The New Economy Startup Dealbook - Volume One by impacthubglobal

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i n t r o d u c t i o n D The negat i v e e ect soft he COVI D1 9 pandemi c hav ebeenf arr eachi ng.Beyondt heheal t hcr i s i s , manycount r i eshav eal s os l umpedi nt oeconomi c cr i s esaswel l .Ast hes ecount r i esr ecov ert heyar e f aced wi t h a cr uci alchoi ce -r et ur nt ot he ol d nor mal ,orbui l dar ei magi nedf ut ur e. I mpactHubi st aki ngt hel eadi ndeci di ngt opi oneer t hel at t erbyf aci l i t at i ngt heemer genceofTheNew Economy,whi ch wi l lpr i or i t i s es us t ai nabl e and equalacces st of ood,heal t hcar e,educat i onand oppor t uni t y. T ogett her e,weai mt os uppor ti mpact dr i v enent r epr eneur sast heygr owands cal ei ns er v i ngt hei r cus t omer sandcommuni t i es . Asacat al ys toft hi se or t ,i mpactHubdel i v er ed TheNew EconomyBoos t eri npar t ner s hi pwi t ht he Lab ofT omor r ow and wi t ht he s uppor tofThe Ger man Feder alMi ni s t r yf orEconomi cCooper at i onandDev el opment( BMZ)t ohel pi mpactent r epr eneur si nGhanaandNi ger i adev el opt hei rbus i nes s esands par ki nnov at i oni nCOVI D1 9a ect ed s ect or s .

Thi spubl i cat i oncapt ur est hes t or i esoft hev ent ur esi nt hepr ogr am aswel lasot her st hatar e l eadi ngt hewayi nchampi oni ngTheNewEconomy.Thef eat ur esi nt hebookhi ghl i ghtt hei mpact t hateachoft hes ev ent ur esi scr eat i ng and as wel lt hei rcont r i but i ont opar t i cul arSus t ai nabl e Dev el opmentGoal s . Wei nv i t eyout oi mmer s eyour s el fi nt hes es t or i es andcont actusi fyou’ dl i k et oj oi nI mpactHubi n s uppor t i ngoneormor eoft hem i ngr owi ngand s cal i ngt hei rpr oduct st ot henex tl ev el .

“ Weai mt os uppor ti mpactdr i v enent r epr eneur sast heygr ow ands cal ei nt hei rs er v i ngcl i ent s andcommuni t i es . ”

d oy o uK n o w y o u rs d g s ? The1 7Sus t ai nabl eDev el opmentGoal s

f O C U S i n d u s t r i e s T our i s m Recycl i ngandRene wabl e Manuf act ur i ng Medi a L ogi s t i csandT echnol ogy Heal t h Agr i cul t ur e Educat i on

T o u r i s m d

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$200, 000 Encount erGhana Shor tDescr i pt i on

Founder ( s )

Encount erGhanai sat echenabl edt our i s m pl at f or mt hatpr ov i descur at edex per i ences f ort hr i l l s eek er s ,nat ur el ov er sandt he cur i ous .

KwameAduAppeah

Count r y

UseofFunds T echnol ogyandBus i nes sdev el opment, s al es ,mar k et i ng,oper at i onsandr es ear ch

Ghana

AnnualRevenue

I ndus t r y

$1 0, 260( 201 9) ,$2, 867( 2020)

T our i s m /T echnol ogy

SDG Focus

Gr os sMar gi n 42% ( 201 9) ,30% ( 2020)

SDG 1 ,SDG 3,SDG 1 0,SDG 1 1

I nves t mentAmountSought $200, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Gr ant

I mpact/Tr act i on 200us er sonboar ded

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / encount er ghana. or g/

r e c y c l i n g& r e n e wa b l e d

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$200, 000 Eas t wi ndLabor at or i es Shor tDescr i pt i on

Founder ( s )

Ni ger i al os esahugeamountt ot hel at eev acua- Ol aAbr aham t i onofper i s habl epr oducef r om t hef ar msyear l y. eofFunds Eas t wi ndo er sas er v i cef orf ar mer si nr ur al com- Us muni t i escal l edRAAS–Ref r i ger at i onAsASer v i ce. N/ A RAASi sav al ueaddeds er v i cei nt heagr i cul t ur al v al uechai n,des i gnedandi mpl ement edasas o- Annual Revenue l ar power edcol dr oom t oai df ar mer si nr educi ng $65, 928( 201 9) pos t har v es tl os s esandi ncr eas et hes hel fl i v esof per i s habl ecommodi t i es . Gr os sMar gi n

I ndus t r y

Cl eanEner gy/T echnol ogy

I mpact/Tr act i on

SDG Focus

OneRAAScent erdepl oyedi nI l eI f e,Os un s t at e,s er v i ngov er300us er sdai l y

SDG 1 ,SDG 7 ,SDG 9

I nves t mentAmountSought $200, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / www. f acebook. com/ Eas t Wi ndLabs

Count r y Ghana

Gr antorEqui t y

Founder ( s ) Emmanuel l aB.Appi ah

I ndus t r y Recycl i ng

SDG Focus SDG 6,SDG 8,SDG 9 ,SDG 1 1,SDG 1 4

I nves t mentAmountSought $1 50, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Equi t yorGr ant s

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$1 50, 000

Count r y Ghana

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / gr eenecowor k s gh. com/ i ndex

Ov er2. 58mi l l i onmet r i ct onnesofr awpl as t i ci si mpor t edi nt oGhanaeachyearand73%oft hi s endsupaswas t e.Wi t honl yupt o5% ofpl as t i cwas t ebei ngr ecycl ed,t her es taccumul at esi n t heenv i r onmentorendsupi nl andfil l sandnear l y30% endsupi nt heAt l ant i cocean.Asa r es ul t ,Ghanai soneoft het op1 0mos tpol l ut edcount r i esi nt hewor l d.TheUni t edNat i ons Dev el opmentPr ogr amme( UNDP)hasemphas i z edt heur gentneedf orwas t emanagementand pl as t i cpol l ut i oni nt hecount r yt obeaddr es s ed. Gr eenEcowor k swasbor noutoft hei deat ot r ans f or m was t ei nt opr ofit abl eandv al uabl eev er yday mat er i al s ,r educi ngenv i r onment alpol l ut i onandcr eat i ngbet t ereconomi cout comesacr os st he commer ci alwoodv al uechai n. Gr een Ecowor k sr ecycl es col l ect ed pl as t i c was t ei nt o beams ,bl ock s ,s l abs ,and s heet sf or t empor ar ys t r uct ur esl i k eki os k s ,f ur ni t ur e,and s egr egat i onbi ns .Pr es ent l yt hecompanybuys col l ect edpl as t i cwas t ef r om aggr egat or s ,s hr edsandpr oces s esi ti nt os heet sands el l st oar t i s ans , f ur ni t ur emak er sandr eales t at ecompani esf orcons t r uct i onandhomeus e. I n201 9t hecompanywasi ncubat edbyt heRecycl eup!Ghanapr ogr am,wher ei t si ni t i al pr ot ot ypes and bus i nes smodelwer e dev el oped.Hav i ng s t ar t ed f ul loper at i onsi n 2021 ,t he company i s pr er ev enue,howev eri t spr opos edr ev enuemodel wi l l i ncor por at et hes al eoffini s hedpr oduct sand s uppl yofmat er i alt oar t i s ansandi ndus t r i alus er s .Thecompanyi ss eeki ngi nv es t mentofupt o $1 50, 000f r om s t r at egi ci nv es t or s ,t oi nv es ti nmachi ner y,s t a anddi s t r i but i onofi t spr oduct s .

“ Gr eenEcowor kswasbor noutof t hei deat ot r ansf or m wast ei nt opr oﬁt abl e andval uabl eever ydaymat er i al s . . . ”

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$200, 000 Magvi s i onRecycl i ng Shor tDescr i pt i on

Founder ( s )

Magv i s i on i sa r ecycl i ng company t hat col l ect sur banpl as t i cwas t eandt r ans f or ms t hi st ous abl es ol ut i onsf orhous ehol dsand r awmat er i al sf orpl as t i csmanuf act ur er sand pack agi ng compani es .The company al s o or gani z est r ai ni ng pr ogr amsand educat es communi t i esonhow t os us t ai nabl ymanage was t e.

Magdal eneOnt oba

AnnualRevenue

I ndus t r y

$2, 000( 201 9)

Recycl i ng

Gr os sMar gi n

SDG Focus

N/ A

SDG 7 ,SDG 8,SDG 9 ,SDG 1 1

I mpact/Tr act i on

I nves t mentAmountSought

UseofFunds Pur chas eofmachi nes ,l and,t r uck s ,s et t i ngupr ecov er ycent r esf orr awmat er i al sandex pandi ngt o pr oduci ngbr i ck s

$200, 000

1 20t onnesofwas t er ecov er edandr ecycl ed t hr oughnet wor kof4pi ck uppoi nt sacr os sAccr a

I nves t mentI ns t r ument

Webs i t e

Gr antorEqui t y

ht t ps : / / magv i s i onr ecycl i ng. com/

Count r y Ghana

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AMOUNT SOUGHT

$1 00, 000 PAM Af r i ca Shor tDescr i pt i on

Founder ( s )

PAM Af r i ca i s des i gni ng, cons t r uct i ng and depl oyi ng“ Sol arBut cherBox es ”acr os sr ur aland per i ur ban mar k et s acr os s Ni ger i a. The s ol ar but cherboxi sa s ol arpower ed ki os kt hathel ps cus t omer s or der meat / ﬁs h pr oduct s mor e e ci ent l y wi t hi nbui l tcol ds t or agecapabi l i t i es . Thecompanywi l lr unaki os k as as er v i cemodel whi ch enabl esbuyer st o hav e qui ck acces st o f r es hl ys our ced meat and meat pr oduct s ,i n pr i s t i neandheal t hycondi t i on.

Dr .Pat r i ckAges e,Engr .Jonat hanUk odi kho, Mr .Vi ct orEhumi an

I ndus t r y Cl eanEner gy/T echnol ogy

SDG Focus SDG 2,SDG 3,SDG 7

I nves t mentAmountSought $1 00, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Gr antorEqui t y

UseofFunds Wor ki ngCapi t al ,Sal esFor ceEx pans i on

AnnualRevenue N/ A( pr e-r ev enue)

Gr os sMar gi n N/ A

I mpact/Tr act i on Pam Af r i caai mst opr ov i deov er25, 000 newacces st oener gyconnect i ons .

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / pamaf r i ca. com/

Count r y Ni ger i a

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AMOUNT SOUGHT

$250, 000 Sal phaEner gy Shor tDescr i pt i on

Founder ( s )

Sal phaEner gyai mst omak equal i t ys ol arener gy Sandr aChukwudoz i e acces s i bl eand a or dabl et ot heappr ox i mat el y eofFunds 80 mi l l i on o gr i d hous ehol ds i n Ni ger i a,t he Us maj or i t y of whom ar e at t he bot t om of t he Wor ki ngCapi t al ,Sal esFor ceEx pans i on pyr ami d,by di s t r i but i ng a or dabl es ol arhome s ys t emsands ol arener gypr oduct s AnnualRevenue

I ndus t r y

$250, 000

Cl eanEner gy/T echnol ogy

Gr os sMar gi n

SDG Focus

30%

SDG 7

I mpact/Tr act i on

I nves t mentAmountSought

Sal phahasdi s t r i but edov er26, 200 s ys t emsi nNi ger i at i l ldat e

$250, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Debt ,Gr ant

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / s al phaener gy. com/

Count r y Ni ger i a

1 2

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$1 00, 000 UwanaEner gy Shor tDescr i pt i on

Founder ( s )

1 1 0M Ni ger i ansf acedai l y bl ack out scos t i ng t he count r y$28bn-equi v al entt o2%ofi t sGDP-t hat s t i ﬂe i ncome and pov er t y al l ev i at i on e or t s . Uwana Ener gy f ocus es on pr ov i di ng ener gy s ol ut i onst o mi cr oent er pr i s esby pr ov i di ng t hem wi t h Sol ar power ed i nv er t er swi t h an a or dabl e ﬁnanci ngopt i ons

Nat as haI bor i ,T ayoOyi nl ol a

I ndus t r y Recycl i ngandRenewalEner gy

UseofFunds Engi neer i ngandpr oductdev el opment , Bus i nes sdev el opmenti nor dert oenabl e2021 l aunchand400s ys t emsdepl oyed.

AnnualRevenue N/ A( pr e-r ev enue)

Gr os sMar gi n

SDG Focus

N/ A

SDG 7

I mpact/Tr act i on

I nves t mentAmountSought

pr oofofconcepts t age,onboar ded1 50 mi cr oent er pr i s esf orl aunchwai t i ngl i s t

$1 00, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Equi t y,Gr ant

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / www. uwanaener gy. com/

Count r y Ni ger i a

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m a n u f a c t u r i n g

1 4

Founder ( s ) Comf or tOl adej iandPas cal i neOpeodu

I ndus t r y Agr i cul t ur e/Manuf act ur i ng

SDG Focus SDG 2,8,1 2,1 3and1 7

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$22, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Gr antorDebt

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / www. i ns t agr am. com/ al t f ood_/ ? hl =en

Wi t h 200 mi l l i on peopl e,Ni ger i ai st he mos tpopul ous count r yi nt he wor l d’ s mos t f oodi ns ecur econt i nent .Wi t ht hes econdhi ghes tbur den ofs t unt ed gr owt hi n chi l dr en acr os st hegl obe,f oods ecur i t yhast ak enonhugei mpor t ance.TheCOVI D1 9pandemi c f ur t heri mpact edf oods uppl yandpr i ces ,ands car cef or ei gnex changehasmadei mpor t s ex pens i v e,r ai s i ngt heur gencyofr es i l i entl ocalf oodpr oduct i on.

