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
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
SAIS at the Africa Tech Summit Nairobi
The Africa Tech Summit brought a week of peer exchange, investor dialogue, and community building in Nairobi to a fitting close. Following SAIStival and the Ag Safari Summit, the majority of our founders stayed on to attend one of Africa’s most established tech conferences, and for good reason.
A Day of Deep Dialogue: The Ag Safari Summit in Nairobi
The day after SAIStival, our navigators and founders gathered at Shamba Events for the AgSafari Summit, a full-day conference bringing together African AgTech founders, investors, ecosystem builders, and sector experts for twelve focused discussions on the most pressing challenges and opportunities in African agriculture.
Two Cohorts, One Community: SAIStival in Nairobi
rom 8 to 13 February, Nairobi became the heart of African AgTech innovation as we brought together many people of our SAIS community for SAIStival. So, what is the SAIStival? It is our annual starting point of our Investment Readiness Programme, it is a gathering, designed to connect, inspire and accelerate the founders we are proud to support.