BizDev Tag: Accelerators

accelerator / bizdev
Is a global 6-month programme designed to fast-track the adoption of chat and AI-powered solutions that improve how students learn and teachers teach, especially in low-resource settings.
Organization: Turn.io
Location: Global
Opportunity Type:
Apply By: December 12, 2025
Lusaka, Zambia: Annetty Chama uses a cell phone to process a mobile money cash transfer at the Zoona kiosk in Lusaka where she works on 17 February 2017.  
Annetty Chama (19) became a Zoona kiosk teller in Lusaka following a ‘Girl Effect Accelerator’ training course she completed with Zoona, a mobile money cash transfer company that recruits young women from underprivileged communities, between the ages of 18 and 22. Zoona was chosen as one of the 10 companies best positioned to take girls out of poverty by the ‘Girl Effect Accelerator’ initiative created by the Nike Foundation and the Unreasonable Group. Picture by: Jennifer Bruce.
I&P Acceleration WE4A Program - Track 1 provides tailored support and assistance to early-stage, women-led businesses, helping them better structure, formalize, and prepare for access to finance.
Organization: Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P)
Eligibility & Location: Early-stage, women-led businesses in Senegal, Togo, Cameroon, and Uganda
Opportunity Type:
Apply By: January 5, 2026
funding / bizdev
I&P Acceleration WE4A Program - Track 2 facilitates first-time access to credit for women entrepreneurs, with an average loan amount of €22,000, through a dedicated loan guarantee mechanism combined with technical assistance.
Organization: Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P)
Location: Uganda
Opportunity Type:
Apply By: January 5, 2026
funding / bizdev
I&P Acceleration WE4A will provide reimbursable financing averaging €52,000, at zero interest and without collateral, along with technical assistance to support business growth and prepare female entrepreneurs for equity investment.
Organization: Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P)
Location: Senegal, Togo, Cameroon
Opportunity Type:
Apply By: January 6, 2026
accelerator / bizdev
The programme supports enterprises working in the climate space strengthen their business models, improve financial readiness, and connect directly with investors - driving climate resilience, green innovation, and inclusive economic growth - with a cross-cutting lens on promoting gender equality.
Organization: UNDP
Location: Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia
Opportunity Type:
Apply By: January 12, 2026
accelerator / bizdev
We’ve worked with some of Africa’s most successful startups. Now we want to work with you!
Organization: Accelerate Africa
Location: Africa
Opportunity Type:
Apply By: January 31, 2026
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