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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.

funding / bizdev

AU-EU Youth Action Lab

The AU-EU Youth Action Lab offers funding for youth-led initiatives in Africa and Europe. If you have an idea or project that helps tackle global challenges in your own context, you can apply for funding and bring your ideas and solutions to life! The Innovation Grants provide grant opportunities of 42,000 EURO to which individual youth-led organisations can apply.
Organization: AU-EU Youth Action Lab
Location: Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia (Somaliland Region), Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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09/23/2026
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accelerator / bizdev

Asia Climate Solutions Design Grant

The Asia Climate Solutions (ACS) Design Grant provides grant funding and acceleration support to catalyze innovative blended finance solutions that mobilize private capital for climate resilience across developing Asia.
Organization: Convergence
Location: Southeast Asia
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09/28/2026
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courses

Designing Capital for Impact: Innovations, Incentives & Blended Finance

This course empowers catalytic capital stewards to achieve greater impact and mobilize private investment through innovative and blended financing solutions.
Organization: Initiative for Blended Finance, Competence Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth at the University of St. Gallen, Roots of Impact, and Convergence
Location: University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
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09/30/2026
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training courses/ bizdev

Call for Founders: Jobtech Alliance in Mombasa

This opportunity is for founders building a startup, app or digital service that helps people in Mombasa find work, earn or grow a business. If you are not based in Mombasa yet, but are serious about expanding there before July 2027, you are welcome to apply.
Organization: JobTech Alliance
Location: Mombasa, Kenya
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09/30/2026
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RFP / BizDev

Call for Proposals: Common Fund for Commodities (CFC)

The CFC welcomes applications from SMEs, cooperatives, social enterprises, NGOs, and public or private sector entities that are based or have active operations in one of the 101 CFC member countries, with projects that enhance smallholder livelihoods and drive inclusive local development.
Organization: Common Fund for Commodities
Location: CFC member countries
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10/01/2026
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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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