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.

Is your start-up pursuing a high impact business model in a developing or emerging economy and has already successfully mastered the formation phase? Then find out now about the opportunities for early-stage funding through develoPPP Ventures. The call for applications is currently available in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania (via the Apply button on this page) and in Ivory Coast.

Funding is provided exclusively for business expansion in the respective country and must be invested locally. 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.
• The company is registered in Kenya, Rwanda or Tanzania OR plans to register there prior to the investment (For Ivory Coast apply here, a call for Ghanaian, Nigerian and South African companies will open up in June 2025).
• 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.

Download the participation criteria (PDF) here.