Climate-Smart Agriculture Angel Network applications are now being accepted.
Applications for the Climate-Smart Agriculture Angel Network cohort are now being accepted by Scaling Digital Agriculture Innovations via Startups (SAIS) and the African Business Angel Network (ABAN).
While SAIS, a project carried out by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), is a company development and accelerator program that offers an investment readiness program for agri-tech and climate-tech entrepreneurs, ABAN is the largest pan-African organization of angel investors.
According to a report by Disrupt Africa in October, the two organizations had joined forces to start the Climate Smart agricultural Angel Investor Capacity Development (CAICD) program, which aims to improve the ecosystem for angel investments in climate-smart agricultural.
The inaugural Climate-Smart Agriculture Angel Network cohort is currently accepting applications. The network is looking for driven and committed individuals who are enthusiastic about expanding angel investing in Africa and who want to influence the direction of climate-smart agriculture investment.
In order to increase their efficacy and engagement, the program seeks to enlist business angels as members of the Climate-Smart Agriculture Angel Network and offers them training, technical assistance, and resources tailored to their particular situation.
Technical support, venture showcases, networking, and training will be important events. By December 20th, interested parties can complete this form.