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Issue #52
🔔 Jobs – Hiring Alert 🔔
💼 Investment Manager at Acumen — India
🧠 Investment Principal at E4E Africa — South Africa
📊 Investment Associate at Sprout Venture Partners — India
🔍 Investment Analysts & Associates at Anara Impact Capital — Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia (Hybrid)
📋 Program Officer at Flat6Labs — Saudi Arabia
🤝 Fellow, Innovative Finance at Save the Children Global Ventures (Latin America, Vietnam, UK)
💹 Investment Manager at AgDevCo Ventures — Kenya (Hybrid)
💰 Startup Funding Opportunities 💰
🟠 Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP) 2026 for Africa & Middle East (Deadline: May 10, 2026)
🌐 UNICEF Climate Ventures Cohort (Up to $100K equity-free) by UNICEF Innovation (Emerging Markets) (Deadline: May 17, 2026)
💳 Visa Everywhere Pioneers Awards — Female refugee entrepreneurs in Europe (€2000 grant, Deadline: May 1, 2026)
🚀 New Funds 🚀
None for now
💡 Other Opportunities 💡
🚀 Plug and Play Africa Cairo Program (Cohort 7) — Egypt (Deadline: May 3, 2026)
🧬 Department of Health Abu Dhabi — Support for health startups interested in Abu Dhabi
💳 Visa Africa FinTech Accelerator (Cohort 6)
⚡ AFARA Accelerator 2026 Cohort for Female Founders in Energy & Infrastructure
🌍 2026 Green RISE Africa Fellowship by Acumen & Mastercard Foundation (Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia) (Deadline: May 11, 2026)
🚀 2026 ScaleUp Program for African founders by Cascador (Deadline: June 15, 2026)
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