Health & Resilience
Startup Discovery School Africa
Startup Discovery School Africa
Leveling the playing field for climate tech founders
Startup Discovery School Africa's mission
Startup Discovery School Africa's mission
Startup Discovery School Africa (SDS Africa) equips, nurtures, and funds entrepreneurs who are building climate adaptation and mitigation solutions across West Africa for a true just transition.
Powered by Sahara Impact Ventures
Powered by Sahara Impact Ventures
Sahara Impact Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in pre-series A businesses that are tackling the climate change and wider inequality emergencies in Africa. Its support allows the SDSA Venture Studio to deploy capital to cohorts, providing catalytic funding for ventures to scale and drive impact into rural communities and micro, small, and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs).
"The collaboration with the Autodesk Foundation is game-changing for the West African climate technology startup ecosystem. The support these emerging companies will receive through this partnership is catalytic to their growth."
Mandy Nyarko, MBE, Co-Founder of Startup Discovery School Africa & Managing Partner of Sahara Impact Ventures
