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Farm-Management App for Smallholders

Investment Opportunity · Industries

Farm-Management App for Smallholders

Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaOpen · ConvertibleOPP-220432EB

Raising

$750K

Target Return

Converts at a US$6M cap

Horizon

2 years

Min. Investment

$25K

Business Summary

Shamba Digital gives smallholders planting calendars, weather alerts, input ordering and a place to sell their harvest, through a smartphone app and a USSD menu for basic phones. Revenue comes from commissions on inputs and produce. The round funds expansion into Zambia and Malawi.

Why Invest

Investment Highlights

  • 60,000 active farmers, 38% of them women
  • US$4.1M of produce sold through the platform last season
  • Works on basic phones through USSD
  • Partnerships with three seed and fertiliser companies
The Capital

What it needs

Project value
$800K
Capital required
$750K
Already secured
$200K
Capital gap
$550K
What investors are asked for

Expansion (brownfield). Figures as stated by the company; the full breakdown is in the data room.

Bankability

Investment readiness

  1. Identified
  2. Profiled
  3. Pre-feasibility
  4. Feasibility done
  5. Structured
  6. Investment-ready
Readiness record6 of 9 done
  • Ownership verifiedDone
  • Land or title confirmedNot applicable
  • Feasibility studyDone
  • Market studyDone
  • Financial modelDone
  • Environmental approvalNot applicable
  • Regulatory approvalsDone
  • Offtake or anchor customersIn progress
  • Management team in placeDone
  • Data room readyIn progress
  • Capital structure agreedNot started

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On the Ground

Project Location

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Next step

Express your interest

Register interest in Farm-Management App for Smallholders ($750K · Converts at a US$6M cap). We connect you with Shamba Digital and share the full due-diligence pack.