AGRF and Heifer Pitch AgriHack Competition 2022 is Ongoing!
Pitch AgriHack aims to accelerate digital agriculture entrepreneurship led by young innovators, for growth and job creation.
This seventh edition of Pitch AgriHack is a pitching contest aimed exclusively at African businesses bringing technological innovation to the agriculture sector. Generation Africa, a thematic platform of the AGRF will host the competition.
To apply successfully, kindly read through this piece to learn the full details about this competition- the eligibility criteria, requirements, application deadline, and more. The table below will give you an overview of what you should expect.
About Pitch AgriHack Competition
Pitch AgriHack 2022 is sponsored by the global development organization Heifer International. The competition will identify and amplify efforts by young innovators to build resilience beyond COVID-19 through digital agriculture products and services. These innovations should be scalable and generate measurable impact in Africa’s food systems. Winners will receive funding and continued support to scale up their innovations to transform the agriculture sector.
Pitch AgriHack Competition- Benefit
Six winners will be selected from the open-application categories and two winners from the invite-only AYuTe Africa Challenge category, with winners announced at the AGRF Summit which takes place September 7-10 in Nairobi. Top contestants will receive a one-day boot camp in preparation for their final pitches, with winners receiving continued support as they develop and grow their enterprises.
Business profiles of the finalists will also be published in a Deal Book for circulation at the AGRF and online, while individual profiles will be made public on the GenAfrica.org platform and reviewed for relevance to their investor community.
Who is eligible for Pitch AgriHack Competition?
The competition will identify and amplify efforts by young innovators to build resilience beyond COVID-19 through digital agriculture products and services. These innovations should be scalable and generate measurable impact in Africa’s food systems.
Selection Criteria
The open competition portion of Pitch AgriHack 2022 will support companies that are driving innovation in agriculture across three categories-Early-stage, Mature/Growth-stage, and Women-led, with prizes totaling US$45,000.
A fourth invite-only category known as the AYuTe Africa Challenge, sponsored by Heifer International, will award up to $1.5 million in grants to scalable ventures that are already generating measurable impact for Africa’s smallholder farmers.
Pitch AgriHack Competition- Application Deadline
Applications for Pitch AgriHack 2022 are open until August 16, 2022. However, they are not open at the moment. Check back for information when they are available.
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