Comf or t Ol adej i and Pas cal i ne Opeodu f oundedAl tFoodst opr ov i deal t er nat i v ef ood opt i onsf orpeopl e.Thecompanypr oces s es , pack agesandmar k et sl ocal l ys our cedf ood pr oduct s ,wi t haf ocus on mi l l enni al s and Gener at i on Z l ooki ng t o di s cov er l ocal heal t hy cui s i ne.Speci ﬁcal l y,Al t Foods i s l ooki ng t or evi v et hemar k etf oroncel ov ed nut r i t i onalmeal st hathav es i nce been r epl acedbyqui ck cooki ngconv eni encef oods . I ni t i al l ybondi ngov ert hei rs har edpas s i onf or f ood and women' sr i ght s adv ocacy whi l e s t udyi ngBot anyatt heUni v er s i t yofI badan, t he cof ounder sar e pas s i onat e abouts us t ai nabl e dev el opmentand hav es oughtt o bui l dacompanyt hatpr omot esl ocalcul t ur e andr es i l i ence. Thecompanys t ar t edf ul loper at i onsi nFebr uar y2020,andhasl aunchedi t sﬁr s tpr oduct-pack agedMai z eGr i t sor“ Egbo”i nt he Y or ubal anguage.Thi ss t apl ef oodwaspr ev i ous l ycons umedbyal lt hemaj oret hni c

gr oupsi nNi ger i a,buthasbeennegl ect eddue t ot heamountoft i meande or ti tt ookt opr epar e.Al tFoodss el l spr oces s edandpack aged or gani cmai z egr i t s ,r educi ngt hepr epar at i on t i mef r om 7hour st o45mi nut es . Thecompanys our cesi t spr oduct sf r om f ar mer sacr os st hecount r yf r om i t sbas ei nI badan, Oyos t at e,wher et heyar e pr oces s ed byi t s t eam ofwomen( al ls ur v i v or sofgenderbas ed v i ol ence) , and pack aged i n at t r act i v e eco f r i endl y paperbags .Al tFoodspr oduct sar e di s t r i but edt hr oughi t sgr owi ngnet wor kofr es el l er s ,bas edi n LagosandOyos t at es . Thecompanyi ss eeki ng i nv es t mentofup t o $22, 000,i nor dert obui l d outi t spr oduct i on capaci t y, obt ai n r egul at or y appr ov al and i ncr eas ei t spr oducto er i ng. “ Al tFoodssel l s pr ocessedandpackaged or gani cmai z egr i t sr educi ng t hepr epar at i ont i mef r om 7hour st o45mi ns. ”

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AMOUNT SOUGHT

$65, 61 7 Bank eMaki nde,T undeAdek oya,and RachelLul uBr i ggshad been di s cus s i ng t hel ackof i nnov at i v el ocal s ol ut i onst oobvi ouss oci et al needsf orasl ongast heyhadbeenf r i ends .Thes e di s cus s i onsyi el dedmanyi deas ,butt heCov i d1 9cr i s i spr es ent edt hei rﬁr s toppor t uni t yt oput t hei rdes i gnphi l os ophyt ot het es tandl edt ot hecr eat i onoft heThr eeCor dCol l ect i v e.Aci v i l engi neer i ngcompanyf ocus edons us t ai nabl edev el opment ,a or dabi l i t yandi mpact ,Thr ee Cor dCol l ect i v eai mst ot ackl es oci alpr obl emsbydev el opi ngandex ecut i ngi nnovat i v edes i gn s ol ut i onst hatar ewel l t ai l or edt ot hel ocalcont ex t .

Founder ( s ) Bank eMaki nde,T undeAdek oyaand RachelLul uBr i ggs

I ndus t r y Manuf act ur i ng

SDG Focus SDG 3,SDG 6

I nves t mentAmountSought

The Thr ee Cor d Col l ect i v e s us t ai nabl e des i gn phi l os ophy i sappl i cabl et oa numberofdier ent v er t i cal si ncl udi ngs ani t at i on,was t emanagement , Agr i cul t ur als er v i ces ,andl owcos thous i ng,cr i t i cal ar easf ors oci ali mpacti nacount r yt hatgener at es anav er ageof42mi l l i ont onnesofwas t egener at ed annual l y. Thet eam i sf ocus i ngons et t i ngupamanuf act ur i ng pl anti nt henearf ut ur e,wher epr oduct ss uch as was t ebi nsand bi n bagswi l lbepr oduced i nt he neart er m.

$65, 61 7

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Gr ant

Count r y Ni ger i a

Webs i t e www. i ns t agr am. com/ t hr eecor dcol l ect i v e/

Dur i ng t he New Economy Boos t er spr ogr am,t he companyhasmos t l ybeneﬁt edf r om bus i nes smodel des i gn,ﬁnanci als t r uct ur e and mar k etr es ear ch t r ai ni ngandment or s hi p. Thecompanyi ss eeki ngi nv es t mentpar t ner s hi pst o enabl ei tt o conductr es ear ch and dev el opment , s ecur ea manuf act ur i ng l ocat i on and i ncr eas ei t s mar k et i ngr eachf ori t spr oductr ange.

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Founder ( s ) Ser omumeI k ogho

I ndus t r y Manuf act ur i ng

SDG Focus SDG 1 ,SDG 5,SDG 8

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$1 50, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Equi t y/Conv er t i bl eDebt

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / www. det ai l af r i ca. com/

Ser omumeI k oghowasacons ul t antwor ki ngi nLagosunt i l 201 8.Thej our neyt ot hef oundi ng ofDet ai lAf r i cas t ar t edwi t hhi m uns ucces s f ul l ys ear chi ngf oral ocal l ymadebr i ef cas ef or wor k,l edt ohi mr es ear chi ngt hear t i s anall eat hers uppl yi nLagos ,andendedupwi t hhi m f oundi ngacompanyt os ol v et hepr obl em ofaf r agment edl eat herv al uechai ni nNi ger i a. TheNi ger i aEconomi cSummi tGr oup( NESG)es t i mat est hatt hecount r i es l eat heri ndus t r y coul dgener at eov er$1bi l l i oni nex por tear ni ngsby2025.Det ai lwasf oundedi nor dert o t ak eadv ant ageoft hi smar k etoppor t uni t yand byi mpr ovi ng t hel i v esand capaci t yof ar t i s anall eat herwor k er sacr os st hecount r y. Det ai lAf r i cahasi dent i ﬁedt hef as tgr owi ngl eat heri ndus t r yi nNi ger i a,t r ai ni ng and wor ki ng wi t h s omeoft hebes tl ocalar t i s ansandus i ngl ocalr es our cest opr oducea or dabl eyetl ongl as t i ng/ f unct i onal l eat herbagsandacces s or i es .Thecompany i sl ooki ng t ot r ai n and empoweratl eas t 5, 000l ocalar t i s anst opr oducegl obal l ycompet i t i v el eat herbagsandacces s or i esov ert henex t5 year s .

The company has s al es out l et si n Lagos and Abuj a,andi sex pandi ngt oGhana,t heUKandt he US.Det ai lpl anst oi nv es theav i l yi n onl i ne and ecommer ce di s t r i but i on,whi l e al s o wor ki ng t o ex pand i t s pr oducto er i ng t oi ncl ude l eat her bel t s ,wal l er t s ,pur s esandwat ches .Det ai l ’ sr ev enuehasgr ownf r om $1 0, 000 t o$72, 000 ov eri t s ﬁr s tt hr eeyear sofoper at i on,wi t hl i mi t edmar k et i ng and pr oduct i on capabi l i t i es .The company achi ev esgr os smar gi nsofov er45% oni t spr odDet ai l ’ ss t r at egy i sf ocus ed on bui l di ng a hi gh uct s ,whi l emai nt ai ni ng cos tand pr i cecompet i qual i t ybr andf ort heyoungwor ki ngcl as s ,whi l e t i v enes sr el at i v et oi t scompet i t or s pr ov i di ng s t abl ei ncome and s ki l l s dev el opment oppor t uni t i est ol ocalar t i s ans ,s t r engt heni ngt he Ser omumeai mst obui l dt hef ut ur eoft heAf r i can l eat herv al uechai nandpr ov i di ngempl oymentop- l eat heri ndus t r yt hr oughDet ai l Af r i ca,s er v i ngasa por t uni t i es .T odat et hecompanywor k swi t h1 5ar - par t nert ocons umer ,i ndus t r i alandot herpar t i ci t i s ansandi swor ki ngt oi ncr eas ei t sar t i s annet pant si nt hei ndus t r y.Ar el ent l es spr obl em s ol v er ,i f wor kand bui l di t sown l eat herf act or yt hatwi l l he was n' tbui l di ng t hi scompany he admi t she s er v ei t sex pans i ons t r at egy. woul dbecons ul t i ngf orot herent r epr eneur sl ookFr om i t sbegi nni ngov ert hel as tt hr eeyear s ,Det ai l Af r i cahasr api dl yex pandedt ooneoft hel eader s i ni t si ndus t r ys egment ,t hr oughi t sr el ent l es sf ocus onqual i t yandcus t omers at i s f act i on.Thecompany o er sa money backguar ant eeon def ect i v e pr oduct s ,and i ncor por at es cus t omer f eedback i nt onewpr oductdes i gndeci s i ons .

i ng t o unl ock t ough t r ade bot t l eneck s acr os s Af r i ca.Thecompanyi sl ooki ngt or ai s e$1 50, 000t o f und i t sl eat herf act or ycons t r uct i onand capi t al ex pendi t ur e,i ncr eas es t a t r ai ni ngandbui l dout i t sdi s t r i but i oni nf r as t r uct ur et os uppor ti t sambi t i ousgr owt handex pans i onpl an.

1 7

M e d i a d

1 8

Founder ( s ) Ader onk eAdeol a

I ndus t r y Medi aandEnt er t ai nment

SDG Focus SDG 4,SDG 5,SDG 1 0

I nves t mentI ns t r ument AMOUNT SOUGHT

$1 50, 000

Equi t y,Gr ant s

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / www. l i nk edi n. com/ i n/ ader onk eadeol a43523aa9/ ? or i gi nal Subdomai n=ng

TheNi ger i anﬁl mi ndus t r y,Nol l ywood,encaps ul at espr act i t i oner si ns cr i pt i ng,di r ect i ng, act i ng,edi t i ng and mar k et i ng acr os st hecount r y.Thei ndus t r y empl oysov era mi l l i on peopl e,gener at esov erUS$7bi l l i onf ort heeconomyandaccount sf or1 . 4%ofNat i onal GDP accor di ngt oI MFr epor t s .Thr oughadv ancesi nt echnol ogy,s oci almedi aandt her i s eof s t r eami ngcompani es ,gl obaldi s t r i but i onofbal ancedAf r i can s t or i esi saneconomi cand s oci ali mpactoppor t uni t y.Wi t hi nt hi scont ex t ,1 421medi a,a ﬁl m pr oduct i on company f oundedbyAder onk eAdeol a,s et si t s el fapar twi t hi t sf ocusonbl endi ngs oci ali mpactand ent er t ai nment ,“ cont entwi t hacons ci ence ” ,ass hecoi nsi t .

1 421 ’ sfir s tt i t l ewas“ Awani ” ,at houghtpr ov oki ngdocument ar yt hatex ami nedt heev ol ut i onof t her ol eofNi ger i anwomenf r om pr ecol oni alNi ger i at ot hepr es entday,hi ghl i ght i ngandcel ebr at i ngwomenf r om t hepas tus i ngabl endofar chi v alf oot ageandex per tcomment ar y.The fil mr ecei v ednumer ousawar dsi ncl udi ngt heUNESCO pr i z eatt he201 9Af r i canFi l m Fes t i v al , hasbeens cr eenedi n1 0count r i esandt r ans l at edi nt ot wol anguages . Fol l owi ngonf r om t hes ucces sofi t sfir s tt i t l e,r ecr ui t mentofi t scor et eam andt heent r ant sof newpl ayer sandoppor t uni t i esi nt hefil mi ndus t r y,1 421medi ai sf ocus edonat woyears t r at egy t hats eek st oi nv es ti nex pandi ngi t sr os t eroffil ms ,t appi ngi nt ot el ev i s i onand di gi t al s t r eami ng asadi s t r i but i onchannelf ort hei rt i t l es . 1 421oper at esar ev enuemodelcons i s t i ngoff eesf r om cont entcommi s s i ons ,gr ant sf r om NGOs anddev el opmentor gani s at i onswi t ht opi cal f ocusoni s s ueshi ghl i ght edby1 421cont ent ,aswel l asl i cens i ngr ev enuef r om cont entdi s t r i but i onchannel s .

