The Anzisha Venture Building Fellowship 2026 is currently accepting applications. Interested candidates are urged to click here for additional information and to apply.
About Anzisha Venture Building Fellowship
Opportunity Details
Anzisha is a venture building fellowship program that has successfully supported and championed very young entrepreneurs for over 15 years. The fellowship is a two-year program that celebrates and rewards business growth. During the course of the fellowship, the program will track the performance of the business and the entrepreneur. Businesses that show exemplary growth and initiative are rewarded with benefits and services such as short courses, cloud services and cash stipends.
Benefits of Anzisha Venture Building Fellowship
- Bi-annual cash stipends to eligible fellows throughout the fellowship.
- Short term educational opportunities, internships and specialised technical expert consultations for eligible fellows in Year 2.
- Job Creation Prize – awarded to the entrepreneur in Year 2 who has created the most job opportunities since joining the fellowship.
- Revenue Growth Prize – awarded to the entrepreneur in Year 2 with the highest business revenue growth since joining the fellowship.
- Storytelling Prize – awarded to the entrepreneur in Year 2 who has creatively communicated and distributed their entrepreneurship story through written, oral and visual storytelling since joining the fellowship.
- Systems of Delivery Prize – awarded to the entrepreneur in Year 2 who has effectively used systems and processes learned in the program to advance their business model since joining the fellowship.
Anzisha Venture Building Fellowship Requirements
- You must be between 15 and 22 years old with an ID document or Passport to present as evidence. Anyone born before 1 September 2003 or after 31 August 2010, will not be considered.
- You must be a national of an African country with a business based in Africa for African customers/beneficiaries.
- The Anzisha Fellowship isn’t for great ideas or business plans – you must have already started, and be able to prove it! Get started now and ensure you have tangible results to share before applications open.
- Your business, invention or social project can be in any field or industry (science and technology, civil society, arts and culture, sports, etc.). Any kind of venture is welcome to apply.
- Individuals who apply must be one of the founding members of a business (for example, 2 or 3 co-founders who started up the project together).
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
07 November, 2025
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