prize/multi-sector
CANEX Creative Pitch 2026
- Award
- US$20,000 top prize (further top-three amounts not confirmed)
- Deadline
- 9 October 20264 days left
- Open to
- Across Africa · Diaspora
A competitive pitch platform awarding cash to leading African creative ventures, with a US$20,000 top prize. Open to creative founders, startups and established ventures with a credible business, growth potential and commercial traction. Finalists deliver an in-person five-minute pitch and Q&A at CANEX WKND in Lagos (5–6 November 2026); physical attendance is mandatory. Deadline 9 October 2026. Competition awards are separate from Afreximbank’s CANEX lending.
About Afreximbank
Supports creative enterprises, SMEs, institutions and individual creators. USD 2bn creative-industry finance window (2024-27); debt and structured finance, capacity building, markets, prizes and competitions. Eligibility: All African states; Caribbean partners.
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