Closed cycle
prize
Anzisha Prize
Africa's largest award for its youngest entrepreneurs, aged 15-22, who already run an operating business based in Africa serving African customers. Over US$140,000 a year in cash prizes and business support across winners, plus a two-year Venture Building Fellowship. Any industry; formal business registration is not required. Annual cycle (opens ~Oct).
The money
Awardno stated range
Cycle
annual — not accepting applications
Important dates
Deadline2025-11-28
Opens2026-09-29
Next expectedaround 2026-10-01
Note2026 cohort applications closed 28 Nov 2025. Runs annually, opening ~Oct; next_expected is an estimate for the next window, not a published date.
Eligibility
Age15–22
Countries
only 54 countries — Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana… show all
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Student requiredunknown
Individuals onlyunknown
Entity requiredno
Must leave your jobunknown
Relocation requiredunknown