Greentech Africa 2025: The Future of Sustainability

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.

Africa suffers from the effects of climate change, with far-reaching economic and environmental consequences.

Around 45% of the region is affected by desertification and degradation, depleting their oceans and freshwater sources. Additionally, Africa is home to 19 out of the world’s 50 biggest dumpsites, and around 3 billion people cook and heat their homes using open fires and simple stoves.

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.

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.

Eligibility Criteria

• 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).

For more information, visit Village Capital.