The SAIS Investment Readiness Programme (including its Livestock Track) is a free, year-long, equity-free programme run by GIZ on behalf of Germany's BMZ and co-funded by the Gates Foundation, helping African agri/livestock tech start-ups become investor-ready through tailored advisory, up to €20,000 in technical assistance, and access to working-capital loans of up to €50,000. It targets for-profit, Africa-registered start-ups (excluding South Africa-only registrations) at pre-seed to Series A stage with a live product and early revenue; the most recent confirmed application deadline (28 September 2025 for the 2026 cohort) has passed, so founders should monitor the official site for the next call.
As candidaturas são analisadas de forma contínua com base nos critérios abaixo. A SAIGE regista a sua intenção de se candidatar — associando esta oportunidade ao perfil da sua empresa — antes de o encaminhar para a candidatura oficial da organização Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Assim, a sua atividade fica num só lugar e ajuda-nos a apresentar melhores correspondências ao longo do tempo.
