Tony Elumelu Foundation

About Tony Elumelu Foundation

TEFConnect, associated with the Tony Elumelu Foundation, aims to empower African entrepreneurs by providing support, mentorship, and opportunities to collaborate, innovate, and succeed across 54 African countries. Their mission is to level the playing field for ambitious dreamers and fuel Africa's future through entrepreneurship.

Products & Services

2026 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme:A flagship program empowering African entrepreneurs with businesses aged 0-5 years, encouraging AI and green business applications. Open to all entrepreneurs across 54 African countries.

BEGREEN AFRICA Programme:A 2025 program targeting support for green businesses in Africa. Currently closed for applications.

Women Entrepreneurship For Africa (IYBA-WE4A):A 2025/2026 program focused on supporting women entrepreneurs in green businesses across Africa.

2026 Aguka Programme:A partnership with UNDP Rwanda and the Rwandan Ministry of Youths and Arts to support 100 Rwandan entrepreneurs aged 18-30 with business ideas, providing seed capital of $3000 each.

Specialties

Entrepreneurship Support Mentorship for African Entrepreneurs Green Business Initiatives AI in Business Women Entrepreneurship

Funding History

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#	Type	Amount Fields	Date Fields	Investors
1	RT: Seed T: - FT: Seed	A: 5000 MR: - FA: USD $5,000 FAN: 5000	D: 2025-12-24 FD: 2025-12-24	5 investors

Seed Latest

2025-12-24

$5K

5 investors (Pro only)

Growth Metrics

+45%

Employee Growth

YoY

3.2x

Funding Growth

Last Round

12

Markets

Operating

10K+

Customers

Active

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