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GIZ Innovation Factory Africa 2026

Key Information

Organisation

GIZ

Status

Open

Application Deadline

15 Aug 2026

Program Type

Challenge

Amount

EUR 50,000

About this Program

Co-creating and funding digital solutions that solve local challenges in GIZ partner countries.

Benefits & What You Get

Seed funding for pilot; technical co-creation support; GIZ network access.

Eligibility

Tech teams and startups in selected African GIZ partner countries.

Startups That Could Apply

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Khazna Financial inclusion for Egypt

Ampersand Rwanda African electric moto pioneer

Paymob MENA's payment infrastructure

InstaDeep Tunisia AI champion acquired by BioNTech

Zeepay Ghana Mobile money remittances for Africa

Yoco South Africa Payments for SA small business

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