Founders Factory Africa
In 2021 Small Foundation and Founders Factory Africa (FFA) began a multiyear partnership to support over 18 agtech startups from across sub-Saharan Africa. We selected ventures with the potential to innovate and improve the delivery of a range of services to smallholder farmers and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the agricultural sector.
FFA and the team at 54 Collective, an African startup studio, have incubated and accelerated over 100 ventures across various market sectors. This work has been supported by Standard Bank Group, Netcare, Lilly Ventures, Johnson & Johnson Foundation and Mastercard Foundation.
Our collective ambition is that ventures scale to attract capital from a broader range of investors, leading to improved efficiencies, opportunities and livelihoods across the continent.
Blog posts:
- Founders Factory Africa rebrands to 54 Collective
- Founders Factory Africa secures $114M USD to fund start-ups
- Founders Factory Africa and Small Foundation partner to build and scale agtech ventures across Africa
- We are building Africa’s first agtech unicorn
Practice area: Investments
Investment years: 2021-2025
Region: Africa