“Thei ndust r yempl oysoverami l l i onpeopl e, gener at esoverUS$7bi l l i onf ort heeconomyand account sf or1 . 4% ofNat i onalGDPaccor di ng t oI MFr epor t s. ”

1 9

L o g i s t i c s& t e c h n o l o g y d

2 0

Founder ( s ) Ak s hayGwal ani

I ndus t r y ECommer ce

SDG Focus SDG 8,SDG 9 ,SDG 1 2

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$1 00, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Debt ,Equi t yorGr ant

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / bi z co. app/

Ak s hayGwal anides cr i beshi ms el fas“ ar eal l ys t ubbor nguy” .Af or mers emi pr of es s i onal bas k et bal lpl ayer ,hecons i der shi sl i f e' smi s s i ont omak eal i v i ngdoi ngs omet hi ngt hati s meani ngf ul andmak esar eal dier encei npeopl e' sl i v es .BI ZCO,aSof t war easaSer v i cet hat pr ovi deswhol es al er sand r et ai l er st het ool st odi gi t i s et hei rbus i nes s es ,s t ar t ed f r om hi s ex per i encebui l di ngandmanagi ngbus i nes s esi nv ar i ousi ndus t r i esi nmanuf act ur i ngand di s t r i but i onf orhi sf ami l ybus i nes s esi nNi ger i a.Whi l er unni ngt hi sbus i nes s ,hei dent i ﬁed gaps i n how di s t r i but or s ,ent r epr eneur s wi t h hi gh t ur nov erbus i nes s es ,handl ed t hei r i nv ent or yands al esr ecor dspr oces s es .Thes epaperbas eds ys t emswer epr onet of r aud, mi s t ak es ,andast heCOVI D1 9Pandemi cs howed,notﬁtf orecommer ceadapt at i on. Bi z cos of t war es ui t epr ov i desent r epr eneur swi t h t het ool st or unt hei rbus i nes s esonl i ne,i ncl udi ng i nv ent or y management s of t war e, i nv oi ci ng, cr edi tmanagement ,account i ngandadv anced bus i nes sper f or mancedat a&anal yt i cs .Thes er vi ce al s o pr ovi des onl i ne s t or es f orus er st o enabl et hem t os el ldi r ect l yt ocus t omer s .

Bi z cowasl aunched i nAugus t2020.Si nce t hen Ak s hay and hi st eam hav ebeen f ocus ed on bui l di ng t he pr oducts ui t e,and onboar di ng us er s ont ot he pl at f or m t o demons t r at ei t sv al ue.AsatQ12021 ,t hey hav er egi s t er edov er1 00newus er sont ot he MVPandar el ooki ngt oonboar dov er200 us er satt heendofQ12021 ,and5, 000bus i s esbyt heendof2021 . Thecompany' sv i s i oni st odi gi t i z et hei nf or mal nes t r adi ngs ect oracr os sAf r i ca,pr ov i di ngat echnol ogybackbonef oroper at i onsi nt hecommer - The bus i nes sr ev enue modelcons i s t s of ci alt r adi ngi ndus t r y.Bi z coal s oai mst opr ov i de mont hl ys ubs cr i pt i on f eesf orus er soft he ﬁnanci als er v i cest ous er soni t spl at f or m,andi s pl at f or m,and commi s s i onsonl oansor i gi i n di s cus s i onswi t h ﬁnt ech par t ner st or ol lout The t eam i sl ooki ng t or ai s e $1 00, 000 t o cr edi tpr oduct sl i nk edt ocus t omeri ns i ght s . f und i t s engi neer i ng,mar k et i ng,bus i nes s “Thecompany’ svi si oni st odi gi t i z e dev el opment&cus t omers uppor tt eam,and t hei nf or malt r adi ngsect or al s omak es t r at egi chi r est of ur t herdev el op acr ossAf r i ca,pr ovi di ngbackbone i t sgr owt h. f oroper at i onsi nt hecommer ci al t r adi ngi ndust r y. ”

2 1

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$85, 000 Gat epas s Shor tDescr i pt i on

Founder ( s )

Gat e Pas senabl esr es i dent i ales t at e manager s and t hei rr es i dent st o col l abor at e,har moni z e goal s , bui l d t r us t and gr ow t oget her as a communi t y.Thepl at f or m pr ov i dest ool ss uchas pr oper t ymanagements ol ut i on,mar k et pl acef or communi t ys er v i ces ,24/ 7 di gi t alconci er ge f or r es i dent s and a communi t y anal yt i cs and deci s i ons uppor tt ool .Att hei nt er s ect i onofr eal es t at e, commer ce, s er v i ces and t echnol ogy, Gat epas s i s bui l di ng t he di s t r i but i on i nf r as t r uct ur et hatconnect sl ocalar t i s ansand s er v i cepr ov i der st ot hei rcommuni t i es .

Muyi deenDos unmu,Mat i nDos unmu, Wal eLawal

I ndus t r y

N/ A

Pr oper t y/T echnol ogy

I mpact/Tr act i on

SDG Focus

Act i v ei n4communi t i eswi t h31 0homes acr os sNi ger i a,405r es i dent sand1 7 , 205 pas s esgener at ed.

SDG 1 1

I nves t mentAmountSought $85, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Equi t y

UseofFunds Engi neer i ngandpr oductdev el opment ,oper at i onalr unwayf or1 224mont hs ,ex pandt o1 50 communi t i es .

AnnualRevenue N/ A( pr e-r ev enue)

Gr os sMar gi n

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / gat epas s . i o/

Count r y Ni ger i a

2 2

Founder ( s ) Geo r eyCoombs ,SamuelDans oand Ol ami deAf ol abi

I ndus t r y Agr i cul t ur e/T echnol ogy

SDG Focus SDG 1 ,SDG 2,SDG 8,SDG 1 2andSDG 1 4

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$1 50, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Equi t y

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / www. ns honam. com/

Wi t hal mos t1 2, 000 canoesi ns er vi ce,t hear t i s analfis her i esi ndus t r yi nGhana i ndi r ect l y s uppor t sov er2. 6 mi l l i on j obs .Howev er ,t hei ndus t r y hasbeen undert hr eatf r om cheap, i mpor t edf r oz enfis hal t er nat i v esanduncheck edi l l egal t r awl erfis hi ng.Geo r eyCoombsand Samuel Dans of oundedNs honam i near l y201 9wi t ht heobj ect i v eofbet t eror gani s i ngt hel ocal ar t i s analfis hi ngi ndus t r yi nGhanaus i ngt echnol ogy.Ns hoNam s eek st oenhancet hes ect or ’ s compet i t i v enes s ,pr ovi des us t ai nabl el i v el i hoodsf orar t i s analfis her menandt hei rhous ehol ds andpr omot et hecons umpt i onofl ocal l ys our cedfis hpr oduct sacr os st hecount r y.

Ns hoNam oper at esa t echnol ogyenabl ed mar k et i ng pl at f or mf ort he pr oduce ofar t i s analﬁs hi ng communi t i esi nWes tAf r i ca.Thei rs cal abl es ol ut i on combi nescodes i gnedt echnol ogyt oaggr egat et he ot ak e ofﬁs hi ng cat ches wi t hl owcos t ,di gi t al l ydr i v en,col dchai nl ogi s t i csandmar k et i ng.

s our cedfis hbecaus eofcos tandl ackofcol d chai nacces s .Ns hoNam nowwor k swi t h1 7di f f er entfis hi ngpar t i es ,pr ov i di ngar el i abl eand s ecur es our ceofo t ak eat4dier entl andi ng s i t es .Thecompanyi smar k et i ngi t sfis ht oa net wor kofmor et han1 20cl i ent s .

The v ent ur ei s wor ki ng t o ex pand downs t r eam mar k et acces s by onboar di ng hos pi t al i t y and mi ddl ei ncomehous ehol dcl i ent swhoar es er v edby al ean di s t r i but i on net wor kand par t ner s hi pswi t h l as t mi l edi s t r i but or s .Cl i ent sar eal s oabl et oor der l ocal l ys our ced ﬁs h on demand t hr ough onl i ne channel s .

Ns hoNam pl anst or ai s e$1 50, 000f r om i nt er es t edi nv es t or s ,t os t r engt heni t st echnol ogy o er i ng,i nv es ti ni t ’ scol dchai nnet wor kand ex pandi nt os econdt i erci t i esacr os sGhana. Ther e ar el onger t er m pl anst o pi l ota mi cr ocr edi tpr oductav ai l abl et ol ocal ar t i s anal ﬁs her menwi t hi nt heNs hoNam net wor kl ev er agi ngo t hepur chas i ngdat at oes t abl i s ha cr edi ts cor i ngmodel .

Ni i T et t eh,al ocal ar t i s anal fis her man,i sj us toneex i s t i ngs uppl i ert oNs hoNam whohasf el tt hebenefit s oft hei rs er v i ce.Whenher et ur nsf r om t hes ea,he finds a r ef r i ger at ed t r uck f r om Ns hoNam att he s hor e,wai t i ngt obuyhi sent i r ecat ch,ataf ai rpr i ce wi t hi mmedi at epayment .

Thecompanypl anst oex t endi t smodelov er t henex tfiv eyear st oot hercount r i esal ong t heWes tAf r i cancoas t ,wi t hs i mi l arl ocalar t i s analfis her ydynami csandv al uechai ns .The f oundert eam’ sv i s i onf orNs hoNam i st hatofa el i abl e par t nerf ors us t ai nabl ei ncomeand The fis h ar es t or ed i n FDA compl i antcondi t i ons , r ali ncl us i onf orar t i s analfis her sacr os s dr es s edandmar k et edbyNs hoNam t oanet wor kof financi heWes tAf r i canr egi on. ot ak er ss uch asMoni s ol a,an ent r epr eneurwho t r unsar es t aur antbutpr ev i ous l ydi dnots el ll ocal l y

2 3

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$1 00, 000 Qui ck s al ar y Shor tDescr i pt i on

Founder ( s )

Qui ck s al ar yi sanappt hatpaysempl oyeeswhen Es s i enEk anem,Ol uwadunniFani be t heyneedi t .Thepl at f or m pr ov i desi ns t antwage adv ancest o empl oyees ,acces st o on demand Us eofFunds wi t hdr awal s ofa por t i on ofmont hl y ear ni ngs , Hi r i ng,Oper at i ons ,f undi ngi ns t antwagewi t hs mar ts av i ngt ool sandﬁnanci alpl anner s ,phys i dr awal s calandv i r t ualcar dst ot r acks pendi ng.

I ndus t r y Fi nanci alSer v i ces/T echnol ogy

AnnualRevenue N/ A( Pr e-Rev enue)

Gr os sMar gi n SDG Focus SDG 1

I nves t mentAmountSought

N/ A

I mpact/Tr act i on 94us er sonboar dedt i l ldat e

$1 00, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / qui ck s al ar y. co/

Gr ant

Count r y Ni ger i a

2 4

Founder ( s ) Al has s anY ak ubu,RaymondT aak u,Sal i s u Y ak ubuandJehuAppi ah

I ndus t r y Logi s t i cs/T echnol ogy

SDG Focus SDG 8,SDG 9

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$1 7 , 41 6

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Gr antorEqui t y

Webs i t e ht t p: / / www. s umadel i v er i es . com/

Wi t h ov er2 mi l l i on MSMEsi n Ghana asat201 9 empl oyi ng ov er8 mi l l i on peopl e,t he i mpor t anceofbus i nes s esdev el opi ngecommer cecapabi l i t ywass t ar kl yhi ghl i ght eddur i ng t he Cov i d1 9 pandemi c,wher e about36% ofs mal lbus i nes s es cl os ed due t ol ack of pat r onage.Ak eyf eat ur eoft heecommer cev al uechai ni sdel i v er ys er v i ces ,whi chcant ak e cus t omeror der sf r om v endort o door s t ep,howev ert hemar k eti n Ghana i sf r aughtwi t h unr el i abi l i t yandhi ghcos tduet of r agment at i on. Thef ounder sofSumaDel i v er i esai mt ocons ol i dat et hemar k etordi s pat chandcour i ers er v i ces i nGhana,bypr ov i di ngan“ Uberl i k e ”pl at f or m wher e cus t omer s can or derdi s pat ch s er v i ces f r om near byav ai l abl er i der s ,andr i der scant ak e adv ant ageofl ocat i onbas edr eques t st oens ur e bet t ere ci encyandmor et r i ps .SumaDel i v er i es ai mst opr ov i det hes ea or dabl eandr el i abl edel i v er yﬂeets er vi cest hr oughal as tmi l edel i v er y appt hatenabl esus er st os endpack ages ,ont he go,v i at hei rmobi l ephone.

I nt he nex t5 year s ,t he company ai msf or “ 80% ofal ls mar t phoneus er si nt heci t i esof Ghana t o hav e‘ Suma number s ’f ors endi ng and r ecei v i ng pack agesj us tl i k et hey hav e ’ What s Appnumber s ’f ors endi ngandr ecei v i ngmes s ages ” .

Thes eus er swi l lbeconnect ed t oa di s pat ch r i der / dr i v erev er y1 20s econds ,maki ngt hedel i v er y pr oces sa s eaml es sex per i ence.Suma ai mst oachi ev e1 mi l l i ondownl oadsofi t sappl i cat i onwi t hi nt henex tt woyear s ,boos t i ng Thepl at f or mi sav ai l abl et ous ef orr i der sf r om a t heecommer cei ndus t r yi nGhana,pr ov i di ng v ar i et y ofdi s pat ch compani es ,i ncl udi ng i ndi - empl oymentandameansofl i v el i hoodf ort he v i dual sl ooki ng t opr ov i dedi s pat ch s er v i cest o r i der soni t spl at f or m andi mpr ov i ngt hecus i ncr eas et hei ri ncome.SumaDel i v er i esal s ohasa t omerex per i encef orus er sacr os st hecount r y. pr opr i et ar yﬂeetofmot or cycl eswhi char el i s t ed andmanagedont heappl i cat i on.Cus t omer sar e Thecompanyai mst or ai s e$1 8, 000t oi nv es t connect edt ot henear es tav ai l abl edi s pat chv i a i n gr owi ng t henumberofr i der son i t spl at gps ,enabl i ngt hecompanyt oo ert hequi ck es t f or m,aswel lasi nv es t i ngi ni t sownﬂeetand and mos ta or dabl eex per i ence.Thecompany mar k et i ngex pens es .Thecompanywi l lus et he l aunchedi nAugus t2020,andhasachi ev edov er f undst o acqui r e1 00, 000 new r epeatus er s 2, 000 appl i cat i on downl oadss i nce t hen,wi t h and ex pand i nt o 5 new r egi onsacr os st he ov er75r epeatcus t omer sonaweekl ybas i s . count r yov ert henex tyear .

