Funding Opportunity for African Startups: AECF Opens Applications in Ghana, Nigeria & Tanzania 2025
Category
Grants & Funding
Posted
July 17, 2025
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The Africa Ecosystem Catalysts Facility (AECF) is a bold, USD 4 million investment initiative empowering startups in Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania that are building context-specific, scalable solutions to some of Africa's most pressing challenges. Led by Village Capital and backed by FMO (the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank) and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), the Facility seeks to reshape early-stage funding models by grounding investment decisions in local ecosystems.