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African Cities Innovation Fund 2026

Key Information

Organisation

Million Lives Collective

Status

Closed

Application Deadline

30 Apr 2026

Program Type

Challenge

Amount

USD 75,000

About this Program

Million Lives Collective fund for pairs of innovators tackling urban liveability challenges.

Benefits & What You Get

Flexible grants up to $75,000; technical assistance; pilot implementation support.

Eligibility

Innovators tackling challenges for urban residents living on less than $5.50 a day.

Startups That Could Apply

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Expensya Tunisia Tunisian tech success story

Paymob MENA's payment infrastructure

Union54 Zambia's fintech unicorn story

Kasha Rwanda Women's health e-commerce

Hubtel Ghana Ghana's digital commerce pioneer

Vezeeta MENA's healthcare platform

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