Greentech Africa 2025: The Future of Sustainability Program for Early-stage African Startups

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Greentech Africa 2025: The Future of Sustainability is an investment-readiness accelerator program that will support 10-15 startups in Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, and South Africa with innovative solutions for sustainable development.

The program is designed to help startups identify early milestones and prepare for their next round of capital or expansion plans (if relevant). In short, through virtual workshops, we deliver a targeted, award-winning curriculum and provide countless connections to prepare startups for growth.

Types of Startups They are recruiting:

Agtech and Food Security
- Startups utilizing technology to improve and boost agricultural productivity.
Biodiversity Protection
- Startups leveraging technology for sustainable and responsible management of land, water, air, and wildlife.
Circular and Regenerative Economy
- Startups innovating using technology to minimize waste, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions through sustainable use of natural resources.
Cleantech
- Startups using technology for resource savings to decrease reliance on non-renewable resources.
Climate Innovation and Adaptation
- Startups using technology to adapt and build resilience to the impacts of climate change.

Greentech Africa Program Benefits

Advice
- Participate in a virtual investor forum and mock board meetings with representatives from financial institutions, corporates, experienced entrepreneurs, and investors who can help their companies scale
Continued learning
- Access to live and asynchronous sessions tailored to a virtual learning environment to help their companies identify early milestones and prepare for their next round of capital (if relevant) or significant expansion.
Financial analysis
- Access to an investment analyst who will coach you 1:1 on building a financial model, identifying unit economics, and using financial metrics to drive both business and investor diligence.
Media exposure
- Exposure to Village Capital’s program website and other communications collateral.
Mentorship
- Ability to meet with and receive mentorship from prominent investors, potential strategic partners, customers, and other founders.
Networking
- Access to a global network of mentors and founders.

Eligibility Criteria for Greentech Africa Program

Eligibility requirements include:

Have legal incorporation and operations as a for-profit entity in at least one of these countries: Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, or South Africa.
Have a market-based tech solution that tackles the above-listed challenges.
Be in compliance with local fiscal and business law.
Have at least one full-time founder based in Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, or South Africa.
Be in compliance with local fiscal and business law.
Have at least a minimum viable product (MVP) and raised less than USD 1M in equity.
Have meaningful customer or business validation (not limited to revenue, it can also be successful pilot studies, number of users, and/or strategic partnerships).