2 5

Founder ( s ) Emek aNwos u,JamesAdemuyi waandJoel Aj i de

I ndus t r y ECommer ce/Fi nanci alSer v i ces

SDG Focus SDG 2,SDG 8,SDG 9

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$250, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Equi t yandGr ant s

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / s ur t i i . com/

Emek aNwos uhadadegr eei neconomi csandhadpr ev i ous l ywor k edi nbanki ngandr eal es t at e bef or e deci di ng t o go i nt o commodi t i es t r adi ng wi t h hi sf r i ends .Af t era br i eﬂy s ucces s f ulbus i nes st r adi ngbi t t er k ol aands es ames eeds ,t henew ent er pr i s er ani nt oabi g pr obl em whenaf ul l ypai dups chedul edwhi t eoni ondel i v er yt ur nedoutt obef ul lofol d, r ot t enr edoni ons ,andt hes el l erwasnowher et obef ound. Al ackoft r us ti nNi ger i acr eat esov er whel mi ngcount er par t yr i s kf orbus i nes s esandi ndi v i dual si nv ol v ed i ncommer ci al t r ans act i onsonadai l y,per i odi c,and ev enonet i mebas i s .I nNi ger i a,8outof1 0buyer s s ayt hatt heyhav eex per i enceds omet ypeoff r aud whi l es hoppi ngonl i ne.I nt hi sl ow t r us tenv i r onment , newmer chant ss t r uggl et owi nt het r us tofpr os pect i v ecus t omer sandhav et or el yonpaymentt er ms t hatex pos et hem t of r aud( PayOnDel i v er y) .Ov er $1 . 5bwor t hi nt r ans act i onsi sf or f ei t edannual l ydue t ounf av our abl epaymentt er ms . Emek aandhi st eam s t ar t edSur t i it os ol v et hepr obl ems t hatt hey ex per i enced,wi t h appl i cat i ons i n phys i calgoodst r adi ng,s er v i cesaswel lasecommer ce i ndus t r i es .Sur t i ipr ov i desa di gi t ales cr ow pr oductt hatenabl espeopl et ot r ans acti na s af e and t r us t i ng env i r onment ,t her eby i ncr eas i ng t he ﬂowoft r adeacr os sAf r i ca.

Chat boti nt er f acenear i ngcompl et i on) ,andwas l aunchedi n2021andi scur r ent l ywor ki ngwi t h5 onl i nemer chant sonpr oductt es t i ngoft heMVP. Ov ert henex tyear ,Sur t i iai mst ol aunchf ul loper at i onsacr os sNi ger i a,onboar di ngov er5, 000 onl i nemer chant sandappl yi ngi t ses cr ow s ol ut i on t o phys i calcommodi t i est r adi ng appl i cat i onsaswel lasabl ock chai nbas edes cr ows ol ut i on t of aci l i t at es ecur e payment sf ordi gi t al as s et s .I t s cur r entt ar getmar k eti ncor por at es onl i nemer chant s ,f r eel ancer s ,s oci almedi ar et ai l er s , dr ops hi pper s ,s uppl i er s , cont r act or s , cr ypt ocur r encyandcommodi t yt r ader s . Cur r ent l y,pr er ev enue,t hecompanyhasbeneﬁt t edf r om t heNewEconomyBoos t erpr ogr am i n des i gni ngi t sbus i nes smodel andmi ni mum v i abl e pr oduct .I t sr ev enue modelai mst o capt ur ea 1 . 5% t r ans act i onf eeongr os st r ans act i onv ol ume t hr oughi t spl at f or m.

The pr oducti ncor por at esan eas yt ous e,s ecur e di gi t alwal l etf oreas yf undi ng and wi t hdr awal ,a t i ii sl ooki ng t or ai s e$250, 000 i n equi t y or web and i nt er act i v echat botf ort r ans act i on cr ea- Sur antf undi ng,t oappl yt owar dsk eyhi r es ,oper at i on,di s put er es ol ut i onf r amewor k,i nv oi cecr eat i on, gr i onalcos t sandbus i nes sdev el opmentex pens es . t r acki ngcapabi l i t i es ,andeas yi nt egr at i onf oronl i ne t mar k et pl acesv i awebpl ugi ns .Thecompany' sﬁr s t

2 6

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$200, 000 T r uq Shor tDescr i pt i on

Founder ( s )

I nJul y201 9 ,Fol us o( nowt r uQ cof ounder )bought Wi l l i am Fat ayo,Fol us oOj o a war dr obe f orhernew apar t ment ,we went eofFunds t hr oughhel lt r yi ngt ogetat r uckt hat ’ l lmov et he Us war dr obef r om Lekkit oOj oduBer ger . ,cont act ed Pr oductdev el opmentandi mpr ov edpr oduct s ev er all ogi s t i cscompani esandr eal i z edt hatt hey o er i ngs ei t herchar geout r ageousf eesev enmor et hant he pr i ceoft hei t em wei nt endedt omov e,unav ai l abl e Annual Revenue orwon’ tpr ov i der ealt i me/ i ns t ants er v i ce.Fol us o $20, 7 21 andWi l l i am s etoutt obui l dT r uq,Apl at f or mt hat l ev er agest echnol ogyt oconnectpeopl eandbus i - Gr os sMar gi n nes s est ot hecl os es tv ehi cl e( cut t i ngacr os sv ar i A ousv ehi cl es i z es )anyt i met heyneedt omov eany- N/ t hi ng.

I mpact/Tr act i on

I ndus t r y Logi s t i cs/T echnol ogy

275t r i psont hepl at f or m

Webs i t e

SDG Focus

ht t ps : / / myt r uq. com/

N/ A

Count r y

I nves t mentAmountSought

Ni ger i a

$200, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Equi t y,Gr ant

2 7

h E A L T H d

2 8

Founder ( s ) Kel v i nAs hi e,AmosNar handChar l esThomps on

I ndus t r y Heal t hT ech

SDG Focus SDG 1 ,SDG 3andSDG 9

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$250, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Equi t yorGr ant s

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / www. heal t hdi r ect gl obal . com/

Ev er yyear ,mi l l i onsofpeopl eacr os sAf r i cadi eduet ount i mel yacces st oheal t hcar e,poor heal t hcar ei nf or mat i ons ys t emsandl ackofacces st oheal t hcar eﬁnanci ng.WhenAmos Nar hl os thi sf at herduet oani dent i t ymi s mat chatt hepoi ntofcar e,hedeci dedt odo s omet hi ngaboutt hepr obl em.T oget herwi t hhi sCoFounderKev i nAs hi e,Amoshasbui l ta pr oductt oachi ev ehi sv i s i onofus i ngt echt ool st obr i ngheal t hdel i v er yi nAf r i cai nt ot he21 s t cent ur y.

Thei rcompany,Heal t hDi r ectGl obal ,pr ov i desamul t i s i dedpl at f or mt hatl i nk sheal t hs er v i ce pr ov i der st opat i ent s .Thepl at f or m al l owspat i ent st ot r ackmedi calr ecor dse ci ent l y,s chedul eandmanageappoi nt ment sandhav eacces st oal t er nat i v eheal t hcar eﬁnanci ngt hr ougha di v er s er angeofheal t hcar epl ans .Pat i ent scanpaydi r ect l yus i ngmobi l emoneyordebi tcar ds . Heal t hDi r ectal s opl anst oonboar dHeal t hI ns ur er st opr ov i demi cr oi ns ur ancecov er agepackagesf orus er soft heappl i cat i on. Thecompany' sr ev enuemodeli ncor por at ess ubs cr i pt i onf eesf r om Heal t hSer v i cepr ov i der s , commi s s i onsonpat i entpayment sandmi cr oi ns ur ancepr emi ums .Fol l owi ngi t sbet al aunchi n 2020,t hecompanyhasonboar ded25heal t hs er vi cepr ovi der sont ot hepl at f or m,andf aci l i t at edov er500v i r t ualpat i entcons ul t at i ons . Sof art hef ounder shav eboot s t r appedpr oductdev el opmentt hr oughs av i ngsandt hei ri mmedi at e net wor k s .Heal t h Di r ecti ss eeki ng i nv es t mentof$250, 000 t oi nv es ti n mar k et i ng and i ncr eas edadopt i onoft hepl at f or m,aswel last of undf ur t herpr oductandbus i nes sdev el opment . Ov ert henex tf ew year s ,t hecompanyai mst oi mpr ov et hepat i entex per i enceont heheal t h di r ectapp,onboar di ngmor ei ns ur er s ,phar maci esanddi agnos t i csont ot hepl at f or m.Thecompanyal s ohaspl anst oqui ckl yex pandacr os sAf r i ca,ent er i ngt hr eenewcount r i esov ert henex t t hr eeyear s .

2 9

Founder ( s ) Abi s ol aOl adapo

I ndus t r y Heal t h/T echnol ogy

SDG Focus SDG 3

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$360, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Equi t y/Gr ant

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / www. mums pr i ng. com/

Ev er yyeari nAf r i ca,ov er1mi l l i onnewbor nsdi ewi t hi n30daysofbi r t h.Accor di ngt ot he Wor l dHeal t hOr gani z at i on( WHO) ,80% oft hes edeat hsar eav oi dabl e.Womeni nt her egi on of t enr epor tani nabi l i t yt oobt ai nmoneyf ort r eat ment ,l i mi t edacces st ot r ans por t ,andt he l ongdi s t ancebet weenheal t hcar ef aci l i t i esandt hei rhomeast hemai nf act or st hatpr ev ent adequat eacces st oheal t hcar e.Theaf or ement i oned l ackoft r ai ned heal t hcar eat t ended bi r t hsi nNi ger i ai scompoundedbyt hef actt hatonl ys i xi nt enmot her sr ecei v eant enat al car e f r om at r ai nedmedi calpr of es s i onal . App - f ocus ed on mi ddl ecl as s and a uent mot her s .Launchedi n201 8,t heMums pr i ngpl at f or m cur r ent l y pr ov i des ant enat als uppor tt o ov er2, 000ex pect i ngmot her sacr os ss out hwes t Ni ger i a,wi t hpl anst oonboar dov er20, 000s ubs cr i ber sbyt heendof2021 .Thecompanydi s t r i but esi t spr oduct sand onboar dsnew us er s underaB2G r ev enuemodel .Gov er nment sand agenci esofgov er nmentpur chas ebul ks ubs cr i pt i ons ,andMums pr i ngpr oducts ui t ei sdepl oyed as a s er v i ce t o onboar ded cons t i t uent s .The s opr oces s esheal t hdat aanal yt i cs Heri ni t i at i v e,Mums pr i ng,i scommi t t ed t o us i ng companyal opr ov i der ecommendat i onst opol i cymak er s . t echnol ogyt oenabl ewel l nes sandempowernew t mot her s ,t hebackboneofev er yhomeandcommuor pr ofits oci al ent er pr i s e,Mums pr i ngdi r ect l y ni t y.Thecompanyl aunchedi t sflags hi ppr oduct , Af oys1 1empl oyeesandi sl ooki ngt obui l dout Agnes ,an i nt er neti ndependentappl i cat i on f o- empl t sent er pr i s es al est eamsand pr oces s es .The cus edonr ur alandl owi ncomeear ner s ,whi chpr o- i owngr os smar gi nst oov er62% v i des s er v i ces f or ex pect i ng mot her i ncl udi ng companyhasgr ni t st hr eeyear sofoper at i onsandi st ar get i ng weekl yant enat al andpr enat al educat i onal mat er i - i ul lnat i onalr ol l outandi nt er nat i onalex pans i on al s ,AI power edv oi cecal l st opr ov i des t ages peci fic f ert henex tfiv eyear s .Thecompanyi ss eeki ng ant enat ali nf or mat i ont opr egnantwomeni nt hei r ov nv es t mentof$200, 000t oi nv es ti ni t ss al es l ocal ,pi dgi norEngl i s hl anguage,and24/ 7acces s ani oductdev el opment ,mar k et i ng,oper at omi dwi v est hr oughoutpr egnancyandt hepos t - and pr i onalex pens es ,l egalf ees ,and admi ni s t r at i v e par t um per i od.Mums pr i ng’ spr oductpor t f ol i oal s o t el opment . i ncl udes t he Mums pr i ng mal l-an ecommer ce dev mar k et pl acef ormat er nali t ems ,t heMums pr i ng Abi s ol a Ol adapo,an i nnat e pr obl em s ol v er ,had beenappl yi nghers ki l l sasanengi neeri nNi ger i a unt i lherf ocuss hi f t ed when s he became a new mot her .Af t erl ear ni nghow manypeopl edi edf r om t he s ame compl i cat i onss he ex per i enced dur i ng t hebi r t hofhers econdchi l d,Abi s ol adev ot edher s el ft ocont r i but i ngas ol ut i ont oi mpr ov eNi ger i a' s al mor t al i t yr at es .Shedes i r est os eewomen neonat acces sant enat alcar eandf aci l i t i esr egar dl es sof t hei rabi l i t yt opay.

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Founder ( s ) T el eAi na

I ndus t r y Heal t h/T echnol ogy

SDG Focus SDG 3

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$1 50, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Conv er t i bl enot esorgr ant s

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / www. waz i ki l i f e. com/ about

T el eAi nawaswor ki ngahi ghﬂyi ngcons ul t i ngcar eer ,wi t hdier entpl ansf ort hef ut ur e,when s hel os therf at heri n201 8t oami s di agnos edi l l nes s .Ov ert i me,heri deaf oraf r ees ympt om check erappl i cat i on,s ot hatpeopl ecoul dhav er api dr es ol ut i onandi nf or mat i onabouts i mi l ar heal t hpr obl emsgr ewi nt ot hef oundat i onf orWaz i ki Li f e,whi chai mst obet hemos tacces s i bl e pr i mar ycar enet wor k si nAf r i ca.

