About The Program
Seedstars and Shell Foundation have joined forces to look for sustainable, scalable and innovative working towards access to energy, sustainable agriculture* and mobility.
The objective of this program is to support, catalyse and train early-stage (seed) tech startups addressing challenges related to access to energy (household energy, energy for business, energy nexus), sustainable agriculture (value chain innovations improving access to finance, technology, market or knowledge) or sustainable mobility (safe rural and last-mile mobility for people and goods) in Africa.
Program Benefits
Selected Startups will receive
Access to a 3-month investment-readiness program that includes:
✔ Investment-readiness training.
✔ Group mentoring based on sector.
✔ 1on1 mentoring with a dedicated expert that has been selected based on individual startup needs.
✔ Identification by the Shell Foundation for potential funding opportunities.
✔ Leverage of the human resources and knowledge available within the pro-bono network of the Shell Foundation.
About Us
Shell Foundation
Shell Foundation (SF) is a UK-registered charity, founded by Shell in 2000, that creates and scales business solutions to enhance access to energy and affordable transport. They exist to serve the low-income communities most affected by these issues.
Seedstars is an investment holding company founded in Switzerland in 2012 with the mission to impact people's lives in emerging markets through entrepreneurship and technology.
