ClosedCompetition/PrizeAfrica
Africa's Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition
Jack Ma Foundation (Africa's Business Heroes)
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- Amount or benefit
- Ten finalists share USD 1.5 million in grant funding; top winner receives up to USD 300,000
- Deadline
- Not announced2026 application deadline was 7 May 2026; 2026 Grand Finale under way; next call not yet announced
- Who can apply
- Entrepreneurs of all ages and genders, from any industry, with businesses in any of the 54 African countries. Applicants upload a government ID and a business registration certificate or proof of 3+ years of operation.
- Location rule
- Africa-wide (54 countries; Nigeria eligible)
- Applicant type
- Business
- Stage
- Growth, Established
- Sectors
- Business & entrepreneurshipAny field
- Notes
- Annual competition.