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Round 1 now closed. New round to be announced soon.
 
   
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Early Bird Applications Latest Update

The Early Bird window received many more applications than initially anticipated, with business ideas from virtually all over the continent.

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AECF CEO attends conference in Rome

Hugh Scott attended the Agri-Business Conference in Rome recently


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Great Business Ideas deserve serious investment
  We are investing in innovative business ideas in Africa
If your company has a great business idea read on. Why not compete for our attention?
   
Why is this challenge fund different?
 
  • It focuses exclusively on supporting the private sector
  • It provides an open and transparent “competition” for donor funds
  • It is based in, and run from, Africa.
  • It is focused on funding practical projects that are both commercially viable and will have a broad developmental impact on the rural poor
  • It is structured and governed along private sector principles with strong and sustained business engagement to ensure a flexible, responsive, results-orientated approach that the private sector can understand
  • It leverages private sector and donor money to help fund successful projects and enterprises
  • It is able to support cross-border, regional and pan-continental projects, as well as national ones.
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