81255500 — Company-building for Agri-tech Start-ups in Africa for ‘Scaling Digital Agriculture Innovations Through Start-ups’ (SAIS) Lot 1

GIZ implements the project ‘Scaling digital agriculture innovations through start-ups’ (SAIS) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The purpose of SAIS is to increase the investor readiness of selected African start-ups in the foodtech and agritech sector that are in the post-seed phase and about to scale. For this purpose, the project provides tailor-made company development (e.g. improving business models, product development, customer relations, financial management) through an Investment Readiness Programme (IRP) and facilitates access to additional investment and business opportunities. It is anticipated that thereby start-ups will obtain access to additional capital, thus enabling them to grow faster and better scale their digital innovations. As a result, more digital innovations are to arrive in the hands of end-users in Africa and will create more income-saving or income-generating effects. It is planned to contract up to two bidders. Therefore, this tender consists of two lots (Lot 1 Contract Number 81255500 and Lot 2 Contract Number 81255501).