Climate Resilient Africa Fund

Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a happy New Year 💫

🌟CRAF 2024 ROUNDUP🌟 As we close out this year, we’re not just reflecting on what we’ve learned (the hard way) - but we’re also gearing up to turn those lessons into 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 impact.    2025 we’re ready for you! Sherief Kesseba Salma Noureldin Hossam Allam Ziyad El-Hamzawi Climate Resilient Africa Fund

Condia (formerly, Bendada.com) just published a piece I had initially titled, "AgTech Investment in Africa is Climate-tech Investment" In brief, it's about how LPs and GPs are climate financing agri-tech startups in Africa, a sector that has historically received peanuts from venture investors over the years. By the numbers AgTech founders in Africa that could also parlay a climate angle into their product/pitch received more than half of all the money that was invested in agri-tech in the last twelve months or so... Can anyone tell me what is off with this particular picture? Link to read the full thing (it's brief). Data from Briter's #AgBase dataset. https://lnkd.in/dcYpc7Qw

Private equity in MEA agri-food-tech is rapidly evolving, but needs to show distributable returns if it is to maintain momentum. The elusive ‘exit’ that has plagued other sectors raises difficult questions for agrifood-tech too. Does this sector lend itself more to M&A? How disruptive can food and agriculture tech really be? Why would anyone buy an Ag start-up? Are agrifood-tech valuations tempered by real economy dynamics? Join Hossam Allam, Managing Partner, Climate Resilient Africa Fund for a thought-provoking discussion at #WorldAgriTech MEASA, exploring how to make outsized returns in this oldest of industries: https://lnkd.in/eGEak4DZ

𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱-𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 | The #A4IP Flagship event 2024! 📹 Watch the highlights The event brought together policymakers, industry experts, scientists, investors, academics and private sector representatives to explore how international cooperation and multilateral frameworks can play a critical role in mitigating risks and investor hesitancy in #agritech #innovation development and deployment. 👏 Thank you again to all our speakers and attendees for their participation and engagement! #A4IP #Agenda2030 #AgriTech #ClimateAction #Entrepreneurship #Investments #Multilateralism #Research #Risk #Science #SDGs #Startups #Technology #VentureCapital Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT | CGIAR

Extra, Extra🗞️   Here’s keeping up with CRAF, the latest scoop on everything we’ve been up to💫  ♻️ Starting off with an insightful panel discussion with CRAF Portfolio Analyst Salma Noureldin at this year’s Organic Waste-2-Value Forum held by the Embassy of the Netherlands in Egypt and Chemonics Egypt Consultants 👨💻 Ziyad El-Hamzawi joins the Plug and Play Africa Cohort 5 Expo roundtable discussion alongside some of Egypt’s top entrepreneurs and founders  🌱 Later in the month, our Managing Partner Sherief Kesseba talks emerging agri-food tech solutions in CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP)’S A4IP Flagship event in Rome, Italy Averroes Ventures AfricInvest Group

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗙 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺: Salma Noureldin🌟 Meet Salma, Climate Resilient Africa Fund's portfolio analyst and leading carbon expert. She collaborates closely with portfolio companies to quantify their impact and evaluate potential risks, ensuring informed decision-making at every step👩💻 With extensive experience gained from her years with consulting firms and regional accelerators, Salma brings unparalleled analytical expertise to the table💫 Scroll through to learn more about Salma ➡️

Investment Announcement 🚀 Climate Resilient Africa Fund (CRAF) has invested in Winich Inc, a company set to unlock Africa's $250 billion agri-food sector 🌾 By streamlining the complex value chain, Winich Inc connects smallholder farmers to higher-paying markets, paving the way for enhanced food security across the continent 🌐

🗣️ 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝟰𝗜𝗣 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝗴𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 - "Navigating Risk and Reward in Agrifood-tech Innovation: The Power of Multilateralism" 💡 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲/𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | 15:00-18:00 CEST 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://lnkd.in/e5RHkfzR 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮: https://lnkd.in/egmM4iDe 💡 Hany Ayaad 💡 Luca Alinovi 💡 Angela Bonato 💡 Fabrizio Cardillo 💡 Cecilia D'Alessandro 💡 Romano De Vivo 💡 Guido D'Urso 💡 Adham Elabd 💡 Dario Giuliani 💡 Ahmed Hamad 💡 Sherief Kesseba 💡 Chris Kettle 💡 Frida Koslowski 💡 Martino Melli 💡 Gianpiero Menza 💡 Seth Charles Mkisi 💡 Gladys Herminia Morales Guevara 💡 Gerald Mweli 💡 Salem Ghanam 💡 Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza 💡 annette schneegans 💡 Abd El Hamid Sherief 💡 Megan Steele 💡 Javier Mateo-Vega, PhD 💡 DR. Mohamed Ahmed Wageih 💡 Massimo Zaurrini #A4IP #Agenda2030 #AgriTech #ClimateAction #Entreprenuership #Investments #Multilateralism #Research #Risk #Science #SDGs #Startups #Technology #VentureCapital Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT | CGIAR

How can farmer aggregation unlock our food systems?🧑🏾🌾 Smallholder farmers are the backbone of African agri sector, producing over 70% of Africa’s food. But, these farmers are constantly facing challenges in their day-to-day that limit their productivity and in turn, their incomes. CRAF backs technology and solutions that solve for everyday realities faced by smallholder farmers, especially ones that fortify farmers against the inevitable adverse impacts to their livelihoods caused by climate change 🌱