VC4A Scholarships

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  • • VC4A Venture Showcase Latam Calling for Innovative Ventures 2023

    • In 2022, startups founded by Latinas obtained less than 1% of venture capital available in Latin America. Lack of networks, knowledge, access to capital, and high-value markets further broaden these gaps. In the effort to turn the tide, VC4A proposes to launch the Venture Showcase – Women Foun
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  • • VC4A Food Systems Accelerator for Africans 2024

    • Are you an agribusiness with a climate-smart innovation that tackles food insecurity and increases resilience in the East and Southern Africa region? Apply to our program to receive tailor-made support as well as access to finance to bring your innovations to scale. The CGIAR Food Systems Acceler
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  • • VC4A 2023 MEST Africa Challenge for African Technology Entrepreneurs, Ghana

    • MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) is a Pan-African pitch competition for early-stage technology startups seeking to ramp up traction and growth. This year, we are thrilled to bring even more excitement to early-stage technology entrepreneurs with startups based in Ghana, Nigeria, Se
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  • • VC4A 2024 SAIS Investment Readiness Programme

    • Are you running a tech startup and want to transform the agriculture and food tech industry in Africa? Do you have a tech solution that makes the industry more sustainable and profitable while at the same time empowering value chain actors? Do you want support in raising investment, reaching more cu
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  • • VC4A 2023 MentorPitch Program for Startups

    • MentorPitch is a 12 weeks mentoring program for startup founders based on the POEM Framework® and designed for getting post-MVP stage startups to grow their early adopters’ customer base while getting prepared for funding from Angel Investors who Mentor them. The program is being implement
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  • • USAID 2023 Emerging Health Threats Division, Innovations

    • In partnership with USAID, Project Last Mile is seeking to identify enterprises that demonstrate a proven or promising innovation to address emerging disease prevention and/or control, are poised for growth, and would benefit from Project Last Mile’s technical assistance. To support USAID G
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  • • VC4A 2023 Pitch AgriHack Award

    • We want Africa’s brightest young minds to present their solutions to the world. Our young agritech entrepreneurs have the potential to revolutionize the way we address food security challenges and empower smallholder farmers across the continent. Pitch AgriHack offers a platform for these v
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  • • Investing In Africa i3 Program 2023 for E-health Startup

    • If you are an African entrepreneur creating a solution to a health product distribution challenge in Africa, we invite you to apply for the 2023 cohort. You stand the chance of receiving a $50,000 grant as well as access to leading donors, industry and institutional players who will support introduc
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  • • VC4A 2023 Venture Showcase Africa for African Founders

    • The aim of the Venture Showcase is to put the spotlight on the best ventures coming up across the African continent and to give you the visibility you deserve amongst VC4A’s network of investors. Since its launch in 2017, the VC4A Venture Showcase Africa alumni have raised over $630M. The V
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  • • VC4A 2023 Africa MedTech Challenge for African Med Startups

    • Attention to startups in the healthcare industry! Become a part of Africa MedTech Challenge, ENRICH in Africa’s initiative to bring change through innovation to healthcare in Europe and Africa. Sothema, the leading pharmaceutical company, and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University are seeking s
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  • • VC4A 2023 Greenovations – Africa for Green Entrepreneurs

    • Are you a business with an innovative solution in Africa that tackles existing challenges in one of the following green sectors: Smart agriculture Renewable energy Waste management Water management Climate action Apply to our program to receive tailor-made support, mentorship, as
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  • • VC4A 2023 Female Founder Program for African Female Founder

    • Are you a female founder or co-founder of a business based in Africa? Do you want your business to reach the next stage? Do you aspire to grow your business reach? Do you aspire to achieve substantial growth? If so, the  Female Founder Program is the right place for you!
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  • • VC4A 2023 Deji Alli Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) for Young Nigerians

    • The Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award is an ARM initiative in partnership with TechnoVision’s TVC Labs that aims at providing young Nigerians with an opportunity to develop innovative start-up ventures that add economic value to Nigeria. The DAAYTA 2023 initiative is in line with ARM’s
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  • • VC4A 2022 CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator for Climate Innovator

    • Are you an agribusiness with a climate-smart innovation that tackles food insecurity and increases resilience in the East and Southern Africa region? Apply to our program to receive tailor-made support as well as access to finance to bring your innovations to scale. Climate change continues to po
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  • • VC4A 2023 TechBridge Acceleration Program for African Startups

