Scaling digital Agriculture Innovations through Start-ups

SAIS

Scaling digital Agriculture Innovations through Start-ups

Our Services for Start-Ups

If you are a start-up and join a SAIS Investment Readiness Programme (IRP) you get access to a wide array of tailormade services which are designed to help you to become investment ready.

Our Mission: scale digital innovations for social impact

“Scaling digital Agriculture Innovations through Start-ups” (SAIS) is a programme implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

85+ Start-ups supported

Sais in numbers

70%

of the Start-ups raised follow-on funding after joining the programme

Start-ups raised

$55M

of the Start-ups raised follow-on funding after joining the programme

Start-ups increased their number of users

>520K

Over

95%

of the Start-ups are still in the market

Who we are

We are a company development and accelerator programme for African tech start-ups in the agriculture, food, and livestock sectors. Start-ups and their solutions are a central pathway to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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