December 10, 2024: Funding & Technical Assistance for Emerging Market Innovators

NextBillion’s BizDev page publishes business development opportunities available to enterprises working in low- and middle-income countries. These may include accelerators, competitions, funding opportunities, incubators, requests for proposals and training courses. Our editors source most of these items, but readers are also welcome to submit items for consideration on the page.

We’ve highlighted the most recent BizDev opportunities below. Visit our BizDev page to see all the opportunities.

Climate:

Democratic Republic of the Congo USAID-Kinshasa Central Africa presents the Regional Initiative to Advance Biodiversity, Conservation, Forest Management and Climate Change Mitigation Objectives Across the Congo Basin - Location: Central Africa; Apply By: 01/06/2025 - Learn more

Technology:

Mercy Corps Ventures is accepting applications for the Crypto For Good Fund IV - Location: Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Pacific Islands, and Western Balkans; Apply By: 12/20/2024; The Fund will provide equity-free grants of up to $100,000 to ten eligible startups - Learn more and apply

Social Innovation Lab Cohort 3.0 - Focus areas: AgriTech & CleanTech; Location: India; Apply By: 12/28/2024 - Learn more and apply

WASH:

USAID/Pakistan Inclusive Water Governance Activity (IWGA) - Location: local Pakistani organizations or local Pakistani entities; Apply By: 02/06/2025; $14,000,000 award ceiling - Learn more and apply

Renewable Energy:

Transforming Energy Access presents the TEA Technical Assistance Facility - Location: Sub-Saharan Africa South/Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Island Countries; Apply By: 12/15/2024 - Learn more and apply

Startup | Energy: Energy Camps - Location: West and Central Africa; Apply By: 01/05/2025

USAID'S Energy Talent Development – West Africa (ETD-WA) Activity - Location: West Africa; Apply By: 01/24/2025; $8,000,000 grant ceiling - Learn more and apply

Healthcare:

Health Innovation Exchange is accepting applications for the Women in Innovation Fund - Location: Africa; Apply By: 12/13/2024 - Learn more and apply

NextBillion's most recent article:

Impact Investing in Turbulent Times: Opportunity Amid Uncertainty

Impact investing, much like the world around us, is facing a period of prolonged turbulence, as the interconnected shocks of 2024 — from the escalating climate crisis to rising geopolitical tension — raise doubts about whether the sector can grow fast enough to make a difference. But as Florian Kemmerich at KOIS argues, the need to solve these crises may ultimately become the impetus for true scale in the industry. He explores how innovative investments can address some key global crises, and shares reasons for optimism amid the uncertainty. Read the article here

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