Are you a FoodTech or AgTech company in need of funding? Apply for the Growth Impact Accelerator program before 30 January 2023
Are you a FoodTech or AgTech company in need of funding? Apply for the Growth Impact Accelerator program before 30 January 2023
GROW, a global agriculture and food technology accelerator, invite applicants for the Growth Impact Accelerator Program, backed by AgFunder. The program seeks to support foodtech and agtech startups tackling the global challenge of sustainability. Through the program, successful applicants will receive USD 100,000 in investment funding from AgFunder. Participants will receive additional benefits, including:
- Access to growth partners for product testing, development, and scaling
- Matching with global agrifood multinational corporations to support customer validation and feedback, deploying pilot projects, and securing new sales contracts
- Access to AgFunder’s private and institutional investment global networks to support fundraising
- Access to an experienced team of coaches and mentors
- Access to physical workspace in Singapore (or virtual office address, if overseas) throughout the program duration
- Access to media exposure and publicity through AgFunder’s news platform, events, and a demo day at the conclusion of the program
- Support with Singapore EntrePass visa application through GROW’s partnership with Enterprise Singapore
Interested applicants should have solutions in the following areas:
- Advancing smallholder farmers
- Supply chain rationalization
- Alt-proteins and novel foods and ingredients
- Climate-smart agriculture and aquaculture
- Personalized nutrition & health
- Food waste valorization
- Circular economy
To apply for the program, visit: Application form
Are you an entrepreneur in need of investment-readiness training? Apply for the Investment Preparation Program
Are you an entrepreneur in need of investment-readiness training? Apply for the Investment Preparation Program
Mooto Holdings Limited, an investment and business advisory firm invites applicants for the Investment Preparation Program, an SME mentorship program. The program seeks to identify and support high-potential SMEs to become ready for investment. The program will be conducted in two phases, each detailed below:
Phase 1 – Business Development: In the first phase of the program, participants will receive a series of online classes covering the aspects of business development including business planning, business profiling, digital marketing, and financial accounting. At the end of each session, participants will be tasked to complete templates of business plan and profile to be used to formulate their business.
Phase 2- Fundraising: During this phase, Mooto Holdings Ltd will identify funding opportunities that participants and also support them in acquiring the identified funds. This will be conducted on a continuous basis until the participants decide to they no longer need the support of Mooto Holdings Ltd
Interested participants must fulfill the following to qualify:
- Must be a resident and the business must be registered in any of our target countries (Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda)
- Have a business that is fully registered
- Have a business that demonstrates the capacity to generate revenue through paying customers
- Have a good internet connection because the program will be undertaken remotely with regular virtual communications.
- Have access to an electronic device that connects to the internet, this can be a smart phone, laptop, desktop, or tablet for as long as the participant will be able to access the internet.
- Be proficient in speaking, listening, and writing English proficiency
To apply, visit: IPP Applications
Are you an Agripreneur startup in need of capital investment? Apply for the AgriPitch Competition before 4 November 2022
Are you an Agripreneur startup in need of capital investment? Apply for the AgriPitch Competition before 4 November 2022
The Africa Development Bank (AFDB) invites African youth Agripreneurs to the AgriPitch Competition. The competition aims to support Agripreneurs focusing on building the profitability of their businesses and becoming investment ready.
Selected Agripreneurs will be trained and mentored in an interactive and tailored two-week training program to prepare them for presenting their businesses to investors. Participants will access virtual training sessions covering product development, marketing, business management logistics, revenue channel identification, and investment readiness. Additionally, winning Agripreneurs will have access to a total grant pool of USD 140,000 at the end of the competition.
The competition is open for three categories of youth Agripreneurs, including early startups (at least 3 years), mature startups (more than 3 years), and women-empowered businesses. Interested participants must fulfill the eligibility criteria depending on their category.
For early startups, they must:
- Be at the very early stage of developing ideas or concepts for Agripreneurship
- Have a clearly defined prototype or proof of concept or a product introduced to the market
For mature startups, they must:
- Have market traction with an existing product, technology, or service already in the market
- Have a clear investment growth strategy or plan
- Be a legally registered corporate entity
For women-empowered businesses, they must:
- Meet eligibility requirements for either early startups or mature startups
- Have a women founder or have women owning at least 51% of the business
To apply for the competition, visit: Application forms
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