BizDev.

NextBillion publishes free ads for business development opportunities available to enterprises working in low- and middle-income countries. These may include accelerators, competitions, funding opportunities, incubators, requests for proposals, and training courses. To submit an ad, click on the “Submit BizDev Opportunity” button above.

funding / bizdev
REnew Pacific is calling for applications from potential partners to deliver off-grid renewable energy solutions in remote and rural communities across the Pacific Islands and Timor-Leste.
Organization: REnew Pacific
Location: Remote and rural communities across the Pacific Islands and Timor-Leste
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04/28/2025
competition / bizdev
This Challenge calls for innovative solutions that enable multigenerational financial resilience, equitable healthy ageing and fulfilment across longer multi-stage lives in Asia. Manulife will give C$200,000 in prize money split among three of the top ten winners.
Organization: UpLink, Manulife
Location: Asia
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04/28/2025
funding / bizdev
By providing funding, mentorship, and access to a robust incubation ecosystem, Advaya seeks to nurture startups that can create a triple bottom-line impact (social, economic, and environmental) in the domain of CleanTech.
Organization: Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC), IIT Kanpur
Location: India
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04/29/2025
training courses/ bizdev
Empowering Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Africa 2025 is Phase Two of an initiative to strengthen climate innovation across Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
Organization: Village Capital, Norad – the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
Location: Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania
Opportunity Type:
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04/30/2025
fellowship / bizdev page
The YIA Fellowship in Agrifood Systems is a year-long flagship program designed to prepare a new generation of African leaders capable to make a difference in the impact measurement field and contribute to driving transformative change in Africa’s agrifood landscape.
Organization: CIFOR-ICRAF
Eligibility: Ages of 18 and 35 years from Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda
Opportunity Type:
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04/30/2025
competition / bizdev
There is a €20,000 prize for the first-place entry. The winner, or one representative of the winning team, will be invited to attend the ISES Solar World Congress 2025 in Fortaleza, Brazil.
Organization: International Solar Energy Society
Location: Global
Opportunity Type:
Apply By:
04/30/2025
competition / bizdev
FINCA Ventures is hosting the second annual Prize Competition to fund early-stage companies with visionary leaders looking to drive impact and innovation in climate-smart agriculture and fintech in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Organization: FINCA International
Location: Africa
Opportunity Type:
Apply By:
04/30/2025

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NextBillion curates and publishes business development opportunities available to enterprises working in low- and middle-income countries. These may include accelerators, competitions, fellowships, funding opportunities, incubators, requests for proposals, and training courses. Our staff sources many of these items, but readers can submit items of their own. To submit an opportunity, click on the “Submit BizDev Opportunity” button above.

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