    • Are you a start-up addressing African markets solving pressing problems with your innovation and needing capital and support to spur your growth? At Techbridge we are not just another accelerator program. We are a community of start-ups, knowledge partners, and investors aiming to enabl
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  • • VC4A 2023 SAIS Investment Readiness Programme for African Entrepreneurs

    • Have you successfully developed innovative digital solutions for the agricultural and food sector with a positive impact on income generation? Are you still looking for company development support to scale your business and increase your impact? The GIZ-SAIS Investment Readiness Programme provide
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  • • VC4A 2022 ASIP Accelerator Program for African Entrepreneurs

    • Backed by anchor partner Telecel Group, the program is ideal for tech-oriented startups looking to scale through corporate and public sector partnerships. We scout, skill, and scale early-stage startups through intensive coaching and opportunities for pilots and Proof of Concept projects that subseq
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  • • VC4A 2022 Ericsson Africa Innovation Awards for Students

    • Imagine decreasing food shortages while cleaning up oceans or addressing fashion waste while supporting gender equality. Taking inspiration from the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs), identify an interconnected challenge to tackle with your team and create a new innovative tech solut
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  • • Pitch AgriHack 2022 Digital Agriculture Competition for Agritech Startups

    • Pitch AgriHack is a digital agriculture competition focused on accelerating entrepreneurial growth and job creation in the agriculture sector by leveraging advanced technologies and youth participation in Africa’s food security agenda. This seventh edition of Pitch AgriHack invites African
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  • • VC4A 2022 Venture Showcase Africa– Women founder edition

    • We’re looking for up to 16 women founders leading innovative, high-growth scale-ups to showcase to the global network of Africa-focused investors. Are you operating in Africa, generating revenue, and looking to raise between $250K and $10M? This is the opportunity you’ve been looking for
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  • • VC4A 2022 Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge for Fashion Entrepreneurs

    • We have set out to do everything in our power to create fashion that is more inclusive. Stitch by stitch, person by person, innovation by innovation. We’re determined to push boundaries – so we know that some of the best ideas won’t always be our own. Launched in 2018, the Tommy
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  • • VC4A 2022 Impact SME Development Program

    • Oxfam believes SMEs have the potential to contribute to sustainable growth through increased employment, higher income and relevant products and services for people living in poverty, particularly small holder farmers, youth and women. To help SMEs live up to their potential, we know they need mo
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  • • VC4A 2022 Mentor-Driven Capital program Nigeria for Nigerian Entrepreneurs/Investors

    • Are you an established business professional, entrepreneur, or investor with some time on your hands Do you want to play a bigger role and make a tangible difference in Nigeria’s exciting startup ecosystem? Then, consider becoming a mentor inVC4A Mentor-
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  • • VC4A 2022 GIZ Accelerator Program for Climate Change Innovations

    • The GIZ Accelerator program for Climate Change Innovations is looking for early-stage companies in Benin, Cameroon, and Niger that deliver digital solutions to combat climate change. We are looking for innovative and impactful tech-based solutions to either tackle the adverse effects or minimize the
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  • • VC4A 2022 ASIP Accelerator Program for African Entrepreneurs

    • Backed by anchor partner Telecel Group, the program is ideal for tech-oriented startups looking to scale through corporate and public sector partnerships. We scout, skill, and scale early-stage startups through intensive coaching and opportunities for pilots and Proof of Concept projects that subseq
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  • • VC4A 2022 Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award for Young Nigerians

    • The DAAYTA 2022 initiative is in line with ARM’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with the aim of building a generation of change leaders, working together to build a better future. It seeks to support business ideas that intentionally create positive societal impact while g
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  • • VC4A 2022 WFP IGNITE Food Systems Challenge South Sudan

    • The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with the support of USAID Bureau of Humanitarian Affairs (BHA) and in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS), are looking for South Sudan’s brightest and newes
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  • • GIZ-SAIS 2022 Investment Readiness Programme for African Entrepreneurs

    • The project ‘Scaling digital agriculture innovations through startups’ (SAIS), implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), has launched its Call for App
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  • • VC4A 2021 GIZ-SAIS Investment Readiness Programme

    • Scaling Digital Agriculture Innovations through Startups’ (SAIS) is a project implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The overall goal of the project is t
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  • • VC4A 2021 Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award for Young Nigerians

    • Applications for the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award 2021 are now open. The Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award is an ARM initiative in partnership with TechnoVision’s TVC Labs that aims at providing young Nigerians with an opportunity to develop innovative start-up ventures that add e