• Capacity Development Provider

African Innovation Foundation

The main aim of Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) is to increase Africa's prosperity through investing in home-grown innovations and entrepreneurship, to strengthen African innovation ecosystems through our platforms and mobilize a network of innovation enablers, driving business development and cross-collaboration and to also demonstrate that African ingenuity exists at a Pan African level through honoring outstanding innovations and recognizing their positive impact in Africa and beyond.

  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature

  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Competitions / prizes

  • Investment Instruments

    • Grant

  • Intervention Type

    • Invest Directly

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Agriculture & Food
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Health
    • Manufacturing
    • Water & sanitation

  • Impact objectives

    • Agricultural productivity
    • Energy and fuel efficiency
    • Health improvement
    • Sustainable energy
    • Access to financial services
    • Access to clean water and sanitation
    • Access to energy
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