Accor di ngt oUNI CEF ,7 0%ofi nf antdeat hsi nNi ger i aar ecaus edbydi s eas eswhi chwoul dhav ebeen pr ev ent abl e wi t h adequat e pr i mar y heal t hcar e acces s .7 0% ofdoct or s ar es t at i oned i n ur ban cent er swher eonl y48% oft henat i onalpopul at i on l i v e.Waz i ki ’ spl at f or m al l owsus er st oacces st he pr i mar yheal t hcar es uppor tt heyneed,us i ngt he i kis ympt om check erand doct or ’ s appoi nt Waz ments er v i ce.

Theheal t hcar emar k eti nNi ger i awasv al uedat ov er$1 5bi l l i oni n201 8.Demandf orheal t hcar e s er v i cesi sex pect edt oi ncr eas eov ert henex tﬁv e year swi t hav al ueofov er$1 8bi l l i oni n2023.

i kipl ans t o achi ev es cal e and l ead t hi s Waz mar k ets egmentwi t ha f ocusonus abi l i t y and a or dabi l i t y.The t eam i sl aunchi ng a USSD pr oductt oex pandacces st oi t scapabi l i t i est o l ow dat a cov er age ar eas and f eat ur e phone Thes ympt om check eri sav ai l abl ef r eet oal lus er s us er s . whodownl oad t heandr oi d and i osappl i cat i ons , and can be us ed wi t h orwi t houtr egi s t er i ng t o T el esv i s i oni st obui l danenv i r onmentt hatenaenabl eus er sgett hehel pt heyneedqui ckl y.The bl esanyonet or each t heheal t hs uppor tt hat company' sr ev enuemodels eesi tear na2030% t heyneedi nt hes hor t es tpos s i bl et i me.Ov ert he commi s i on on doct or pat i entcons ul t at i onsena- nex tf ew year s ,Waz i kihopest oex pandi t ss ol ubl edoni t spl at f or m. t i onsi nt o ot herAf r i can count r i eswi t hs i mi l ar f r agment edheal t hcar echal l enges . Launchedi nAugus t2020,t hecompanyhasenabl edov er600cons ul t at i onss of aroni t spl at f or m, Thet eam i ss eeki ng$1 50, 000 i ni nv es t mentt o whi l ef ur t herdev el opi ngandr eﬁni ngt het echnol o- bui l douti t smar k et i nge or t s ,pr oductupdat es gy.T el eand hert eam pl an t or ai s ef undi ng f or andbus i nes sdev el opment . mar k et i ngandbus i nes sdev el opment ,onboar di ng “Thecompanyhasenabl ed mor epat i ent sanddoct or s .Waz i kipl anst or each 600+consul t at i onssof aron 1 . 7 m peopl eby2025. i t spl at f or m whi l ef ur t herdevel opi ng andr eﬁni ngt het echnol ogy. ”

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AMOUNT SOUGHT

$61 0, 000 Whi s paHeal t h Shor tDescr i pt i on

Founder ( s )

Whi s pai samobi l eappl i cat i ont hatal l owsus er s t opr i v at el yt ak echar geoft hei rs ex ualandr epr oduct i v eheal t h,bypr ov i di ngacces st ononj udgement ali nf or mat i on,pr oduct sand s er v i ces .The pl at f or m al l owsus er st o gai n acces st os ex ual heal t hpr oduct sands er v i cess uchascont r acept i v es ,cer v i calcancers cr eeni ng & v acci nat i on, Hepat i t i sB s cr eeni ng and v acci nat i on,Br eas t Cancers cr eeni ng,STIandHI Vt es tki t s ,hol dpr i v at econs ul t at i onswi t h doct or sand acces ss ex educat i onands uppor tmat er i al s .

Mor eni k eFaj emi s i n,AdeboyeFaj emi s i n

UseofFunds Mar k et i ngandpr oductdev el opmentex pens es t or each200, 000downl oads ,wi t h50% conv er s i ont opayi ngs ubs cr i ber s

AnnualRevenue $1 5, 000( 2020)

Gr os sMar gi n

I ndus t r y

60%

Fi nanci alSer v i ces/T echnol ogy

I mpact/Tr act i on

SDG Focus

1 6, 000downl oadss i ncel aunchi nApr i l2020, 6, 000 cons ul t at i ons wi t h doct or s , 1 00 Appoi nt ment s conﬁr med ( Cer v i cal Cancer s cr eeni ng&Vacci nat i on,Cont r acept i v es ,et c. ) ov er1 , 000s ex ualheal t hpr oduct ss ol d.

SDG 3

I nves t mentAmountSought $61 0, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Equi t y,Gr ant s

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / www. whi s paheal t h. com/

Count r y Ni ger i a

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a g r i c u l t u r e d

3 3

Founder ( s ) Phi l i pY amoahAppi ah

I ndus t r y Agr i cul t ur e

SDG Focus SDG 2,SDG 3

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$1 00, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Debt/Equi t y

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / www. bar ahl i f ev ent ur es . com/

Asas t udent ,Phi l l i pAppi ahr ai s edl i v es t ockt opayhi ss choolf eesi nuni v er s i t y.Hegr aduat ed wi t habachel or ' sdegr eei nbi ol ogy,andamas t er si npubl i cheal t h.Hes t ar t edBar ahFar ms wi t hhi sl i f es av i ngs ,aﬁr s ts t ept owar dhi sdr eam ofbui l di ngani nt egr at edf oods er vi ces bus i nes st hatoper at esf r om f ar mt or es t aur antwi t hcons i s t entv al uesofqual i t yandheal t hy cons umpt i on. Bar ahFar mscur r ent l yoper at esa1 , 000 bi r da dayhat cher yf ordayol dchi ck s .Thei ncubat or hat cheseggsf orot herl ocalf ar mer sata f ee, andpr oducesl i v es t ockf ori t sownus e.TheFar m al s opr oducesLayer sf oreggs ,Br oi l er s ,T ur k eys and Gui nea Fowl st o meetl ocaldemand f or meat .I nr es pons et ot hel ar gel ys eas onals al es cycl eoft hef ar m gat es al esoper at i on,Bar ah Far msi sl ooki ng t o open up l ocat i onsf ori t s “ Bar ahChi ck enandFr i es ”r es t aur antchai ns . Thes ecus t omerf aci ngchai nswi l ls er v ef r es hl y andt as t yf as tf ooddi ni ngex per i encest or es i dent s ofGhana,and wi l ls er v e as a s ecur e year r ound o t ak erf ort he pr oduct s oft he f ar m,cr eat i ngamor es us t ai nabl ebus i nes sand empl oyi ng mor e wor k er s and t echni cals ki l l s acr os st he v al ue chai n.Phi l l i pi s pas s i onat e aboutl ocalpr oduct i onoff oodswhi char ecur r ent l y mos t l yi mpor t ed.Accor di ng t o Bus i nes s I ns i der ,Ghana cur r ent l yi mpor t sov erUS$300 mi l l i on( about1 80, 000mt )wor t hofchi ck enannual l y,ort heequi v al entof5 mi l l i on chi ck ens eachweek. “Bar ahFar msi sl oki ngt oopen upl ocat i onsf ori t sBr ahChi cken andFr i esr est aur antchai ns. ”

The count r y' s own pr oduct i on equat es t o about58, 000mtwher easnat i onal demandi s about400, 000mt .Bar ahFar msai mst obea pi oneeri nal ocal i z at i one or tt hati sgai ni ng t r act i onacr os ss wat hesofGhani ans oci et y. Thegov er nmentr ecent l yannouncedaBr oi l er Rev i t al i s at i onPr ogr ammet hatai mst or ev i v e t hepoul t r yi ndus t r yandencour agegr owt hi n r el at eds ect or s . Succes sf orPhi l l i pi ss eei ngt hatGhanacan f eed i t s el ff r om l ocalpr oduct i on,and f ood s ecur i t yi san i s s ue he cannots t op t al ki ng about .Ov ert henex tyear ,Bar ahFar mswi l l f ocusongr owi ngands our ci ngi t sownf eed pr oduct st o r educe i t s oper at i ng cos t s , i ncr eas ei t ss al est eamsandr ol louti t sﬁr s t r es t aur antl ocat i on.Thes ecos ti mpr ov ement s wi l lenabl ei t spr oduct scompet ef av our abl y on pr i ci ng wi t h i mpor t ed al t er nat i v es , s t r engt heni ng t hev al uepr opos i t i on t o cus t omer s .Bar ahFar msi sl ooki ngf or$1 00ki n equi t yordebtcapi t alf r om i nt er es t edi nv es t or st oopenupi t sﬁr s tr et ai lout l et s ,i nv es ti n i t sf ar mi ng and mar k et i ng oper at i ons and car r youtr es ear chanddev el opmentofcos t opt i mi z at i oni ni t i at i v es .

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Founder ( s ) Pet erOk onmah,I s r aelAl abi ,Adaez e Akpagbul aandJamesAk omu

I ndus t r y Agr i cul t ur e/T echnol ogy

SDG Focus SDG1 ,SDG 2,SDG 3,SDG 1 3

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$1 30, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Equi t y

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / www. f ar ms peak. net /

Far ms peaki sat echnol ogycompanyt hati sf ocus edonpr ov i di ngt echs ol ut i onst hatenhance agr i cul t ur al pr oces s es ,l eadi ngt oi mpr ov edeconomi cout comes ,l i v el i hoodsf orf ar mer saswel l asboos tf oods ecur i t y.Thecompanywasf oundedbygr aduat esoft heUni v er s i t yofI badan, andi scur r ent l yf ocus edonappl i cat i onsi nt hepoul t r yf ar mi ngi ndus t r y.

Thecompanypr es ent l yhast wopr oduct si nv ar i ousphas esofdepl oyment .Penk eepi sanI oTenabl eddevi cet hatmoni t or scl i mat i cdat aofpoul t r ypenst omoni t orai rqual i t y,r egul at eandaut omat e poul t r y act i v i t i esl i k e heat i ng,cool i ng, f eedi nganddr i nki ng.Far ms peakcur r ent l yhas one pr ot ot ype i n depl oymentand i ss eeki ng f undi ngt odev el opandgot omar k ett hr ougha l ocalas s embl yar r angement . I t ' ss econdpr oduct ,FSManager ,i sawebenabl edf ar m managements of t war et oolf orowner s andf ar m admi ni s t r at or s .I twor k sasanel ect r oni cf ar m di ar y,al l owi ngus er st ok eepr ecor dsof s al es ,t r ack i nv ent or y,getv acci nat i on al er t s , weat herf or ecas tanddi agnos epoul t r ydi s eas es . T odat e,t hecompanyhasonboar dedov er1 00 f ar mer st es t i ngt hebet av er s i onoft heappl i cat i on. Accor di ngt ot heFAO,Ni ger i ahasov er8mi l l i on poul t r yf ar mer s .Far ms peak i st ar get i ng t he s mal landmedi um s egmentoft hemar k et ,es t i mat edt ocompr i s eabout 1 . 3mi l i onf ar mer s .I t s got omar k ets t r at egyent ai l spar t ner s hi pswi t h i ndus t r yas s oci at i ons ,l ocalmanuf act ur i ngand aggr es s i v es al esi ncent i v es .

I t sr ev enue modelgi v esus er st he opt i on of out r i ghts al eoft hePenk eep har dwar e, an annuals ubs cr i pt i onf ort hei rs of t war es er v i ces ,andaf t ers al e' ss er v i ces . Far ms peakf ounder sar ef ocus edonbui l di ng apl at f or mt hatcanmak ear eali mpacti nr educi ng Poul t r y mor t al i t yf or f ar m owner s , boos tf ood s ecur i t y and i mpr ov e economi c out comes .Thecompanyi sl ooki ngatex pandi ngi t smodelt oot heragr i cul t ur ali ndus t r i es , and i scur r ent l yr es ear chi ng and dev el opi ng aquacul t ur ef ocus ed pr oduct st o max i mi z e pr oﬁt sandr educewas t agef orf ar mer s . Thecompanyi ss eeki ngi nv es t mentofupt o $1 30, 000t of undt hedepl oymentof600Penk eepuni t st of ar mer soni t swai t i ngl i s t .I tal s o pl anst odepl oyt heFSmanagers of t war et o ov er1 , 000f ar mer sov ert henex tyear .

