Informatietype:
Event
Thema:
Sustainable society
Healthy society
Unit:
Health & Work

Investor Pitch at Invest in Africa Summit 2025

Invest in Africa, BiD Capital Partners Ltd and TNO facilitate an Investor Pitch event. This is an opportunity for 20 selected businesses to pitch their business either online or in person to an audience of investors. Applications close Friday 21th March, so don’t wait and sign up!

Startdatum:
-
Time:
09:00 (CET)
Location:
Leonardo da Vinci Hotel, The Hague, The Netherlands

Who can participate?

Topics of this call are Agri-business and Digital Transformations. We are looking for both Startup and Growth Stage businesses with operations in Sub Saharan Africa. Startups can submit an investment plan requiring external funding of minimum USD 100,000 and grown-ups a minimum of USD 250,000.

Participating companies will receive investment readiness support and pitch training before presenting their proposal to a hybrid audience of investors at the Invest in Africa Summit.

High business potential

Technology and innovation play a crucial role in scaling businesses and boosting national prosperity. TNO listed her most promising new technologies that have high business potential in sub-Sahara Africa, with the aim to inspire local entrepreneurs:

  • Biobased Building Materials – manufactured from bamboo, hemp, nutshells, cocoa shells, etc.
  • Biochar production – pyrolysis of various waste streams to biofertilizer
  • Compressed Earth Blocks – strong sustainable bricks without firing
  • Cement Replacement – calcined soil replaced expensive, imported cement in bricks and blocks
  • Biodegradable Plastic – biomass waste streams converted into compostable bags, pots and pads
  • Low tech plastic recycling – info roof-tiles, public furniture, poles, etc.
  • Cricket farming – sustainable proteins as power food

Application Pack

Read the Investor Pitch Application Pack for more information and fill out the application form when you are eligible. Applications close Friday 21th March 2025, 12:00 CET.  Register for Investment readiness support and pitch training before 14 March. Or contact Mathilde Miedema for more information.

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