Explore programs that support founders with capital, credits, mentorship, and networks. Check eligibility and application details on the official program site.
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A free 12-week government-funded accelerator in Egypt
Best for: Early-stage, Solo founder
Egyptian government-backed investment for traction-stage startups
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS, SMB
$100,000 into early-stage African startups
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS
Up to EGP 480,000 in grants and services for Egyptian tech startups
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS, Solo founder
Global accelerator with dedicated Africa programs
Best for: Early-stage
A free three-month fintech accelerator with ~$200,000 in perks
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS, SMB
$2,000 in Google Cloud credits at the entry tier
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS
Up to €25,000 for tech-enabled social ventures
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS, Solo founder
Up to $50,000 in prizes for payments and commerce startups
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS, Ecommerce
$5.2M+ in startup software credits in one place
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS, Solo founder
Claude API credits and priority rate limits for startups
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS
MENA and West Africa's leading accelerator
Best for: Early-stage
$200M impact-focused fund for African tech companies
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS
$5,000 grant for African entrepreneurs
Best for: Early-stage, Solo founder
Seed funding and incubation for African healthtech
Best for: Early-stage, SMB
Over $140,000 a year for Africa's youngest entrepreneurs
Best for: Solo founder, Early-stage
Equity-free accelerators from Africa's best-known innovation hub
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS
$50,000 plus access to Ecobank's 35 African markets
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS, SMB
US$50,000 awards for young African agrifood founders
Best for: Early-stage, Solo founder, SMB
A free, no-equity accelerator for 20 companies a year
Best for: Early-stage, SMB, SaaS
Competition-based finance for rural agribusiness and energy ventures
Best for: SMB, Early-stage
$1,000 to $20,000 for digital rights work in Africa
Best for: Solo founder, Early-stage
US$1.5 million in annual grants for African entrepreneurs
Best for: SMB, Early-stage
Matches angel investment into African startups 1:1
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS
ZAR 45,000 to ZAR 85,000 for digital democracy work in Africa
Best for: Solo founder, Early-stage
A six-month fellowship with a funded week in Berlin
Best for: Early-stage, SMB
$100,000 grants for youth-led climate adaptation businesses
Best for: Early-stage, SMB
A share of US$7.2 million across six sustainability categories
Best for: SMB, Early-stage
Rolling quarterly intakes for African agritech startups
Best for: Early-stage, SMB
UNDP-backed acceleration for African mining technology
Best for: Early-stage, SMB
Open rolling incubation for African CreativeTech startups
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS, Agency
Multi-million dollar prize competitions with an Africa spotlight
Best for: SMB, Early-stage
Equity-free prize funding for tech solutions to global problems
Best for: Early-stage, SMB
A fully funded leadership programme, no entity required
Best for: Solo founder
$10,000 to $900,000 for open-source internet freedom tools
Best for: Solo founder, SaaS, Early-stage
Azure credits and developer benefits for eligible startups
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS, Solo founder
A free NVIDIA program for AI and accelerated-computing startups
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS
$100,000 over 18 months for early-stage social entrepreneurs
Best for: Solo founder, Early-stage
Fast, unrestricted grants for individuals with zero-to-one ideas
Best for: Solo founder, Early-stage
$150,000 to $500,000 for agritech, food and climate ventures
Best for: Early-stage, SMB
AWS credits and technical support for eligible startups
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS, Solo founder
A living stipend so you can go full-time on systems change
Best for: Solo founder, Early-stage
US$30,000–US$100,000 grants for women impact founders
Best for: SMB, SaaS
Free enterprise-grade protection for at-risk public interest sites
Best for: Solo founder, SaaS
Up to $300,000 unrestricted over three years
Best for: SMB, Early-stage
$25,000+ unrestricted for AI-powered tech non-profits
Best for: Early-stage, Solo founder
Up to $100,000 a year for free and open-source projects
Best for: Solo founder, SaaS
$10,000 plus security tooling for open-source maintainers
Best for: Solo founder, SaaS
Staged grant, debt and equity for scalable development innovations
Best for: SMB, SaaS, Early-stage
Equity-free support from Google
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS
£100,000 to £200,000 grants for mobile and digital ventures
Best for: Early-stage, SMB, SaaS
$200,000 unrestricted - but referral only, no application form
Best for: Solo founder, SMB
€250K to €500K for impact startups - but Europe-first
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS
Acceleration and investment readiness across emerging markets
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS
Up to $500 seed grants, no registration required
Best for: Solo founder
Up to $100,000 equity-free for open-source frontier tech
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS
Open: £85,000 prize pool for sub-Saharan African innovators
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS, SMB
The world's most valuable startup accelerator
Best for: Early-stage, SaaS
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