
IWF South Africa Funding Guide (2025)
IWF is the catalyst helping women-owned businesses jump from potential to performance. IWF backs viable, women-led ventures with

IWF is the catalyst helping women-owned businesses jump from potential to performance. IWF backs viable, women-led ventures with

SEDA is the practical edge small businesses need to start, stabilise, and scale. From tailored advice and incubation

NYDA is the launchpad many young South Africans need to move from hustle to real business. NYDA supports

NEF is the catalyst that turns ownership ambitions into bankable deals. NEF supports Black entrepreneurs and companies with

SEFA is the lifeline for small South African businesses that need real funding to move. SEFA backs startups,

DTI Funding is the gateway to cost-sharing incentives, grants, and support that push South African businesses from plan

TIA is the bridge between a promising concept and a market-ready product. It helps innovators turn ideas that

South Africa’s industrial backbone depends heavily on one powerful enabler—the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). This institution has been