
Scaling digital Agriculture Innovations through Start-ups
SAIS
Scaling digital Agriculture Innovations through Start-ups
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).
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
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