AWIEF Pitch n Grow Competition 2026 – YOA

Deadline: July 20, 2026

Applications are open for the AWIEF Pitch n Grow Competition 2026. The Pitch n Grow is AWIEF’s flagship annual ladies entrepreneurship pitch competitors programme designed to determine, develop, and amplify probably the most promising ladies-led ventures throughout Africa. Through mentorship, coaching, visibility, and entry to alternatives, the programme empowers founders to speed up their development and develop their impression.

The Pitch n Grow 2026 Theme is Deep Roots. Digital Futures.

Every version of Pitch n Grow adopts a strategic theme aligned with AWIEF’s continental priorities and imaginative and prescient for Africa’s future. For 2026, they’re shining a highlight on Deep Technology and the distinctive benefit Africa already possesses: deep information of native contexts, deep understanding of communities, and deep expertise of challenges that the remainder of the world is but to face. This theme challenges ladies-led ventures to apply deep know-how not as an import, however as a software grown from African soil – creating options which are regionally rooted, globally related, and constructed for lasting impression.

Prizes

Pitch n Grow 2026 is designed to assist ladies entrepreneurs achieve visibility, entry new alternatives, and speed up their development journey.

• Travel help for finalists
• OPPORTUNITY to pitch on a worldwide stage
• Media and PR publicity
• Cash prizes for winners

Eligibility

• Applicant should determine as a girl founder or co-founder.
• Citizen, resident, or registered operator in one of many African nations.
• Venture should be constructed round a deep know-how core (2026 Theme).
• Founder should be 18 years of age or older.
• Venture primarily serves or targets African localized markets.
• Founder commits to attending the in-particular person pitching Finals in Cape Town, if chosen.

Application

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to AWIEF Pitch n Grow.