A venture studio
for African agri-tech.
Catalytic funding, hands-on build support and a network of operators — for founders solving real problems for African farmers, food systems and climate.
Come with an idea, leave with a plan
Our AI-guided intake walks you through your problem, market, model and ask. You'll finish with a deck and one-pager — even if you've never written one before.
Built for first-time founders
Visual examples, in-context AI coaching, plain-language prompts. No jargon, no MBA template gymnastics.
More than money
Hands-on build help, partner introductions across the FarmBiz network, and operator mentors who've shipped in African agriculture.
What we fund
Pre-seed and seed-stage ventures with a credible team and an early signal that farmers, processors or rural communities want what you're building.
Climate-smart inputs, mechanisation, post-harvest tech
Digital tools for smallholder farmers and cooperatives
Market-linkage, logistics and finance for food systems
Carbon, biodiversity and nature-based revenue for farmers
Adaptive farmer training, advisory and extension
Data, MRV and infrastructure for the agri-tech ecosystem
How the application works
- 1
Tell us about you and the problem
Five short prompts. AI helps you sharpen each answer in your own words.
- 2
Build your story
Generate a draft pitch deck, one-pager and a simple model. Edit anything; export everything.
- 3
We review with you, not just on you
Reviewer notes are visible. Whether or not we fund you, you keep the materials.
What you walk away with
- • A clean pitch deck (PDF + editable)
- • A one-pager you can email investors
- • A simple revenue and unit-economics model
- • Reviewer feedback you can act on
- • A profile in the FarmBiz partner network
Even if Launchpad doesn't fund you, you leave with materials you can use to raise from anyone else.
Ready when you are
Applications are open on a rolling basis. Drafts auto-save — start now, finish later.
Begin the application