SAIS
Scaling digital Agriculture Innovations through Start-ups
SAIS
Scaling digital Agriculture Innovations through Start-ups
Applications for 2025 are open!
Our SAIS Female Founder Award 2025 is online on the plattforms VC4A and F6S.
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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).