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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.

accelerator / bizdev
Applicants will design and launch a live service on WhatsApp, improve care with AI triage and patient history, reach low-literacy and multilingual users with two-way voice, and strengthen your sustainability model.
Organization: Turn.io with support from the Endless Network, Eleven Labs and Anthropic
Location: Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Latin America
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05/31/2026
funding / bizdev
D-Prize is a grant-funded nonprofit targeting extreme poverty. They seed social impact organizations that otherwise wouldn’t exist. Most founders in low-and-middle income countries don’t have access to startup capital, and they provide philanthropic seed support so their ventures, NGOs, & charities can launch.
Organization: D-Prize
Location: Global
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06/07/2026
fellowship / bizdev page
This programme is for young Africans between 18-35 years of age with Social Enterprises addressing challenges within Africa. Fellows are drawn from a variety of fields such as; Agriculture, Technology, Climate Action, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Affordable and Clean Energy, and Workforce Development.
Organization: LEAP Africa
Location: Youth entrepreneurs in Africa
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06/12/2026
funding / bizdev
Fellows will be compensated a total of $72,000 for their participation in the program. Additionally, a $20,000 stipend will be provided to support the research, development, organizing, and advocacy efforts associated with their project.
Organization: Interledger Foundation
Location: Global
Opportunity Type:
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06/15/2026
competition / bizdev
The Regional Awards of the Cartier Women’s Initiative are looking for women-owned and women-led impact-driven businesses. Entrepreneurs across all sectors and geographies are encouraged to apply to receive financial, human and social capital. The first-place awardee will receive $100,000.
Organization: Cartier Women's Initiative
Location: Global
Opportunity Type:
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06/16/2026
Gen Z entrepreneurs
The Science & Technology Pioneer Award is open to women entrepreneurs from any country and sector, innovating disruptive solutions built around unique, protected, or hard-to-reproduce technological or scientific advances that require heavy R&D, a long commercialization cycle, high capital intensity, technology risk, and complexity.
Organization: Cartier International
Location: Global
Opportunity Type:
Apply By:
06/16/2026

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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.
 
Please note: NextBillion is not the organizer of these opportunities, we do not perform in-depth vetting of individual opportunities or organizations, and we source many of them online. So plan to conduct your own due diligence before applying.

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