Base de dados de financiamento
BIO – Business Development Support Fund (BDSF)
Current as of: 2025-11-13
Description
The Business Development Support Fund (BDSF) offers grants, co-finances technical assistance and feasibility studies and provides investment support to innovative small and medium-sized enterprises. The BDSF targets the fields of renewable energy, climate change, agriculture/agri-business or digitisation/digitalisation.
Instrument Type
Grant
Format of grants offered
Matching grants requiring grantee contribution
Ticket sizes per transaction (EUR)
0 - 100,000
100,000 - 500,000
100,000 - 500,000
Currencies used
Euros
US Dollars
Local currencies
US Dollars
Local currencies
Eligible market segments
Independent Power Producers
Captive power
Mini-grids
Stand-alone solar systems
Captive power
Mini-grids
Stand-alone solar systems
Special requirements pertaining to gender, diversity and local content
BIO is a member of 2X Global. Applicants that meet or exceed the 2X criteria are especially encouraged to apply:
- 51% women ownership or the business is founded by a woman
- 30% of senior leadership are women or 30% of the board or investment committee are women
- 30-50% of the applicant's workforce are women (depending on sector), with quality employment conditions in place
- Applicant's product(s) or service(s) specifically or disproportionately benefit women
Technical assistance
Technical assistance is provided at cost
Eligible regions under GET.invest mandate
Caribbean
Central Africa
East Africa
Pacific
Southern Africa
West Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
Pacific
Southern Africa
West Africa
Additional eligible regions not under GET.invest mandate
Asia
Middle East
North Africa
South America
Middle East
North Africa
South America
Eligible countries under GET.invest mandate
Angola
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea
Haiti
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mozambique
Niger
Nigeria
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
The Gambia
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tuvalu
Uganda
Vanuatu
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea
Haiti
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mozambique
Niger
Nigeria
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
The Gambia
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tuvalu
Uganda
Vanuatu
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Examples of past awardees
Apply
Application process
Details of the application process are available hereDeadline for submission (if applicable)
Rolling applications Apply onlineContact
Go to fund websiteHeadquarters
Brussels, BelgiumPhone
+32 2 778 9999Other branches
Abidjan, Côte d'IvoireNairobi, Kenya
Fund manager
Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO)
About
Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO) is a development finance institution created in 2001 out of a public-private partnership between the Belgian state and the Belgian Corporation for International Investment. BIO invests in small and medium-sized enterprises, financial institutions, and infrastructure projects, contributing to socio-economic growth in developing countries.