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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.

competition / bizdev
The awards platform will grant groundbreaking small- and medium-sized businesses a 20K cash prize and connect them to data and insights, technical training, and marketing/brand activations to accelerate their work and impact.
Organization: Global Citizen, PayPal
Location: North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America
Opportunity Type:
Apply By:
07/19/2026
funding / bizdev
With a prize pool of US $1 million, four winners are able to use the award to support the development, continuation, and scaling of their work.
Organization: Earthna
Location: Global
Opportunity Type:
Apply By:
07/20/2026
RFP / BizDev
Supports NGOs with catalytic grant funding and acceleration support to unlock private capital for climate and gender equality initiatives in the Indo-Pacific.
Organization: Convergence
Location: The applicant can be based in any country (developing or developed market). However, the blended finance vehicle must target one or more countries in the Indo-Pacific region that are eligible to receive Official Development Assistance and are aligned with DFAT’s list of target countries
Opportunity Type:
Apply By:
07/20/2026
The MEST AI Startup Program
The MEST AI Startup Program is fully funded and turns ambitious individuals into founding teams, and promising ideas into ventures that compete on a global stage.
Organization: MEST
Location: West and East Africa
Opportunity Type:
Apply By:
07/20/2026
funding / bizdev
Startup founders from around the world are invited to apply for Y Combinator Fall 2026 Batch at YC's campus in San Francisco. They will invest in companies as soon as they are accepted.
Organization: Y Combinator
Location: San Francisco
Opportunity Type:
Apply By:
07/27/2026
funding / bizdev
Patagonia supports environmental organizations with bold agendas, a focus on action, and a commitment to long-term change. The amounts to be allocated are variable and depend on multiple factors, but are generally between USD 8,000 and USD 12,000.
Organization: Patagonia
Location: Germany, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, South Korea, Denmark, Spain, United States, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Norway, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Sweden and Switzerland
Opportunity Type:
Apply By:
07/31/2026
competition / bizdev
Three winners are selected through a rigorous process and receive both capital up to $200,000, and hands-on acceleration support to bring their solutions to market.
Organization: Schmidt Family Foundation, Builders Vision, InnSure
Location: Global
Opportunity Type:
Apply By:
07/31/2026

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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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