2024 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition

 Deadline Date: June 10, 2024

 Donor Name: GoGettaz Africa

 Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000

Are you an agripreneur leading the charge against these pressing issues? Do you have a transformative venture that’s making waves in the agrifood landscape? If yes, then apply for the 2024 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition.

The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition is a showcase for Africa’s cutting-edge agrifood businesses. Finalists have the opportunity to present their businesses on stage at Africa’s biggest food systems summit. This is where futures are made.

The Opportunity

• 100,000 US Dollars in prizes will go to 2 Winners!
  • 2 x 50,000 US Dollar Grand Prizes
  • Impact Awards – The judges of this year’s competition will be looking to award ventures that make a significant impact in one or more of the following areas: improving rural livelihoods, nutrition, climate related solutions, technology, gender impact, natural resources conservation, and job creation
  • Facilitated participation at the Agribusiness Deal Room
  • Invitation to the 2025 GoGettaz Africa Leadership Program for top finalists
• Two entrepreneurs, one woman and one man, will each win 50,000 US Dollars for the most innovative and scalable business ventures.
• They want to hear from businesses that show:
  • Innovation
  • Market potential and traction
  • Inspiring and Investible Team
  • Business model
  • Impact
• The top GoGettaz agripreneurs will get an all-expenses paid trip to pitch their businesses at the GoGettaz Finals at the Africa Food Systems Forum Summit. The 2024 AFSF Summit will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, in September.
• At the summit, Africa’s biggest match-making platform, the AFSF Agribusiness Dealroom is a golden opportunity for GoGettaz Finalists to meet future investors, partners, and collaborators.
• Top contestants will also have the opportunity to apply for the exclusive 6-month GoGettaz Africa Leadership Program, designed to empower emerging leaders with the skills and network necessary to grow themselves and their businesses.
• Selected entrepreneurs will benefit from personalised support, engaging in individual coaching, peer-to-peer sessions, and workshops led by thought leaders, fostering continuous growth and development even after the competition concludes.

Who Can Apply? 

• The Entrepreneur
  • Entrepreneur is aged 35 or below on the date of submission to the competition, and is legally recognised as an adult in country of nationality
  • Entrepreneur holds nationality (with an official ID) from a country which is a member of the African Union
  • Entrepreneur is the founder/co-founder of the venture he/she represents in the competition and plays an active role in its operations and leadership
  • Entrepreneur has no criminal record related to corruption, tax evasion, financial impropriety, felony, or other offence, and will provide a signed declaration to that effect, if requested
• The Venture
  • Venture is already legally registered in a country which is a member of the African Union or will have commenced with the registration of such a legal entity prior to 1 July 2024
  • Venture is headquartered in a country which is a member of the African Union
  • Venture is designed to be financially sustainable, either as a for-profit business or a non-profit generating some revenue and aiming not to be dependent on donor funding
  • Venture plays a role in the agrifood sector and/or supports the development of the agrifood sector through an innovation or process improvement
  • The agrifood sector may be defined as businesses engaged in:
    • Agrifood research & development
    • Primary food production (farming)
    • Crop nutrition
    • Irrigation
    • Mechanisation, automation or robotics, including drones
    • Crop protection
    • Hydroponics or urban farming
    • Transport, distribution, storage or logistics
    • Food processing
    • Packaging or marketing
    • Food retail or service
    • Waste management or recycling
    • Digital or technology solutions/services to the agrifood sector
    • Innovative finance solutions/services to the agrifood sector
    • Renewable energy or environmental solutions/services to the agrifood
    • sector

For more information, visit GoGettaz Africa.