The Anzisha Prize is offering its 2027 Venture Building Fellowship to young African entrepreneurs aged 15–22 who are already running a real venture. The total package is worth up to $140,000, including cash stipends, a $40,000 pitch competition across four categories, mentorship, and finance readiness support. No diploma required.

Deadline: November 10, 2026.

The Anzisha Fellowship is designed specifically for Africa’s youngest entrepreneurs.

Rather than simply providing a one-time grant, the programme follows entrepreneurs over multiple years and helps them strengthen the businesses they are already building.

The fellowship combines:

• Structured digital learning
• Live learning sessions
• Personalised coaching
• Business growth support
• Milestone-based cash stipends
• Finance-readiness support
• Investor-readiness preparation
• Experiential learning and entrepreneur shadowing
• Access to a community of young African entrepreneurs

Anzisha says its wider movement has supported more than 300 fellows across 36 African countries and distributed more than US$1.5 million in stipends.

As an Anzisha Fellow, you will continue running your venture while participating in the fellowship program. This includes completing digital courses on entrepreneurship, finance, and leadership; attending virtual and in-person workshops; receiving one-on-one mentorship from business advisors; working toward investment readiness milestones; and preparing for and competing in the annual pitch competition. Fellows are active participants in a collaborative cohort, not passive recipients of funding.

All sectors welcome: Agriculture, Technology, Health, Education, Finance, Social Enterprise, Climate and Environment, Commerce, Manufacturing, and more. The Anzisha Prize funds ventures across all industries as long as the founder meets the age and nationality criteria.

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No diploma. No age minimum below 15. Just a real venture and the drive to build something that matters. The Anzisha Prize exists to prove that Africa’s next generation of entrepreneurs doesn’t need to wait to get started.