Katapult Africa Investment Portfolio

Driving Africa’s Climate Impact Future

Katapult Africa is proud to support a growing portfolio of climate impact startups that are transforming the continent’s future.

Impacting Africa’s Climate Innovators

At Katapult Africa, we believe Africa holds the solutions to many of the world’s climate challenges. Our mission is to back visionary founders who are creating scalable, sustainable innovations that improve lives and protect the planet.
We invest in and accelerate high-potential agritech, foodtech, and climate tech ventures that are addressing some of Africa’s most pressing sustainability challenges.
So far, we’ve invested in and accelerated 16 impact-driven startups from across the continent each pioneering change for a more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable Africa.
Our 3-month, hands-on digital accelerator program helps founders scale with purpose. It’s focused on growth, investor readiness, and impact management, while connecting startups to a powerful global network of mentors, experts, and corporate partners committed to driving real change..

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What we look for…

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    Application

    Are you an impact startup operating in Africa? We would like to know more about you.rnKatapult Africa supports agritech, foodtech and climate tech companies positively impacting the continent.

    Apply

  • Screening

    Our investment decision process includes several interviews where you will get to present yourself and your company, and get to know our team. Interviews will contribute to our insight and assessment to team quality, impact potential, your product, business model, scalability u0026 accelerator fit.

  • Due diligence

    Due diligence means understanding your organisation’s current situation and what is required in order to reach both business and technological milestones. The global potential of your company is also assessed.rnrnWe additionally conduct a deep dive impact screening to assess the overall impact of your operations and how aligned and integrated it is with the company strategy.

  • Investment

    We invest in all the companies that take part in our accelerator programs. We invest $150,000-500,000 in your company in return for equity, and charge a program fee to cover the costs of running the accelerator.

  • Accelerator

    Following investment in your company, you will take part in an intense accelerator program.rnrnDuring the program you will get hands-on mentorship from experts, serial entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors.

  • Investor day

    The program runs for 3 months and ends with an exclusive event for active and relevant investors, where where you will get the opportunity to pitch to impact investors from all over the world.

  • Scale investment

    Katapult is raising a follow-on fund to increase our post-program capabilities and support our best performers. We will make investments in companies during Series A or similar sized rounds.

Application

Are you an impact startup operating in Africa? We would like to know more about you.rnKatapult Africa supports agritech, foodtech and climate tech companies positively impacting the continent.

Apply

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We are also investing in and supporting global impact driven tech startups saving our oceans.

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Investment Portfolio

Driving Africa’s Climate Impact Future

Katapult Africa is proud to support a growing portfolio of climate impact startups that are transforming the continent’s future.
We invest in and accelerate high-potential agritech, foodtech, and climate tech ventures that are tackling some of Africa’s most pressing sustainability challenges.

So far, we’ve invested in and accelerated 16 exciting impact-driven startups from across the continent — each innovating for a more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable Africa.