“FSManageri saweb enabl edf ar m management sof t war et oolf orowner sand f ar m admi ni ni st r at or s. ”

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Founder ( s ) Benedi ctKor wut or

I ndus t r y Agr i cul t ur e

SDG Focus SDG 3,SDG 8,SDG 1 ,SDG 1 2

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$50, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Gr antorEqui t y

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / mr j ol i . com/

Hai l i ngf r om t heVol t aRegi oni nGhana,Benedi ctKor wut orgr ew uponapal m oi lheavydi et . I twasoneofhi sf av our i t et hi ngsaboutgr owi ngup.Af t erhi ghs chool ,hewor k edanumberof j obsf r om cybercaf eat t endant ,t omar k et i ngas s i s t antandbef or eent er i ngi nt ot hewor l dof ent r epr eneur s hi p.Hi sj our neyt ookhi mt oAccr a,wher ehewasdi s appoi nt edt oﬁndt hequal i t y ofpal m oi l waswor s et hanhewasus edt ogr owi ngup.Af t erembar ki ngonr es ear chaboutt he qual i t yofpal m oi l ,hedi s cov er edt heoppor t uni t yt hatl edt ot hecr eat i onofMr .Jol i . I nr ecentt i mes ,duet ot her i s ei nut i l i z at i onofpal m oi l es peci al l yi nr eadyt oeatmeal s ,i thasbecomea pr ef er ent i alt ar getf orcount er f ei t i ngandadul t er at i on.Theus eoft hecar ci nogeni cdyeSudanI Vasan adul t er antt oi mpr ov et hehueofpal m oi li sunf or t unat el yont her i s e.Mr .Jol is our cesandmar k et ss us t ai nabl ypr oducedpal m oi landpal m oi lpr oduct s , wi t haf ocusonbui l di nganor gani c,r es pons i bl eand s us t ai nabl es uppl ychai n,andex pandi ngat r us t ed cons umerbr andacr os st hepal m oi lv al uechai n. I n 201 9 ,Mr .Jol is t ar t ed oper at i ons by s our ci ng pr oduct sf r om t heVol t aRegi on,t hr oughBenedi ct ' s mot her ,f r om t r us t ed s uppl i er si nt hev ol t ar egi on, pack agi ngandmar k et i ngt hem i nAccr a.T odayt he company s our cesmor et r us t ed aggr egat or s ,who wor kwi t hs mal l hol derf ar mer s ,s uppl yi ng1 1gr ocer y s hops ,21di r ectcus t omer sand3onl i neecommer ce s t or es .Mr .Jol ir ecei v edFDAappr ov ali nJune2020, andt hecompanyi sf ocus edonbui l di ngi t sbr and pr es enceacr os sGhana,wi t haneyef orex pans i on t o ot herk ey wes taf r i can count r i es i nt he near f ut ur e. TheMr .Jol ibr and i sf ocus ed on pr omot i ng good heal t hands us t ai nabl egr owi ngpr act i cesacr os st he v al uechai n.

Ov ert henex tyear ,Benedi ctpl anst obackwar d i nt egr at ebyi nv es t i ngi nanucl eusf ar m,f ocus i ng on achi ev i ng i nt er nat i onalor gani c cer t i ﬁcat i on f orMr .Jol ipr oduct s . Thecompanyear nedgr os smar gi nsof30% oni t s pr oduct si n2020,andl ook st oi ncr eas et hi sby i nv es t i ng i n pr oces s i ng equi pment ,i n or dert o pr oces sandmar k ethi gherv al uepal m der i v at i v es s uchaspal mk er neloi landpal mk er nelcak ei n t henex tt woyear s . I nt er msofi mpact ,Benedi cti smos tpr oudoft he pot ent i alofMr .Jol ibr and t o empowerr ur al women,hel pt hem gai neconomi cpower ,al l evi at epov er t yandz er ohungeri nt hei rcommuni t i es andt ocr eat emor es us t ai nabl ej obsf ort heyout h i nt heVol t a Regi on ofGhana t o hel p cur br ur al ur banmi gr at i on. Mr .Jol ii scur r ent l ys eeki ngi nv es t mentofupt o $50, 000,i n or dert o ex pand i t smar k et i ng and bus i nes s dev el opment oper at i ons , ex pand i t s s our ci ng oper at i onsand onboar dk ey hi r est o dr i v et he nex tphas e oft he company' sgr owt h pl an.

3 6

Founder ( s ) Sel or m K.Dar k ey,Et s eyDz adz aand HopeAdz akpa

I ndus t r y Agr i cul t ur e/T echnol ogy

SDG Focus SDG 1 ,SDG 2,SDG 1 3

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$80, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Gr ant

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / www. nuk us har eagr o. com/

93% ofAf r i canf ar mer sl ackacces st oi mpr ov edhybr i ds eedsduet oanumberofr eas ons i ncl udi ngbutnotl i mi t edt oi nadequat eeducat i on,r el i anceoni nf or malnet wor k sandl ackof confidenceduet ot hepr opagat i onoff ak es eedsi nt hemar k et . Sour ci ngi mpr ov edhybr i d s eedscoupl ed wi t h ens ur i ng t r aceabi l i t y wi l lenabl ef ar mer sachi ev es i gni ficant l y hi gher yi el ds ,i mpr ov er es i l i encet odr oughtandpes t s ,i ncr eas edi ncomesandul t i mat el yens ur ef ood s ecur i t y. Pr i or t of oundi ng Nuk us har e,Sel or m Dar k ey wor k edi nbui l di nganddi s t r i but i ngs ol ari r r i gat i oni nf r as t r uct ur ef ors mal l hol derf ar mer s ,and s t ar t ed wor ki ng onr es ear chi ng t hepr obl em of f ak es eedaf t ers t ar t i ngaf ar mi ngent er pr i s eand s har i nghi sex per i encewi t hot hera ect edf ar mer s .The s ol ut i on,Nuk us har e,depl oysan e ci entdi gi t alt echnol ogy and peopl e net wor k s ys t em t hatai mst o accel er at et he adopt i on, ens ur et r aceabi l i t yandl as t mi l edel i v er yofi mpr ov edhybr i ds eeds . I tachi ev est hi sbyf ocus i ngont hr eek eyl ev er s , s our ci ng v er i fied i mpr ov ed s eedsf r om cer t i fied pr ov i der s ,bui l di ng e ect i v e di s t r i but i on channel s ,i ncl udi ng a USSD codef orf ar meror der s , andens ur i ngl as tmi l eacces st os eeds ,bydi r ect del i v er yt of ar mer swhocanv er i f yt heaut hent i ci t yofs eedsv i aUSSDs hor t code.

“Nukushar ei sf oundedont he pr i nci pl esofensur i ngt r aceabi l i t y andqual i t yofagr i cul t ur ali nputf or sust ai nabl el i vel i hoodsoff ar mer s. ”

Nuk us har ei sf oundedont hepr i nci pl esofens ur i ng t r aceabi l i t yandqual i t yofagr i cul t ur al i nputf ors us t ai nabl el i v el i hoodsoff ar mer s , andt hecompanypl anst oi ncor por at ef er t i l i z erandot heri nput sont oi t spl at f or m. The company hasbeen i n oper at i on f or6 mont hs ,andwhi l ecur r ent l ypr er ev enue,has wor k ed t o bui l dr el at i ons hi ps wi t h qual i t y s eed manuf act ur er s ,onboar df ar mer s and t es touti t sdi gi t alpl at f or m aheadoff ul ldepl oymenti nMar ch2021 . Nuk us har es r ev enue modelwi l lcons i s t of commi s s i ons on r es ol ds eeds and f er t i l i z er pr oduct s ,wi t hanav er agecommi s s i onof20% peruni t .Thecompanyai mst ocapt ur eov er 30% oft heGhanai an s eed mar k etov ert he nex t5year sandi ss eeki ng$80, 000i ngr ant f undi ngt ocompl et et echnol ogypr oductt es t i ng,depl oymar k et i ngas s et sandbui l douti t s cor et eam.

3 7

Founder ( s ) Gbadeges i nAl awodeandOyewol eAbi oye

I ndus t r y Agr i cul t ur e/T echnol ogy

SDG Focus SDG 1 ,SDG 2,SDG 5,SDG 8,SDG 1 2,SDG 1 7

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$1 00, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Equi t y

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / mdai r y. or g/

Ni ger i ahas1 3. 9mi l l i onPas t or al i s t /Nomadi cFamer swhocont r ol95% cat t l epopul at i onand pr oducet hemaj or i t yofr aw mi l kus edi nNi ger i a.Mi l kmar k etdemandr unsi nt o1 . 45bi l l i on l i t er sperannum butt hecount r y' sannualmi l ki mpor tbi l ls t andsatov er$1 . 3bi l l i on.

T ech4Ag,t hr ough i t s mDai r y pl at f or m,i sf ocus ed on i mpr ovi ng t he l ocalmi l k pr oduct i on i ndus t r yi n Ni ger i a by appl yi ng t echnol ogy t o educat e,s uppor tandor gani z epas t or alf ar mer s i nt obes tpr act i cesbyf ocus i ngondai r yf ar mer cl us t er s ,as s oci at i onsandcooper at i v es .

Dur i ngt hi spi l ot ,t hecompanyhasonboar ded43f ar mer sandex t ens i onwor k er sandar e t r ai ni ngt hem onus i ngt het echnol ogy.

The company pl ans t oi nt egr at e dat a on gr az i ngpat h,ewal l etf orfinanci ali ncl us i on, andanonl i nepl at f or mf orbundl eds er v i ces . mDai r yi saneas y,f as tand conv eni entdi gi t al mDai r ywi l lal s oi ncor por at eanI nv es t orpl at pl at f or m( mobi l e App,SMS,I VR)t hatpr ov i des f or m wher ei nv es t or scans pons orpr ofit abl e f ar mer s and dai r y pr oces s or s wi t h accur at e r anches . i nf or mat i onondai r ymanagement / bes tpr act i ces ,capt ur esdat a and aut omat est hemi l kr e- The company' sr ev enue modelcons i s t s of cor di ngpr oces s .Thepl at f or m pr ovi desacces st o s ubs cr i pt i onf eesf r om f ar mi ngcooper at i v es i nf or mat i on on ani mal heal t h, nut r i t i on, f oracces st ot hepl at f or m,aswel laschar gcr os s br eedi ngandot herpr act i ces ,ondemand i ng l i cens i ng f eest o acces sdi s aggr egat ed acces st ov et er i nar ys er v i ces ,di gi t i z ed mi lr e- pr oduct i onandot herdat af orDai r ycompacor di ng,moni t or i ng and t r acki ng and r el i abl e, ni ess uchasFr i es l andCampi nawi t hi nt er es t di s aggr egat eddat aonf ar mer sf orr es ear chand i nl ocal i z i ngdai r ys uppl ychai ns . pol i cymak er s . Thecompanyi sl ooki ngt or ai s e$1 00, 000i n I t sf ounder ,Gbadebes i n Al awode i s a publ i c equi t y and gr antfinanci ng t o bui l d outi t s heal t hgr aduat e,whohasf ocus edoni s s ueswi t h ewal l etandI VRPl at f or mt oenabl eacces st o nut r i t i on and f ood s ecur i t ys i nce 201 3. The i t ss er v i ces . mDai r ypl at f or m wasl aunched i n2020 and i s “mDai r yi saneasy,f ast under goi ng a 6mont h pi l otdur i ng whi ch t he andconveni entdi gi t alpl at f or m t eam wi l lf ocusonus i ngdat ai nor dert oi mpr ov e t hatpr ovi desf ar mer sand t heex per i enceandaddonnewf eat ur es . dai r ypr ocesswi t haccur at e i nf or mat i on. . . ”

3 8

Founder ( s ) Anapor k aAdaz abr a,Fel i xN.Appi ah,Khi ddi r I ddr i s ,Cl ayt onJ.Bar r y

I ndus t r y Agr i cul t ur e

SDG Focus SDG 1 ,SDG 2,SDG 3,SDG 1 1

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$200, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Gr ant/Debt

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / t r i s ol acef ar ms . com/

Thef or es t r yr es ear chi ns t i t ut eofGhanaes t i mat est hat1 5, 000MTofs nai l meati scons umedi n Ghana annual l y,wi t h 85% oft hi ss uppl y comi ng f r om i mpor t s .The gl obals nai lbeaut y pr oduct smar k etaccount edf orUS$3. 7bi l l i oni n201 9andi ses t i mat edt obeUS$1 2. 0bi l l i on by2029andi sant i ci pat edt or egi s t eraCAGRof1 2. 7%. Foraper s onwhot as t eds nai lmeatf ort heﬁr s t t i mel es st hanﬁv eyear sago,Anapor k aAdaz abr ahasbeenr emar k abl ydr i v eni nherques tt o ex pand knowl edgeand economi cv al uear ound t heunder ex pl or eds nai lf ar mi ngv al uechai nsi n Ghana t oday.Anapor k a” scompany,T r i s ol ace f ar ms i s pi l ot i ng a s us t ai nabl e appr oach t o i ncr eas i ngs nai lf ar mi ng,byi nv ol vi ngcommuni t i esandus i ngenv i r onment al l yf r i endl ypr act i ces t opr oducepr emi um qual i t ys nai l sf orl ocaland ex por t mar k et s ,f or t i f yi ng t he l ocaleconomy whi l epr ov i di ngj obsandbus i nes soppor t uni t i es . T r i s ol acewor k swi t hnet wor k soff ar mer sacr os s t hecommuni t i esi nGhanawher et heyoper at e, pr ov i di ng t hem wi t hi nput ,s nai l sand gr owi ng andf eedi ngi ns t r uct i ons .Thecompanyoper at es i t s own nucl eus f ar m,butnegot i at es o t ak e agr eement swi t hi t sout gr ower s ,i ncr eas i ng i t s s uppl yofs nai l sandpr ov i di ngas us t ai nabl eaddi t i onall i v el i hoodf orr ur alf ar mer sandwor k er s . Thecompanycur r ent l ywor k swi t hanet wor kof ov er56s t eadyout gr ower s ,wi t hacons ol i dat ed out putofov er1 0, 000s nai l samont h.I nr es pons e t oi ncr eas i ngdemand,t hecompanyi sl ooki ngt o t r ans i t i ont ol ar gercapaci t ygr eenhous esf ori t s ownf ar msandout gr ower s .

