Deadline: 30-Jun-23
Applications for the 2023 ygap South Africa Agripreneur Accelerator Program are now open.
ygap South Africa’s accelerator program provides support for entrepreneurs who are looking to grow their impact focused venture.
The ygap South Africa Accelerator Program helps ventures to refine and validate their business model, move towards financial sustainability, and grow the impact that they are having in their community.
Completing the ygap South Africa Accelerator Program will expand your ability to increase revenue, create employment opportunities, secure further investment, and make a real difference in the communities you operate within.
ygap is an international development organisation which backs innovative impact ventures led by local entrepreneurs globally.
The program offers a six-day accelerator followed by twelve months of tailored support including business skills development, technical support, strategy insights and mentor support, connections to international partner networks, peer learning and access to a global community of entrepreneurs.
What it looks like
- Bootcamp days will help you to strengthen your business model, meet a cohort of like-minded entrepreneurs, and equip you with the tools you need to grow.
- Their team of local experts will provide 12 months of tailored support, including business skills development, technical support, strategy insights and mentor support, connections to international partner networks, peer learning and access to a global community of entrepreneurs.
Who they’re looking for?
- Ventures that are operating in the area of Agriculture. They particularly encourage Black and women-led businesses working in the areas of climate and sustainability, livelihoods or food security.
- Ventures that are post-revenue and able to provide evidence of commercial transactions.
- Ventures that clearly recognise and desire the benefits and value of participating in the ygap program. ygap invests deeply in the ventures they support, and expect the same level of dedication and investment in participating in the ygap program.
- Ventures that have a social or environmental focus. Through the operation of the business, ventures must be working toward making their community, their city, or their country a better place.
- Ventures that are “local” to the issue they’re solving, intimately connected to their community, passionate and committed, and it for the long-haul.
- Ventures that have already launched and are currently operational. In most cases, participating ventures must be formally registered and proof of this status will be required (unless this is not applicable to where your business runs).
Eligibility Criteria
- Agripreneurs operating in South Africa, who are dedicated to creating a positive change in the lives of people living in poverty. Your business needs to be a registered business with some trading history. Businesses with a proven revenue model and have an ability to create positive change are encouraged to apply.
Is business eligible to apply?
- The ygap Accelerator Program works firmly at the validate stage of the entrepreneurship value chain and supports ventures with the following eligibility:
- Must have already launched and be currently operational. In most cases, participating ventures must be formally registered and proof of this status will be required (unless this is not applicable to where your business runs).
- Must be post-revenue and able to provide evidence of commercial transactions.
- Must have an element to their business that is unique. It could be a unique product or service offering, a unique production method, or a unique business model.
- Must have a social or environmental focus. Through the operation of the business, ventures must be working toward making their community, their city, or their country a better place. To validate the positive impact that the venture is making, they align to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Must be “local” to the issue they’re solving, and intimately connected to their community. Growing an early-stage impact venture is hard, so they want to ensure that the team behind the venture is passionate and committed to solving the problem, and is in it for the long-haul.
- Must clearly recognise and desire the benefits and value of participating in the ygap program. ygap invests deeply in the ventures they support, and expect the same level of dedication and investment in participating in the ygap program.
For more information, visit ygap Agriprenenur Accelerator Program.
