The develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition 2026 for young Entrepreneurs (non-dilutive capital of 100,000 euros) – Opportunities For Africans

Application Deadline: June 30, 2026

Applications are actually open for the 2026 develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition. DEG Impulse gGmbH and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH with funds from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) help young firms to scale progressive enterprise fashions in chosen rising markets that create optimistic impression and contribute to attaining the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Requirements

• Your firm is registered within the goal nation or plans to register there previous to the co-financed development funding
• You are pursuing an progressive enterprise mannequin and are already producing preliminary revenues (proof of idea)
• Your enterprise mannequin has excessive improvement relevance and scalability and contributes to attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Target nations

• The present develoPPP Ventures name for functions (May 15 to June 30, 2026) takes place in Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and Tanzania. The application and choice course of is supported by a workforce of native specialists who will likely be pleased to reply any questions you will have.

funding

• DEG Impulse and GIZ present non-dilutive capital of EUR 100,000 (and a top-up for profitable Ventures in a possible second part)
• The firm should obtain matching funds equaling the quantity of the non-dilutive capital within the kind of money injection from different buyers. Matching funds will be thought of if obtained as much as 6 months previous to the application and nonetheless obtainable for the develoPPP Ventures funding.

Selection Process:

Applications for develoPPP Ventures undergo a multi-stage choice course of.

• First, a range is made on the idea of the application paperwork and pitches. The firms which can be profitable on this part are then reviewed as part of the due diligence course of, for which extra detailed info is evaluated (i.e. the marketing strategy together with monetary projections (for no less than 5 years), annual monetary statements, info on different buyers).

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition