We are a matching grant facility operating in the Lao PDR. We provide matching grants (50%) to companies operating in Laos that are looking to retain the services of third party business development service (BDS) providers to make improvements to their business, and to grow.

Asper is a market systems and inclusive business development consultancy providing bespoke research, design and delivery services to private companies, NGOs and Governments in Myanmar. Asper has been operating in Myanmar since 2014. Asper’s vision is to unlock the potential of poor workers, producers and consumers, as well as businesses and governments, to bring about positive and sustainable changes in their behaviors, and to transform market systems. Our mission is to provide client-oriented solutions to shape their strategic plans using innovative, inclusive and evidence based approaches to generate social, financial and environmental return on their investment.

<p>Connect to Grow is a matchmaking initiative, designed to create partnerships between Indian enterprises and enterprises across South Asia and Africa, with a focus on health and agri-food prospects. It is funded by the UK’s Department for International Development and provides technical assistance, partnership brokering, support in accessing finance and small travel grants.</p>

The Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) is a non-profit corporation supporting youth and cooperating with the private sector, governments, and community-based organisations. DOT provides entrepreneurs aged 18 to 29 with tools, knowledge, networks, seed funding and support to launch sustainable social initiatives.

The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) provides financing to scale-up agricultural and food security assistance. GAFSP's Private Sector Window is implemented and managed by International Finance Corporation (IFC) to provide financing aimed at increasing the commercial potential of small and medium-sized agri-businesses and farmers by connecting them with local, national, and global value chains.

The Health Enterprise Fund provides grants and technical assistance to private health enterprises with solutions that address critical health priorities in sub-Saharan Africa. Grants range from USD 100,000 to USD 200,000.

Innohub is a business accelerator and impact investment platform that helps small and medium enterprises with high growth and high impact potential to become investment ready, sustainable and scalable in order to achieve profitability and social impact. It nurtures early stage start-ups on fixed-term, cohort-based programmes, that includes a seed capital of USD 10,000 in cash and business development support services.

SEED is a global initiative triggering and promoting entrepreneurship at a local level, and stimulating enabling global policy frameworks. The initiative's annual global award provides enterprises with a package of capital, networking and capacity-building support. SEED supports partnership building with events and workshops to foster an exchange of experiences and peer-learning.

The Technology Development for Poverty Alleviation Initiative (TD4PAI) offers Nigerian technology entrepreneurs and start-ups with trainings, one-on-one business development services and access to markets, financial providers and networks for no cost. In some cases, TD4PAI provides innovative entrepreneurs with seed-level grants to develop their business ideas. The organisation also conducts thought-leading research and trainings in collaboration with experts from academia and the technology entrepreneurial ecosystem. Resources and trainings, which focus on promoting technology to advance economic development within Nigeria, are available to the general public.

The Villgro Innovation Foundation incubates early-stage, innovative businesses by providing support in business model development, technical, human resource and financial advisory, and go-to-market strategies.