The develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition 2025/2026 for Young Entrepreneurs | Non-Dilutive Capital of 100,000 Euros

About The develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition

Applications are now open for the develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition.

develoPPP Ventures is aimed at young companies, whose innovative business model improves living conditions in a developing or emerging country and who are planning to scale up.

Via a matching-funds model, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) provides non-dilutive capital of 100,000 euros for suitable growth investments.

The develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition Requirements

Available in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and Tanzania – with further countries to follow
Non-dilutive captial of EUR 100,000 for scaling up plus potential top-up funding
Tailor-made technical assistance by sector experts

A prerequisite for funding is that the start-up phase has already been completed and initial revenues have been generated.

In addition, your company must:

be privately owned and profit-oriented

have a viable business and financial plan
be able to provide at least one annual financial statement
convince other financiers of its business model (matching funds)

not have acquired more than a maximum of €2 million in funding to date
have high growth potential and reach break-even within a maximum of three years

The develoPPP Ventures Ideas Competition Selection Criteria

Each application will first be evaluated on the basis of consistent and transparent criteria. If your application is successful in the competition, you will be given the opportunity to pitch to the decision-making committee of DEG Impulse and GIZ.