Most African founders apply to 3 funding opportunities. There are 67 open right now.
Startup Map Africa tracks every grant, accelerator, investor, and event active across the continent — with real eligibility criteria, verified deadlines, and direct application links. Free to search. Updated every week.
We put them in one place.
Funding
Grants, accelerators, and investor programs open to African founders. Filter by country, sector, stage, and funding type. Every listing shows who is eligible, what the deadline is, how much is on offer, and a direct link to apply. Nothing expired. Nothing vague.
Explore fundingEvents
Conferences, summits, pitch competitions, and ecosystem meetups for African founders and investors. From Lagos Tech Fest to SuperReturn Africa. Find where your next investor, partner, or customer will be in the room.
Explore eventsStartups
African startups mapped by country, sector, stage, and funding status. Whether you are looking for a co-founder, a competitor, or a first customer, see who is building and where.
Explore startupsInvestors
VC funds, angel networks, and impact investors actively deploying in Africa. Sector focus, stage focus, typical check size, and how to reach them — so you know before you send the cold email.
Explore investorsFind what is open in your country and your sector.
Every intersection below is a live page showing every open funding opportunity, relevant investor, and upcoming event for that specific market. Not pulled from a global database. Built specifically for your context.
Do not miss these.
Funding opportunities closing in the next 30 days, sorted by deadline. Each shows the program name, deadline, sector, and a direct link.
Missing a deadline is the most common reason a founder does not get funded. We track it so you do not have to.
We do the maintenance so you do not have to.
Every listing is checked weekly. Deadlines are verified. Programs that close are removed. Cohorts that fill up are flagged. You will never spend twenty minutes on an application for a program that stopped accepting founders three months ago.
Most of what is on Startup Map Africa does not appear on Google's first page. We track programs announced in ecosystem newsletters, in WhatsApp groups, and through direct relationships with program managers across the continent. If it is open to African founders, it ends up here.
Founders who found what they needed.
"I would be more than happy to pay for this. You are helping me in ways no one else has offered."
"I was really surprised that a platform like this exists. Something tailor-made for us."
"Startup Map Africa gave us exposure that is very much key — being registered, easily matchable, and profiled."
Startup Map Africa is the only platform built exclusively for the African startup ecosystem.
Not a global database with an Africa filter. Not a donor-funded report published once a year. A live, founder-first platform maintained every week by a team that sits inside the ecosystem. If you are building in Africa, everything you need to find your next funding round, your next investor conversation, and your next ecosystem event is already here.
Programs currently featured on Startup Map Africa.
Updated as placements go live.
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