Funding for Sustainable Businesses: 21 Funding Opportunities to Apply for, with Miklah’s Help!

Hello friends, once again, this is Miklah Funding Strategy, and we are bringing you 21 Funding Opportunities for Sustainable Businesses. Explore them, apply for some! And if you need our practical and one-on-one guidance, just say the word: +256779342057.

Connecting sustainable entrepreneurs to funding is simply one of the four offers under our Sacred Entrepreneurship program, a program designed for social and environment entrepreneurs here at Miklah Life. The other three offers are, starting a sustainable business, incorporating sustainability in existing business models, and a free online business directory for all our members! Do you wanna join us? It’s easy!

Well, if you are already set, and all you ever wanted is funding for your sustainable initiative, then join our funding strategy here.

Under #MiklahFundingStrategy, what we do is simply explore and summarize available and relevant funding opportunities, share them with our network of entrepreneurs, and then guide, support, train, and mentor them, one by one, as they apply for the available funding opportunities. Some truly win funding, others don’t! But whether one wins or not, the benefits are far beyond, including a free fully-powered business directory.

That is all. For now, let us explore the available funding for sustainable businesses.

21 Funding Opportunities for sustainable businesses

1.Seedstarts, AFAWA and Growth Africa are supporting entrepreneurs in Africa with innovative solutions. See details and apply here. Deadline: 31/12/2022.

2.Do you have an agribusiness that is innovative and pro-climate? Well, apply for food systems accelerator and stand a chance of 20kUSD and of course training and mentorship. Details and apply here. Deadline: 22/12/2022.

3.Are you in agriculture and have a smart Agri-tech solution that is pro-climate and sustainability? How would 100,000USD help you? Apply for Growth Impact Accelerator Program now. Deadline: 30^th/January/2023.

4. Do you have a health innovation that could even help people stand-up against impacts of climate change on health? Yes, share your bold idea in Grand Challenges Canada and stand a chance to get 150,000USD funding. See details and apply here. Deadline: 16^th January 2023.

5. Is health innovation something you are passionate about? Do you have a tech-enabled solution for health problems in Africa? Then apply for Making More Health Accelerator and stand a chance to get 50k Euros. See details and apply from here. Deadline: 13^th January 2023.

6. Are you passionate about web3, cryptocurrency and other related decentralized systems? Well, do you have an innovative idea in those areas, one that you think would change the world if you got financial support? Well, apply for Dlab and get a chance to 250kUSD and more, onsite training, and long-term mentorship. See details here and apply here. Deadline: 31^st Dec. 2022.

7. Are you a climate activist or scientist interested in reducing the carbon footprint? Specifically, are you interested in the new suggestions of carbon credits? Do you have innovations in energy conservation, maybe with cool stoves or what? Well, this program is for you. It is called Carbon Asset Development Program and it is by South Pole, the famous guys in that arena! See details and apply here. Deadline: 31^st Dec 2022.

8. Agorize is back with the 4^th edition of Sustainability open innovation challenge 2022. If you have any sustainability-oriented solution in areas like zero waste, sustainable food source, sustainable materials, renewable energy, green buildings, or sustainable packaging, please, see details and apply here. Deadline is 31^st DEC. 2022.

9. Are you an early-stage startup with an innovative solution for the healthcare industry? Join the VentureBlick Healthcare Startup Search for the chance to raise the funding you need and earn the ‘Most Endorsed by the Medical Community’ title for your idea. That’s it! See details and apply here. Deadline: 4^th January 2023.

10. Are you interested in issues of migrants and refugees, especially women? Well, do you have a business that is actually ensuring that these guys find life? Apply for Financial Solutions for Migrants challenge. Deadline is 6^th January 2023.

11. Do you have a technology-enabled and climate oriented innovation, for example, drones, big data, extended reality (XR), machine learning, or something like that? Apply for UNICEF’s venture fund for climate action. I am not sure, but UNICEF always supports your innovation with more than 100,000USD. See all details and apply here. Deadline: 9^th January 2023.

12. Do you have an agri-tech solution? Wait! Are you ready to shift operations to anywhere in Europe, specifically Germany? Well, it doesn’t matter the stage of your startup. Apply for Rootcamp Program and get chance to have a workstation in Germany, Hanover, get funding, and all you need to grow! See details and apply here. Deadline: 16^th January 2023.

13. Do you think your innovation is on its way to change the lives of Africans for good? Is it SDGs-aligned? Apply for Global Startup Award Africa 2^nd edition. Deadline: 17^th January 2023.

14. You have a startup that is working towards making healthcare possible for most of us here in Africa, right? Does your solution have some technology somewhere or digital relevancy? If yes, then apply for 2023 entrepreneurs for resilience award, and stand an opportunity to get funding of up to 350k USD. See details and apply here. Deadline is 23^rd January 2023.

15. If you are a startup planning on international collaborations and exchange programs, then The partnership program for African and Europe startups is your go. The program shall select 50 startups from Africa and 50 from Europe and bring them together virtually for business trainings and all things entrepreneurship, including possible funding and further boot-camps. See details and apply here. Deadline is 29^th January 2023.

16. Do you have an innovative solution that is solving the issue of food, probably through agriculture? What would 100USD do for you? How about mentorship and training for growth? Apply for Grow Impact Accelerator Cohort 4. Deadline is 30^th January 2023.

17. The NSSF and MasterCard’s program, Hi-Innovator is still on, this time specifically taking in women-led businesses that are already registered, have been operational for at least 2 years, have two fully employed youth and, yeah, have made at least a minimum of 10m UGX in a year. If you are that business, 20USD is waiting for you! Details and apply here. Deadline is 31^st January 2023.

18. Are you a health business located in Africa? Do you plan to expand or get funding? Well, AUDA-NEPAD promise to offer you the support you need to grow, including making you ready for investment, connecting you to partners, and, yeah, inspiring your growth in the ‘Home Grown Solutions Accelerator’ program. Apply here. Deadline is 31^st January 2023.

19. If you are in insurance or have any idea in that sector, you could benefit from Innovative Exchange Program by AXA. They don’t promise money, but have a number of benefits: incubation, becoming your clients, connections, and more. See details and apply here. Deadline is 31^st January 2023.

20. Catalyst Jobtech Accelerator is a program tailored for jobtech solutions that are connecting young people to employment. Program members will have funding, mentorship, connections, and more. Do you have a startup that specializes in ensuring that youth get jobs? Well, don’t miss out. See details and apply here now. Deadline is 31^st January 2023.

21. The Trade and Connectivity Challenge (TCC) is back for its fourth edition, and they are looking for innovations in sustainability, supply chain resilience, transport and mobility, and robotics and automation. There are many categories of winners, ranging from 10kUSD to 30KUSD. See details and apply. Deadline is March 1^st 2023.

Those are the funding opportunities for you. As we already explained, we have a full program that ensures you get more of these, support in applying, organizing your business documents, and much more. In the program, you get practical help regarding applying for these opportunities. Please, join this Miklah Funding Program