Visa She’s Next Global Grant Program

Visa Global She’s Next Grant Program

Removing universal barriers for women entrepreneurs

The challenges that women entrepreneurs face are universal. Together, Visa in collaboration with IFundWomen, have been creating access to funding and education for women-owned small businesses around the world through the Visa She’s Next Grant Program. In 2022, we will be expanding our impact by launching global programs that will offer monetary grants & coaching memberships to entrepreneurs in more than 10 countries worldwide. Stay tuned for active and upcoming programs below.

Visa grant opportunities

MENA

Visa is continuing to take action and help remove the disproportionate barriers faced by women business founders. The Visa She’s Next Grant Program, in partnership with IFundWomen, will provide 5 winning businesses in each of the following participating countries: Egypt, KSA, Morocco, and UAE, with grants of $10,000 USD along with a one-year IFundWomen Coaching membership. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through 11:59 pm PT on August 1, 2022.

This application is now closed.

Vietnam

This program will be awarding 3 qualified women-owned small businesses in Vietnam each with a $10,000 grant + one-year annual coaching membership on IFundWomen. Applications open on May 31, 2022.

This application is now closed.

Impact tracker

Wanona Satcher

Founder of

Makhers studio

Since joining IFW in 2017, Wanona Satcher, Founder of Makhers Studio, has leveraged IFW’s coaching and educational resources to raise $250K for her business. In 2020, Wanona received a $10,000 grant through the Visa IFW Small Business Grant Program and has since gone on to be named one of Inc Magazine’s top 100 Female Founders of 2020.

Jai Bharathi Addepalli

Founder of

Mowo social initiatives

MOWO enables women in mobility by offering them motor training skills and related livelihood opportunities. The MOWO mission is to create a generation of confident women who are equipped with mobility as a skill for empowerment and employment, thus making our roads safer for women.

Amal Soliman and Logaina Elkattan

Founder of

Nuba

Nuba is a BIPOC women owned company, making certified organic, freshly brewed, all natural, ready to drink hibiscus tea. Nuba is a mother daughter team, passionate about supporting small scale farmers in Southern Egypt.