Anzisha Prize Venture Building Fellowship for Young African Entrepreneurs

The Anzisha Prize Venture Building Fellowship is now accepting applications for 2025


The Anzisha Prize is Africa’s biggest award for her youngest entrepreneurs aged 15 - 22 years, and hands out over USD $140,000 every year in business support and prize money to very young entrepreneurs from all over the continent.


This prestigious programme has been helping young entrepreneurs grow their ventures for over 10 years.


The Anzisha Prize is a venture building fellowship program that has successfully supported and championed very young entrepreneurs.

The fellowship is a multi-year program that celebrates and rewards business growth. During the course of the fellowship, the program will track the performance of the business and the entrepreneur.


Businesses that show exemplary growth and initiative are rewarded with benefits and services such as short courses, cloud services and cash stipends. At the end of the second year, entrepreneurs will pitch their businesses and successes for a chance to win their share of prizes to the value $50 000. The Grand Prizes are split into 4 categories

1. The Job Creation Prize
2. Revenue Growth Prize
3. Storytelling Prize
4. Integrating Systems and Processes Prize

Fellowship Eligibility

To be eligible for the fellowship, you must meet specific requirements.

You must be between 15 and 22 years old, with a valid ID or passport.

Your business must be based in Africa and serve African customers.

The fellowship is not for ideas or business plans – you need to have a business already operating.


For more details, visit the official Anzisha Prize website
https://anzishaprize.org/apply/?anzisha_elig_judging_prizes_tab_content=641