{"id":14171,"date":"2023-08-29T14:05:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T14:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=14171"},"modified":"2023-08-29T14:05:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T14:05:39","slug":"call-for-applications-emerald-africa-financing-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/call-for-applications-emerald-africa-financing-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Call For Applications: Emerald Africa Financing Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><h1 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 7px; font-size: 41px; line-height: 50px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: collapse;\"><\/h1><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Emerald Africa&nbsp;financing facility provides debt to early-stage digital innovators, based in sub-Saharan Africa, who are enabling greater access to finance for rural SMEs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is an exciting time for business and innovation in Africa, but currently, there are insufficient debt products to meet this growing demand, particularly for new and emerging business models that are powered by technology. The Emerald Africa Financing Facility aims to provide funding for loan books for early-stage companies by using a simple debt product, enabling founders to keep their precious equity. The funding is responsive to entrepreneurial needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Are you a digital innovator offering credit with a rural\/agri focus?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you focused&nbsp;on sub-Saharan Africa?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you undertaken a pilot and achieved product-market fit?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you at the pre-seed\/Seed stage, requiring $50-$250k to grow your credit offerings to clients?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;If your answer is&nbsp;<strong>yes<\/strong>, apply today for funding at Emerald Africa Financing Facility!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A different Kind Of Financing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their goal is to see a thriving and well-funded ecosystem around rural-focused small and medium-sized enterprises across Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is an exciting time for business and innovation in Africa, but currently, there are insufficient debt products to meet this growing demand, particularly for new and emerging business models that are powered by technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They will provide funding for loan books for early-stage companies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They will do this using a simple debt product, enabling founders to keep their precious equity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They will be quick and responsive to the needs of entrepreneurs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>They are focused on supporting companies that enable their customers and clients to thrive. 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