Thes ewi l l k eept hes nai l si nt hei rnat ur al habi t at ,and al l ow f ar mer st o har v es tl ar ger , heal t hi ers nai l si ngr eat erquant i t yt hancur r entcapabi l i t i es .Ov ert henex tyear ,T r i s ol ace al s opl anst ol aunchi t ss nai lf ar mi nv es t ment pl at f or m,al l owi ngus er st oi nv es ti npr oﬁt abl e s nai lf ar mi ng cycl esbui l ton i t soper at i ons out gr owercycl es .Thecompanyal s opl anst o bui l das nai lhub at s el ect l ocat i ons ,a ones t opi nf or mat i oncent erons nai lf ar mi ng oppor t uni t i es ,i n or dert o at t r actmor eout gr ower s and i ncr eas ei nf or mat i on on t he v al uechai nar ounds nai lf ar mi ng. Anapor k a’ sv i s i on i st o pos i t i on T r i s ol aceas t hepar t nerandr es our cecent r eofchoi cef or ev er yt hi ngaboutt hes nai li ndus t r yi nGhana andAf r i caatl ar ge. Thecompanyi sl ooki ngt or ai s et hes um of $200, 000f r om i nt er es t edi nv es t or s ,t oi nv es t i nex pandedgr eenhous es et upanddi s t r i but i on,t r ai ni ngandt echni cal s uppor tcent r esi n out gr ower cl us t er s ,r es ear ch and dev el opment ,andi ncr eas edpr oces s i ngcapaci t y,t o enabl et hecompanyt ot api nt ot hes l i meex t r act i on and s nai ls hel li ndus t r i esf orl ocal andex por tmar k et s .

3 9

e d u c a t i o n d

4 0

Founder ( s ) Ani t aNchatKev i n

I ndus t r y Educat i on

SDG Focus SDG 4,SDG 8,SDG 1 0

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$1 4, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Gr ant

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / ami nadys l ex i acent er . com/

Dys l ex i ai samaj orcaus eofi l l i t er acywhi cha ect s20% ofev er ypopul at i on.I ti sr es pons i bl e f or85% oft hegl obali l l i t er acyr at eandput s1i nev er y5chi l dr enatr i s kofdr oppi ngoutof s chool .Thi si spar t i cul ar l ypr ev al enti nNor t her nNi ger i a,wi t hf emal el i t er acyr at esasl ow as 29% accor di ngt ot heNat i onalBur eauofSt at i s t i cs .

Founded i n 201 8, t he Ami na Dys l ex i a Cent er des i gns and i mpl ement s bes pok e r emedi al pr ogr ams f ors t udent s wi t hl ear ni ng di cul t i es , wi t ha f ocuson dys l ex i a.Ami na Dys l ex i a Cent er t r ai ns s t udent s i n compr ehens i on, l i f e s ki l l s , comput erappr eci at i onandcogni t i v es ki l l s .

Af orpr oﬁts oci alent er pr i s e,Ami na Dys l ex i a Cent erhasar ev enuemodelt hati ncl udesf ees f oras s es s ment s ,r emedi at i on,and t r ai ni ng of t eacher sandpar ent s .I tachi ev edgr os smar gi ns of9 . 5% and8% i n201 9and2020r es pect i v el y.

om i t spr es entcent eri nKaduna,t hecompany Fr o dat e,t he cent erhas i mpr ov ed t he l ear ni ng i T nt endst oex pandacr os sNor t her nNi ger i aov er abi l i t i esofov er900dys l ex i cs t udent s ,andt r ai ned t he nex tf ew year s , bui l di ng out f r anchi s es 21 3 par ent s , 686 t eacher s and 1 25 heads of acr os sKaduna,Kano,Kat s i na,Abuj a,Ji gawa s chool s . andSok ot o.Thes es t at eshav es omeoft hehi ghes ti l l i t er acyr at esi nt hecount r y. Thet eam i sl edbyAni t aNchatKevi n,at eacherf or 1 3year si nNor t her nNi ger i a,wi t hadeepper s onal TheCent eri ss eeki ngi nv es t menti nt hef or m of ex per i encewi t hl ear ni ng di cul t i esi nchi l dhood. pr oj ectbas edgr ant s ,t obui l douti t sf r anchi s i ng She f ounded t he Cent ert or ai s e awar enes s of oper at i ons and obt ai ni nt er nat i onalcer t i ﬁcal ear ni ng di s abi l i t i es , and pr ov i de an e ect i v e t i on.Fundswi l lal s obeappl i ed t oi mpr ov ei t s s ol ut i on t o a dev el opment al pr obl em. She i s mar k et i ngout r eachandt opur chas ecomput er s s uppor t edbyat eam oft eacher sandv ol unt eer s . andot herl ear ni ngt ool st hatenabl et hee ect i v edel i v er yofi t sv i s i on.

“TheAmi naDysl exi aCent er desi gnsandi mpl ement sbespoker emedi alpr ogr amsf orst udent swi t hl ear ni ng di cul t i eswi t haf ocusondysl exi a. ”

4 1

Founder ( s ) Pat r i ci aWi l ki ns

I ndus t r y Educat i on/NonPr oﬁt

SDG Focus SDG 1-SDG1 4,SDG 1 6,SDG 1 7

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$1 00, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Gr ant

Webs i t e ht t p: / / www. bas i cs i nt er nat i onal . or g

B. A. S. I . C. S.I nt er nat i onals t ar t ed oper at i onsi n 2000 asa communi t y bas ed i nt er v ent i on pr ogr amme,f ocus edont heChor k orcommuni t yi nGhana.I t ’ smi s s i oni st opr omot el i t er acy andeconomi cempower mentamongwomenandchi l dr eni nt hecommuni t y. I t sf ounder ,Pat r i ci aWi l ki ns ,mov edt oGhanaf r om t he US af t er a s ucces s f ul car eer i n f as hi on mer chandi s i ng,f ocus i ngonChor k orduet oi t shi gh f emal e dr opoutr at es ,caus ed by hi gh t eenage pr egnancy, i nci dence, chi l d mar r i age, l ow academi cper f or mance,l ow s choolr et ent i on and s oci et alpr es s ur es .Thes eyoung women wer el ef t wi t hl i mi t edoppor t uni t i esf orempl oymentandl ack ofeconomi cgr owt h. Thei ni t i almodel ,whi chs t i l lex i s t s ,wast opr ov i de s chol ar s hi psf oreducat i onalacces st or eci pi ent si n t hecommuni t y,butuponi dent i f yi ngt heneedf or s us t ai nabl eeconomi cempower ment ,Hedz ol ewas s etup asa s t andal oneSoci alEnt er pr i s ewor ki ng wi t hs el ect ed women wi t hi nt he communi t yt o i ncr eas e t hei r capaci t y and cr eat e i ncome gener at i ngoppor t uni t i esf ort hem. Thr ough Hedz ol e,t hes e pr ev i ous l y mar gi nal i z ed women ar e ment or ed, t r ai ned and pr ov i ded gui dance i ns ki l l ss uch as t ex t i l e des i gn and manuf act ur i ng, s cr een pr i nt i ng, qui l t i ng and cooki ng.They ar epr ov i ded acces st oi nt er ns hi ps wi t h manuf act ur er s and acces st ol ocal and i nt er nat i onalmar k et sf orpr oduct st hey pr oduce, wi t h a pr oﬁts har e bet ween Hedz ol e and each mi cr oent r epr eneur .Ot heri t ems i ncl ude r eus abl e bags , hous ehol d i t ems s uch as beddi ng and pi l l ows ,cl ot hi ng-i ncl udi ng

Per s onal Pr ot ect i v e Equi pment dur i ng t he Cov i d1 9 pandemi c. Hedz ol es por t i on of pr oducts al esi sf ur t herappl i edt owar dsf undi ng Bas i csI nt er nat i onal sf eedi ng and s pons or s hi p pr ogr amsens ur i ngchi l dr ens t ayi ns chooland ar enut r i t i oned. di ng t o Pat r i ci a Wi l ki ns ,when a woman Accor haseconomi cf r eedom,s hehass oci al i ncl us i on, and t he power t o mak e bet t er choi ces f or her s el f ,herf ami l y and hercommuni t y.Her v i s i onf orHedz ol e-meani ngf r eedom -i sasa hous ehol dbr andt hats uppor t sandempower s pr ev i ous l ymar gi nal i z edwomen,andequi ppi ng t hem wi t ht he s ki l l s and net wor k st ol i v e comf or t abl yandpr ov i def ort hei rf ami l i esand per s onalgr owt has pi r at i ons . Hedz ol ei sl ooki ng t or ai s e $1 00, 000 i n gr ant f undi ng,t or enov at eand pur chas emachi ner y f ori t spr oduct i on f aci l i t i es ,t r ai n mor ewomen and bui l d out i nt er nat i onal di s t r i but i on channel s i ncl udi ng onl i ne and phys i cal s hoppi ngout l et s . “Whenawomanhaseconomi c f r eedom,shehassoci ali ncl usi on, andt hepowert omakebet t erchoi ces f orher sel f ,herf ami l yandher communi t y. ”

4 2

Founder ( s ) RhodaOdur o

I ndus t r y Educat i on/NonPr oﬁt

SDG Focus SDG 4,SDG 5,SDG 8

AMOUNT SOUGHT

I nves t mentI ns t r ument

$5, 000

Gr ant

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / dev el oper s i nv ogue. or g/

TheWor l dEconomi cFor um I nAf r i capubl i s heda201 6r epor ts howi ngt hat30per centofmal e s t udent swer egr aduat i ngf r om STEM pr ogr ams ;howev er ,onl y1 6per centoff emal es t udent s wer egr aduat i ng.Al t houghpr i mar ys chooll ev elper f or mancesar eequal ,womenf acemany nonacademi cbar r i er si npr ogr es s i ngi nSTEM educat i on,i ncl udi ngs t er eot ypes ,s oci alnor ms andt eenagepr egnancy.

Dev el oper si nv ogue was s etup i n 201 8t o t ackl et he pr obl em ofgenderi nequal i t yi n STEM educat i on and t ech r epr es ent at i on on t heAf r i can cont i nent .Thecompany pr ov i des t r ai ni ng, ment or s hi p, i nt er ns hi ps , bus i nes s i ncubat i on and net wor ki ng communi t i es f or womeni nGhanawhowantt obui l dacar eeri n t echnol ogy.

Oneofs uchi st he“ meett hebos s ”s es s i ons , wher e women l eader si ni ndus t r i es gett o s har eknowl edgeandt ak eques t i onsf r om t he DI Vcommuni t y.

As a r es ul t of t he COVI D1 9 pandemi c, Dev el oper si n Voguehav ehad t os hi f tf r om phys i caldel i v er y ofi t st r ai ni ng cont entt o vi r t ual del i v er y met hods , and pr i or i t i z ed T o dat e,t he company hast r ai ned ov er1 , 000 t r ai ni ng f orf r eel anci ng wor kasoppos ed t o women i n Ni ma ar ea of Accr a, s ecur i ng s eeki ngj obpl acement si ncompani es . per manent j ob pl acement sf or ov er 30 and i nt er ns hi p pl acement sf orov er50,and whi l e Whi l eunder goi ngt hi st r ans i t i on,t het eam i s dev el opi ng ot her s t o par t i ci pat e i n t he l ooki ng t or ai s e$5, 000 i n gr antf undi ng t o f r eel anci ng economy wi t hs ki l l si n web and s ecur er entf ori t scampus ,andconductnew mobi l eappdev el opment ,dat as ci ence,gr aphi c hi r i ng.Thet eam hasav i s i ont obecomet hego des i gnands of ts ki l l s .Thecompanypr i or i t i z esi t s t o hub f or women who ar e l ooki ng t o communi t y of women t ech ent hus i as t s and t r ans i t i on i nt ot ech, gai n new s ki l l s and conduct sr egul arengagements es s i onsov eri t s beneﬁtf r om acommuni t yofot herdr i v enand what s appands oci almedi apl at f or ms goalor i ent edwomen. .

“Todat e,t hecompanyhast r ai ned1 000+ womeni nNi maar eaofAccr a,secur i ng per manentj obpl acement sandi nt er nshi p f or30and50pl usbeneﬁci ar i es . . . ”

4 3

Founder ( s ) Debor ahNar t ey

I ndus t r y Educat i on/NonPr oﬁt

SDG Focus SDG 4,SDG 5,SDG 1 0

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$1 00, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Gr ant

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / dr eams ar i s egh. com/ i ndex

Debor ah OhuiNar t ey gr ew up i na r ur alcommuni t yi n Ghana.Shecr edi t sherpar ent s ' s acr i ﬁcesandf ocusoneducat i on,andi npar t i cul ar ,t hebook ss hewasa or dedacces st oi n herchi l dhood,f ort heoppor t uni t i est hats hehasav ai l abl et ohernow.Thepeer s ,f r i endsand nei ghbour swhower en’ ts ol uck yhowev er ,nev erl ef thert hought s ,es peci al l yyoungwomen whos eeconomi ct r aj ect or i eswer ei mpact edbyt eenagepr egnancy.

