Opportunities for Black Builders

A live directory of accelerators, grants, pilots, beta requests, partnerships, and opportunities from companies that want to work with Black builders.

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Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa
Google · Global
3-month equity-free accelerator for Series A-ready African startups. Access to Google Mentors, Google Cloud credits, and a global demo day audience.
Accelerator Seed–Series A Open ⏳ Closes Jan 31 Apply
Anthropic Responsible Scaling — African AI Cohort
Anthropic · Remote
API access, safety research partnerships, and co-development opportunities for African AI founders building with Claude. Preference for founders building in underserved language contexts.
Partnership AI / ML founders Open Rolling Apply
Partech Africa — Open Office Hours
Partech · Paris & Dakar
Monthly virtual office hours for African fintech, logistics, and climate tech founders at pre-seed and seed stage. Not a pitch — a conversation. Slots are limited.
VC Intro Pre-seed · Seed Open Monthly Request Slot
Flutterwave Developer Program — Beta Partners
Flutterwave · Pan-African
Early access to new payment APIs before public launch. Beta builders get priority support, co-marketing, and potential integration partnerships with Flutterwave's enterprise clients.
Beta Access Fintech builders Limited slots Apply
OpenAI Nonprofit & Mission-Driven AI Grants
OpenAI · Global
API credits and research support for African founders building AI for social impact. Healthcare, education, agriculture, and climate tech preferred. Annual cycle.
Grant AI / Social Impact Closing Soon ⏳ Feb 15 Apply
Unilever Ventures — African FMCG Innovation Partners
Unilever Ventures · London / Nairobi
Looking for African startups solving distribution, retail analytics, or consumer insight challenges in FMCG across sub-Saharan Africa. Paid pilot opportunities available immediately.
Pilot FMCG / Commerce Open Apply
Alitheia Capital — Emerging Founders Fund
Alitheia Capital · Lagos / Nairobi
Africa-focused fund with a mandate to invest in female-led and youth-led startups across fintech, healthtech, and digital infrastructure. Open to introductions through the Silicon Africa trusted network.
VC Investment Seed – Series A Open Network Intro Available Intro Request
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OpenAI AI Grants
Feb 15 · 12 days
Google Accelerator
Jan 31 · 26 days
54gene Research Grant
Mar 1 · 44 days
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