FINCA Ventures Prize Competition 2026 (With up to $100,000 in Funding)

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About FINCA Ventures Prize Competition

The FINCA Ventures Prize Competition supports rising African entrepreneurs with bold visions, disruptive business models, or new products or technologies that can create meaningful impact for poor and low-income people in Sub-Saharan Africa. 

• Sponsor Organisation: FINCA International

Benefits of FINCA Ventures Prize Competition

• In each category, finalists will receive grant awards of up to $100,000 (depending on 1st, 2nd and 3rd place). 

FINCA Ventures Prize Competition Requirements

Companies must:

• Have at least one African founder
• Be a for-profit organization
• Be post-revenue (generating revenue)
• Be operational for no more than five years
• Be operational in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Address issues in Fintech for Financial Inclusion or Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems

To win a grant award, participants must be willing to travel to San Francisco (with costs covered by FINCA) to present in front of a panel of judges and attend the awards ceremony and reception.

The entries will be judged according to the following criteria:

• Strength of Entrepreneur & Team
• Innovativeness of Solution
• Social & Environmental Impact
• Market Traction and Financial Sustainability
• Strategy for Growth

Application Date and Process

• Click on the link to the application website to apply.

Application Deadline

10 April, 2026

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