Deadline: 14 May, 2023
Village Capital has announced a call for applications for the Innovation for Ecosystem Restoration Africa 2023.
The Innovation for Ecosystem Restoration Africa is an accelerator programme that supports entrepreneurs promoting ecosystem restoration by addressing deforestation, land degradation, water scarcity, loss of biodiversity, and climate change.
Despite sub-Saharan Africa being home to some of the world’s most biologically diverse ecosystems, ecosystem degradation remains to be a significant environmental problem in the region owing to natural and human-induced disturbances.
Benefits
- Access to live and asynchronous sessions tailored to a virtual learning environment
- Startups will connect with a diverse and inclusive network of mentors, founders, and investors
- Meet with and receive mentorship from prominent investors, potential strategic partners and customers, and other founders
- Startups will participate in a virtual investor forum and mock board meetings with representatives from financial institutions, corporates, experienced entrepreneurs, and investors that can help their company scale.
- Access to an investment analyst who will coach one-on-one on building a financial model, identifying unit economics, and using financial metrics to drive both the business and investor diligence
- Get featured on Village Capital’s programme website and other collateral
Eligibility
- Open to for-profit startups that have legal incorporation and operations in at least one sub-Saharan country
- Have a market-based solution that tackles ecosystem restoration challenges in sub-Saharan Africa
- Have at least a minimum viable product (MVP)
- Have meaningful customer or business validation
- Have at least one full-time founder based in sub-Saharan Africa
To apply and for more information, click here.
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