FINCA Ventures Prize Competition 2026 (up to $100,000) – YOA

Deadline: April 10, 2026

Applications are open for the FINCA Ventures Prize Competition 2026. The FINCA Ventures Prize Competition helps rising African entrepreneurs with daring visions, disruptive enterprise fashions, or new merchandise or applied sciences that may create significant impression for poor and low-revenue individuals in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Hosted by FINCA Ventures yearly since 2024, the Prize Competition is a “shark tank” type occasion the place entrepreneurs compete for the OPPORTUNITY to be awarded grant funding of up to $100,000 to additional develop their social enterprises. This occasion brings collectively early-stage firms and visionary leaders, donors and buyers who’re keen about entrepreneurship.

Prizes

• In every class, finalists will obtain grant awards of up to $100,000 (relying on 1st, 2nd and third place). 

Eligibility

Companies should:

• Have not less than one African founder
• Be a for-revenue group
• Be put up-income (producing income)
• Be operational for not more than 5 years
• Be operational in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Address points in Fintech for Financial Inclusion or Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems

To win a grant award, contributors have to be keen to journey to San Francisco (with prices coated by FINCA) to current in entrance of a panel of judges and attend the awards ceremony and reception.

Judging Criteria

The entries will probably be judged in accordance to the next standards:

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

Application

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to FINCA Ventures Prize Competition.