapreneurship? If yes, don't miss this special opportunity to participate in the 19th edition of the Social Intrapreneurship for Innovation in Health online course offered by Ashoka. This program is offered as part of the Making More Health initiative.
Date Posted: 04 Mar, 2025
Applications are open for the Paper Plane Program 2025 for African Startups. Paper Plane is a program targeting African startups that have an MVP. It aims to provide entrepreneurs with access to pre-seed and seed funding opportunities, exposure in African markets, and the chance to connect with regional ecosystem players.
Date Posted: 04 Mar, 2025
Applications are open for the Startup Global Pitch Competition 2025. The Startup Global Pitch Competition is for early-stage entrepreneurs looking to export their products and/or services outside of Canada. Ten finalists will be flown out to Mississauga to compete for their chance to win from a cash prize pool of $70,000 to grow their business!
Date Posted: 04 Mar, 2025
NITDA and Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) have opened a call for Nigerian startups to participate in an exhibition at Morroco. This unique opportunity was created to showcase Nigeria’s best tech talents to the world. Apply now!
Date Posted: 03 Mar, 2025
Applications are open for the UK Nigeria Tech Hub Business Growth Initiative for Startups (BGIS) 2025. The Business Growth Initiative for Startups is a programme designed to empower growth-stage business in Nigeria by providing tailored support, mentorship, and resources to scale sustainably and profitably.
Date Posted: 03 Mar, 2025
Applications are open for the Orange Corners Ghana Accelerator Programme 2025 Cohort II. This opportunity young Ghanaian entrepreneurs who are ready to take their businesses to the next level.
Date Posted: 01 Mar, 2025
The fifth edition of the BIC Africa Acceleration Programme for Women Entrepreneurs will support 30 women entrepreneurs in total, including 20 from the country projects Angola, Comoros, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Somalia and 10 others from other Sub-Saharan African countries willing to scale their businesses, while contributing to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Applications are ongoing for this programme.
Date Posted: 01 Mar, 2025
Proposals are invited for the 5th UfM Energy and Climate Business Forum Elevator Pitches. The 5th UfM Energy and Climate Business Forum 2025 offers young entrepreneurs a unique opportunity to showcase their innovative energy and climate solutions to a distinguished audience of investors, industry leaders, and policymakers.
Date Posted: 01 Mar, 2025
Here is a list of some notable entrepreneurship programs, the organizations that offer them, and what participants can achieve through each program:
1. Y Combinator (YC) Startup Accelerator
• Organization: Y Combinator
YC is one of the most prestigious startup accelerators in the world. Startups receive seed funding, mentorship, and access to a vast network of investors and successful entrepreneurs. Participants work intensively on their ideas for three months and present them to investors at Demo Day.
2. Techstars
• Organization: Techstars
Techstars provides early-stage startups with access to mentorship, funding, and a worldwide network of entrepreneurs and investors. The program offers hands-on mentorship and culminates in a demo day where startups pitch to potential investors.
3. Google for Startups Accelerator
• Organization: Google
This program supports early-stage startups through mentorship, access to Google resources, and hands-on guidance from industry experts. Participants gain the technical expertise needed to grow their businesses using Google's tools and infrastructure.
4. MIT LaunchX
• Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
This program targets high school students and focuses on building real startups from scratch. Participants learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, from ideation to market research and product development, while receiving mentorship from successful entrepreneurs.
5. Hult Prize
• Organization: Hult International Business School
The Hult Prize is a global competition that encourages university students to solve pressing social challenges through entrepreneurship. The winning team receives $1 million in seed capital to launch their startup.
6. Seedcamp
• Organization: Seedcamp
Seedcamp is a European seed fund and accelerator program that provides early-stage startups with mentorship, funding, and access to a global network of investors. Participants benefit from Seedcamp's support in refining their business models and scaling their startups.
7. Stanford Start Accelerator
• Organization: Stanford University
Start offers Stanford-affiliated startups access to a strong community of founders, investors, and mentors. The program supports founders with the resources they need to scale their companies, from fundraising to product development.