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Topic: grant funding
Six African startups won a combined $400,000 through the 2026 FINCA Ventures Prize Competition. The catalytic funding is designed to help founders scale…
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Telkom FutureMakers’ TrailblazeHER accelerator graduated its first cohort of 10 women-owned tech businesses and gave each founder R100,000 in grant funding.…
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Six African startups won a combined $400,000 in grants through the 2026 FINCA Ventures Prize Competition. Winners included VunaPay, Kumbatia Seafood, nesti,…
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Six African startups won a combined $400,000 in catalytic grants through the 2026 FINCA Ventures Prize Competition. Winners include VunaPay, co-founded by…
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The Foundation for Black Communities opened its fourth call for proposals under the Black-led Philanthropic Endowment Fund, backed by a $200 million…
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The MTN SA Foundation opened applications for the fifth Women in Digital Business Challenge, selecting 10 black women-owned ICT and digital businesses. Each…
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The government of Bahia launched a public call offering R$1 million for projects that strengthen Black entrepreneurship and socioeconomic inclusion. Up to 20…
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