GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition 2026 for young African Entrepreneurs (USD50,000 in growth funding) – Opportunities For Africans

Application Deadline: 28 June 2026

Applications are actually open for the 2026 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition. The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition 2026 rewards Africa’s most revolutionary young meals and agribusiness entrepreneurs with funding, mentorship, and international visibility.

Eligibility Criteria

• All six standards should be met on the time of submission.
• Aged 18–35 on the date of submission to the competitors
• Hold nationality (with an official ID) from an African Union member state
• Your enterprise is headquartered in an African Union member state
• Your enterprise is legally registered in an AU member state (or might be registered by 28 June 2026)
• You are the founder or co-founder and play an energetic function in its operations and management
• No legal document associated to corruption, tax evasion, monetary impropriety, or any felony

Benefits

Grand Prize

• A $50,000 money prize award for 1 male & 1 feminine led promising companies.
• Impact awards — $60,000 complete: $15,000 to every enterprise excelling in key areas together with Technology & Innovation, Nutrition & Food Security, Job Creation, Climate Resilience and Gender Equity.

Any Agri Sector

Any enterprise in agrifood techniques together with however not restricted to manufacturing, aggregation & logistics, agro-processing, digital improvements and so on

World-Class Jury

Applications reviewed by meals techniques specialists, and improvement companions from throughout the continent.

Impact Driven

Enterprises contributing to Technology & Innovation, Nutrition & Food Security, Job Creation, Climate Resilience and Gender Equity

Application Timeline:

• Applications Open: May 18, 2026
• Application Deadline: 11:59PM EAT, 28 June 2026
  Review & Shortlisting
• Multi-stage choice course of:
  ›Top 100 Selected and Announced
  ›Top 40 Selected and Announced
  ›Top 24 Selected and Announced
  ›Semi-finalist interviews performed
  ›Top 12 Selected and Announced
  ›Pitch coaching for finalists (on-line and in individual) — July–August 2026

Grand Finale
Live pitch earlier than a panel of judges at Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali, Rwanda
Sep 2026 · Kigali, Rwanda

Winners Announced
Winners to be introduced and awarded on the Presidential Youth Town at AFSF in Kigali, Rwanda
Sep 2026 · Kigali, Rwanda

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition