Call for Applications: develoPPP Ventures Catalytic funding for innovative start-ups 2025

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. Women-led start-ups and start-ups promoting gender equality are especially encouraged to apply.

• Table of Content
• About develoPPP
• develoPPP Ventures Entrepreneurs
• Aim and Benefits of develoPPP Ventures Entrepreneurs
• Requirements for develoPPP Ventures Entrepreneurs Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for develoPPP Ventures Entrepreneurs
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About develoPPP

With develoPPP, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) promotes private-sector activities where entrepreneurial opportunities and development policy potential meet. Companies that want to invest sustainably in a developing and emerging country and expand their local operations can receive financial and technical support under the programme. 

develoPPP Ventures Entrepreneurs

Application Deadline	30 Jun 2025
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	develoPPP
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of develoPPP Ventures Entrepreneurs

Non-dilutive captial of EUR 100,000 for scaling up plus potential top-up funding

Requirements for develoPPP Ventures Entrepreneurs Qualification

Participation requirements

Funding decisions on specific investment projects are made via a regular develoPPP Ventures call for applications. Start-ups that are registered in the target country or that plan to register there before the start of the funding are eligible to participate. 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 Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa OR plans to register there prior to the investment
• 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.

Interview date, Process and Venue for develoPPP Ventures Entrepreneurs

Applications for develoPPP Ventures go through a multi-stage selection process. First, a selection is made on the basis of the application documents and pitches. The companies that are successful in this phase are then reviewed as part of the due diligence process, for which more detailed information is evaluated (i.e. the business plan including financial projections (for at least 5 years), annual financial statements, information on other investors).

Application Deadline

June 30, 2025

How to Apply

Is your start-up active in Ghana, Nigeria or South Africa? Apply here

 

Is your start-up active in Kenya, Rwanda or Tanzania? Apply here

For more details, visit develoPPP Ventures webpage