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).
100+ Start-ups supported
Sais in numbers
65%
of the Start-ups raised follow-on funding after having completed the programme
Start-ups raised
$91M
of the Start-ups raised follow-on funding after joining the programme
Start-ups provided digital innovations to
>2.1m
of which 800.00+ are female
Over
94%
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).
Latest News
The SAIStival & Ag Safari Summit After-Movie
Two events, one incredible week in Nairobi. From the SAIStival, where two cohorts of founders came together to begin/end their Investment Readiness journey, to the […]
The SAIStival After-Movie is Here
On the 8 of February our SAIS community came together for SAIStival in Nairobi, our annual kick-off of our Investment Readiness Programme. Two cohorts, one […]
Founder Voices from the SAIStival 2026 Nairobi
At SAIStival in Nairobi, we sat down with founders from both our outgoing and incoming cohorts. Their answers? Honest, inspiring, and full of the kind […]