Dr eamsAr i s eGhanai saNonPr ofitf oundedby I n2020t het eam or gani z edal ear ni ngf el l owDebor ah, t hat pr ov i des s uppl ement ar y s hi pasani nt er v ent i onf ors t udent sathome educat i ons er v i cesf oryoung peopl el i v i ng i n dur i ng t hepandemi c.I n 2021 ,Dr eamsAr i s e r ur alcommuni t i esacr os sGhana,wi t haf ocus l aunchedt hei r eadmar at hon,al i t er ar yex ogr am wher e s t udent s coul d on young women. The r ur al educat i onal change pr r ow,r eadandr ev i ew book sandal s opl ans s ys t em i nGhanas u er sf r om chal l engest hat bor oopeni t sfir s tl ear ni ngl ounge.Dr eamsAr i s e i ncl udepoorcl as s r oom f aci l i t i es ,s hor t ageof t dsanannuali dent i t yconf er ence,a conwel lt r ai ned t eacher s ,l i t t l e orno acces st o hol v eni ngt hatempower s ,connect sandi nf or ms l ear ni ngmat er i al sandment or s hi p. youngpeopl eacr os sGhana. Dr eamsAr i s e Ghana,DAG,want st o be an ul l oper at i ons ,Dr eamsAr i s ewi l l o erwor kEducat i onal Hub f or s t udent s i n r ur al Atf hopsand t r ai ni ng,peerment or s hi p ci r cl es , communi t i esi nGhana,s t ar t i ngf r om v i l l ages s hl edadv ocacyanddev el opmenti ni t i ai nt he Dangme Eas t di s t r i ct ,by pr ov i di ng yout i v es and l ear ni ng f el l ows hi psand s chol ar educat i onal l yf r i endl ys pacescal l ed“ l ear ni ng t hi ps .Debor ah dr eams ofan or gani z at i on l ounges ” ,wher es t udent scannet wor k,l ear n, s t hatcan hel pt ot r ai n young l eader s who pl ayandex pl or e. r emai nconnect edt ot hei rcommuni t i es ,men or i ng and pr ov i di ng hope and s uppor tt o I t scommuni t yr angesf r om s t udent si npr i mar y t eatcr os sr oadsi nt hes ecommut ot er t i ar yl ev el s ,each l ev elact i ng aspeer youngpeopl t i es . Dr eams Ar i s e Ghana i s s eeki ng ment or s and change mak er sf or t he l ower ni 00, 000i ngr ant s ,t os ecur eal ocat i onf ori t s l ev el s .Achi l dwhos t ar t sgoi ngt os chool ,hasa $1 s tl ear ni ngl ounges ,pr ocur el ear ni ngmat epl acet ohangoutandl ear n,r ecei v esper s onal fir i al sand I CT equi pment ,and f und i t ss t a s uppor tf r om s t udent saheadofherandl ear ns r n 201 9 ,Dr eams Ar i s e andv ol unt eerr ol l out . t o be a ment ort oo.I l aunchedwi t hi t sr eadi ngs uppor tandyout hl ed adv ocacypr ogr ams .

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AMOUNT SOUGHT

$1 00, 000 Scr i bbl eWor k s Shor tDescr i pt i on

Founder ( s )

Publ i s hi ngandEdT echpl at f or m o er i ngt es t i ng andas s es s mentt ool sandt r ai ni ngt opr opr i et or s andt eacher sacr os sGhana.

Dani elAmedz a-Phi l l i ps

UseofFunds

I ndus t r y

N/ A

Educat i on/T echnol ogy

AnnualRevenue

SDG Focus SDG 4,SDG 9

I nves t mentAmountSought $200, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Gr antorEqui t y

$43, 000( 201 9)

Gr os sMar gi n 40%

I mpact/Tr act i on Ov er1 1 0s chool sonboar ded

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / s cr i bbl ewor k s . com. gh/

Count r y Ghana

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AMOUNT SOUGHT

$20, 000 Shor t k ode Shor tDescr i pt i on

Founder ( s )

Shor t k odepr ov i desat echenabl edpl at f or mf or s chool st ohi r eandt r ai nt hei rs t a cheapl yf r om anywher e.

Pr os perUk achi

I ndus t r y Educat i on/T echnol ogy

UseofFunds Per s onnel ,I ncr eas i ngUs erbas e,Pr oductDev el opment .

AnnualRevenue

SDG Focus

N/ A( pr er ev enue,annualr ev enueunav ai l abl e)

SDG1 ,SDG 4,SDG 8

Gr os sMar gi n

I nves t mentAmountSought

N/ A

$20, 000

I mpact/Tr act i on

I nves t mentI ns t r ument

Ov er1 00s chool sonboar dedt i l ldat e

Equi t y

Webs i t e

Count r y

ht t p: / / s hor t k ode. com. ng

Ni ger i a

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Founder ( s ) I br ahi m Or edol a

I ndus t r y Educat i on/T echnol ogy

SDG Focus SDG 4,SDG 8

AMOUNT SOUGHT

$30, 000

I nves t mentI ns t r ument Gr antorConv er t i bl eDebt

Webs i t e ht t ps : / / s ki l l ng. com/

Accor di ngt ot heNi ger i anBur eauofSt at i s t i cs ,t hecount r yhasov er45mi l l i onunempl oyedand under empl oyed yout h.Thi si sa mas s i v e pr obl em i ns ear ch ofpubl i c and pr i v at es ect or s ol ut i ons .Ar ecentl aw gr aduat el ooki ngt oj oi nt hel abourmar k et ,I br ahi m Or edol awaspar t oft hi spopul at i onwhenher eal i s edhehadt hes ki l l sneces s ar yt opar t i ci pat ei nt hegl obal economy butdi d nothav et he oppor t uni t yt o cul t i v at et hes es ki l l s wi t hi nt he f or mal educat i onals ect or . Af t erconnect i ngwi t hhi scof ounder si n201 8, t he i dea ofbui l di ng a pl at f or m t hat gi v es young peopl et he s ki l l s neces s ar yt o bui l d s us t ai nabl el i v el i hoods was f or med.Ski l l NG commencedoper at i onsandpr oductt es t i ngi n 201 9 .Thr oughapeer t opeerl ear ni ngnet wor k, t he pl at f or m hel ps young peopl e l ear n i ndemandgl obaldi gi t als ki l l s( codi ng,gr aphi c des i gn,anddat as ci ence)byconnect i ngt hem t ot ut or sandcr i t i call ear ni ngmat er i al s .

The company ai mst o onboar d ov er1 0, 000 l ear ner sandt ut or st oi t sr api dl ygr owi ngpl at f or m byt heendofQ12021andi sal s opr i or i t i s i ng pl acementpar t ner s hi ps wi t h bus i nes s es and r ecr ui t mentagenci es .Ski l l NG’ sr ev enue hasgr ownby94% ov eri t spi l otdev el opment phas e 201 92020. I n 2020, t he company achi ev ed av er agemar gi nsof7 2% acr os si t s v ar i ouspr oducto er i ngs .TheSki l l NG t eam i s s eeki ngani nv es t mentof$30, 000t ocompl et e pr oductdev el opmentandr ol l outi t spl at f or m os sNi ger i a. The company pr ov i des t ut or l ed t r ai ni ng on acr s el ect eds ki l l s ,av ai l abl ef orpr i v at eandgr oup l lNG ai mst omak eani mpactont heunemcl as s es .I tal s o pr ov i des i nt er ns hi p and j ob Ski oyments i t uat i on i n Ni ger i a,by ups ki l l i ng pl acement si n av ai l abl et echnol ogy r ol es i n pl eandmaki ngt hem mor ecompet compani eswhos i gnuponi t spl at f or m.Sof ar , youngpeopl t i v ei nt hegl obals ki l l sbas ed economy.The des pi t et heCov i d1 9 pandemi ct hecompany i nv es t mentwi l lenabl et hecompanyachi ev ea hast r ai nedov er2, 000 i ndi vi dual sons i t eand i er age par t i ci pant s ar e aged r ev enue r un r at e of$50, 000 by t he end of v i r t ual l y. On av bet ween 1 535 year s . Thi s gr oup pr i mar i l y 2021 ,f aci l i t at eov er1 , 000j obs ,gr ow i t scom cons i s t sofs t udent s ,yout h cor per sand young muni t yoft ut or sandl ear ner st oov er30, 000 pr of es s i onal sl ooki ng t o change car eer s .The andex pandt ooneot herAf r i canmar k etbyQ4 company' sr ev enuemodeli nv ol v esa commi s s i on 2021 . on pr i v at e and gr oup t ut or i ng r eques t s , Revenuer at eof$50, 000. f aci l i t at i on f eesf r om s ucces s f ulj ob pl acement Faci l i t at e1 000+j obs . andf eesf r om s ki l lv al i dat i ons er v i ces . Gr ow communi t yt o30K+pl us t ut or sandl ear ner sandexpand t ooneot herAf r i canmar ket .

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Founder ( s ) Al ber tAmek a

I ndus t r y Educat i on/T echnol ogy

SDG Focus SDG 4

AMOUNT SOUGHT

I nves t mentI ns t r ument

$1 00, 000

Equi t y

Webs i t e ht t p: / / s wl l ear n. com/

Al ber tAmek aandt het eam atSWLLear nhav es etoutt or ev ol ut i oni z edi gi t aleducat i onal cont entf ors chool sands t udent sacr os sGhana,andAf r i caasawhol e.Thecompanywas f ounded i n 2020 i nr es pons et ogapsi n educat i on del i v er y whi ch hedes cr i besas“ ex am cent r i c,nonhol i s t i c,wi t hal owl ev elofpr act i cal i t yandi nt er act i on. ”

The SWL pl at f or m pr ov i des a di gi t i z ed K1 2 I n or dert os ol v et he pr obl em ofacces st o cur r i cul um, acces s t o s t or ybook s and dat a,SWLLear ncont enti sdownl oadabl ei n ex t r acur r i cul arl ear ni ng cont entf oral lages , dat al i ghtf or m ont oex i s t i ngs mar t phonesf or as wel las v i deos and augment ed r eal i t y o i neacces s . ex per i encesf ors t udent s .Thepl at f or m act sas a s uppl ement ar y t ool f or s chool Thet eam al s opl anst ol aunchi t sowndevi ces admi ni s t r at or s ,whopays ubs cr i pt i onf eesf or wi t hpr epack agedcont entt obedi s t r i but edt o s ubs cr i bi ngs chool s .Thet eam hasonboar ded s t udent s ’acces s . t wopayi ngs chool sass ubs cr i ber s ,wi t hanav age of200 s t udent s each,and al s o onSi ncel aunchi ngi t sMVPi n201 9 ,SWLLear nhas er dedapubl i s hi ngcompanyt opr ov i dei t s ov er650downl oadsont heGoogl epl ays t or e, boar entont hepl at f or m. wi t ht he t eam cons t ant l yt r acki ng cus t omer cont r ev i ews f or new f eat ur e i deas and ni sl ooki ng t or ai s e $1 00, 000 i n i mpr ov ement s . Thei rv i s i on i st o bui l d a SWL Lear dert o acqui r e di gi t alpubl i s hi ng r i ght st o ones t ops hopf orqual i t yeducat i onal cont ent , or t s educat i onalcont ent cat al ogue, wi t h unl i mi t ed acces st or el ev antr es our ces expand i conduct r es ear ch, and dev el opment , and andi nt er act i v eex am modul es . s t r engt heni t st eam and t echnol ogys uppor t I nr ur alGhana,cel l ul ardat ai sof t en t heonl y i nf r as t r uct ur e.Funds wi l lal s o be us ed f or wayf ors t udent st oacces st hei nt er net ,anddat a bus i nes s dev el opment t o onboar d mor e r at esar ehi ghert hani ncount r i esl i k eT anz ani a, s chool sands t udent sont oi t spl at f or m. RwandaandKenya. “Thevi si onofSWLLear ni st obui l d aonest opshopf orqual i t yeducat i onal cont entwi t hunl i mi t edaccesst o r el evantr esour cesandi nt er act i ve exam modul es . ”

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n e x t s t e p s Duedi l i gencer emai nsacr uci alpar t oft hei nv es t mentpr oces s .El i gi bl ei nv es t or s ar eadv i s edt oconductduedi l i genceon pr os pect i v ei nv es t eecompani es ,r egar dl es s oft hes t ageoft hebus i nes s ,acr os sa mi ni mum oft hr eel i nes :Legal ,Fi nanci al andCommer ci alDueDi l i gence

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Commer ci alDueDi l i gence

Due t ot he COVI D1 9 Pandemi c,due di l i gence “ Mor epr i v at eequi t ymanager s pr oces s eswhi ch wer epr ev i ous l y donei n per s on hav ehadt obet r ans mi t t edonl i ne.Thr oughv i r t ual ar ebecomi ngmor ecomf or t abl ewi t h dat ar ooms ,i nv es t or scancont i nuet or ecei v eal l maki ngi nv es t ment swi t hout document at i on as nor mal ,i ncl udi ng number s , ﬁnanci al s t at ement s , or gani z at i onal char t s , ph ys i cal meet i ngs . ” cus t omers i gnups ,et c,andi nt er v i ewscanbehel d Butes peci al l yi near l ys t agei nv es t i ng,t hev al ueof onl i newi t hmanager s . good due di l i gence, bui l di ng r el at i ons hi ps wi t h eamsands pot t i ngbus i nes sr i s k ss t i l lr equi r est he Br oadl ys peaki ng,wi t ht her i ghts chedul i ng and t at t ent i v enes sa or dedbycl os emoni t or i ng. pr oces s es ,due di l i gence as a mat t erofcr os s checki ngi nf or mat i oncanandi sbei ngadapt edf or Webel i ev et hatgoi ng f or war d,t hei dealduedi l i anew v i r t ualﬁr s twor l d.Ar ecents ur v eybyEat on gencepr oces swi l li nv ol v ev i r t ual l yenabl ed s t r ucPar t ner ss howed t hatpr i v at e equi t y manager s t ur ed i nt er v i ews ,appr ai s aland engagement ,but wer e becomi ng mor e comf or t abl e wi t h maki ng wi l lbeupgr adedbyons i t ei nper s onengagement i nv es t ment swi t houtmeet i ngt het eamsphys i cal l y. i nor dert omi ni mi z er i s k sasmuchaspos s i bl e.

“ Asani nv es t or ,at t ent i v enes s a or dedbycl os emoni t or i ngwoul d bek eyf orear l ys t agei nv es t i ng. ”

Thi shybr i dpr oces swi l l beenabl edbyal ocal T r ans act i onSer v i cess uppor tf unct i ont hathass ubj ect mat t erex per t i s e,l ocalcont ex tandt heﬂex i bi l i t yt o wor kwi t hi nv es t mentt eamsandv er i f yi nf or mat i on.

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