Are you a young female entrepreneur,with essential entrepreneurial and managerial skills? Apply now for the SERA BY WEMA Transforming Nigeria Youth Cohorts 3 Program.
Date Posted: 18 Aug, 2025
Applications are open for the StitchCrew Vesting Women Program. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 18 Aug, 2025
Are you a woman entrepreneur, founder, or small business owner with a bold vision and big dreams in the US? Apply for the Chasm Business Grant for Women - August 2025. The Chasm Business Grant is here to support ambitious women like you with funding to help take your business to the next level!
Date Posted: 18 Aug, 2025
Are you an enterprise providing Care or Climate Solutions in Asia-Pacific? Apply now for the UN Women Care and Climate Entrepreneurship Accelerator 2025.
Date Posted: 18 Aug, 2025
Applications are open for the Camelback Fellowship 2025 for U.S. Entrepreneurs. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 16 Aug, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025 WomHub Female Funding Fit Programme. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 16 Aug, 2025
Launching your Startup in Miami? Apply now for the Scale2Miami & Mana Tech Accelerator 2025 for a funding opportunity of up to $300,000 for your MVP-stage startup.
Date Posted: 15 Aug, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025 Sustainable Innovation Seed Accelerator Program. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 15 Aug, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2026 SAB Foundation Tholoana Enterprise Programme. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 15 Aug, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025 Jacaranda FM Her Perfect Pitch. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 15 Aug, 2025
Are you an aspiring or new entrepreneur with big ideas but lacking the funding to bring them to life? The Greatness Grant by Nehemiah Davis is here to help you turn your vision into reality.
Date Posted: 14 Aug, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025 ACT Foundation’s Changemakers Innovation Challenge. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 14 Aug, 2025
Applications are now open for the phase 6 of the MTN Foundation ICT and Business Skills Training. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 14 Aug, 2025
Applications are open for the Melamoon Pitch Competition for Black Businesses 2025. Melamoon is more than a pitch competition- it's a capital-powered launchpad for Black founders. Backed by FACE Coalition and Black Ambition, this national initiative is designed to spotlight, support, and scale bold ideas rooted in culture and community.
Date Posted: 13 Aug, 2025
The Pivot Challenge is not your typical training program. It's a digital transformation movement tailored to Nigeria's most resilient entrepreneurs, the traders, the manufacturers, and the dreamers. Whether you sell fabrics in Ariaria or manage a furniture workshop in Enugu, they are here to help you grow.
Date Posted: 13 Aug, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025 FCMB-FMO AgriTech Investment Readiness Program. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 13 Aug, 2025
The WSA Young Innovators Award is an open call for digital solutions (applications, projects, or products) driving positive change, created by young people under the age of 26 from all UN and UNESCO member states.
Date Posted: 12 Aug, 2025
Increase your venture's impact in 8 weeks from October 13th - December 12th, 2025 through the Seed Spot Virtual Impact Accelerator Program!
Date Posted: 12 Aug, 2025
Applications are open for the Women in Ocean Food Innovation Studio Latin America & Caribbean 2026. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 11 Aug, 2025
Are you a visionary innovator, developer, or startup founder in Nigeria solving real problems with bold technology? The Ilorin Innovation Hub (I|H) invites you to apply for the Innovation Challenge & Hackathon 2025-a dynamic programme designed to discover and accelerate the most promising tech-enabled solutions addressing challenges in our communities.
Date Posted: 11 Aug, 2025
Here is a list of some notable entrepreneurship programs, the organizations that offer them, and what participants can achieve through each program:
1. Y Combinator (YC) Startup Accelerator
• Organization: Y Combinator
YC is one of the most prestigious startup accelerators in the world. Startups receive seed funding, mentorship, and access to a vast network of investors and successful entrepreneurs. Participants work intensively on their ideas for three months and present them to investors at Demo Day.
2. Techstars
• Organization: Techstars
Techstars provides early-stage startups with access to mentorship, funding, and a worldwide network of entrepreneurs and investors. The program offers hands-on mentorship and culminates in a demo day where startups pitch to potential investors.
3. Google for Startups Accelerator
• Organization: Google
This program supports early-stage startups through mentorship, access to Google resources, and hands-on guidance from industry experts. Participants gain the technical expertise needed to grow their businesses using Google's tools and infrastructure.
4. MIT LaunchX
• Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
This program targets high school students and focuses on building real startups from scratch. Participants learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, from ideation to market research and product development, while receiving mentorship from successful entrepreneurs.
5. Hult Prize
• Organization: Hult International Business School
The Hult Prize is a global competition that encourages university students to solve pressing social challenges through entrepreneurship. The winning team receives $1 million in seed capital to launch their startup.
6. Seedcamp
• Organization: Seedcamp
Seedcamp is a European seed fund and accelerator program that provides early-stage startups with mentorship, funding, and access to a global network of investors. Participants benefit from Seedcamp's support in refining their business models and scaling their startups.
7. Stanford Start Accelerator
• Organization: Stanford University
Start offers Stanford-affiliated startups access to a strong community of founders, investors, and mentors. The program supports founders with the resources they need to scale their companies, from fundraising to product development.