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Call for Investment Readiness Experts at the Service of African Technology Startups - EU tenders
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  • Published
    24/01/2025
  • Today
    19/02/2025
  • Deadline
    25/02/2025
Status
Published
Type of contract
Services
Subject for Renewal
No
Buyer
DIGITAL AFRICA
Place of performance
NUTS code: Not available
Location of buyer
NUTS code: FR101 Paris
Business sector (Main CPV)
79200000 Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
Total estimated contract value (excluding VAT)
Not available
Total final contract value (excluding VAT)
Not available
Tender reference number
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Description

Digital Africa launched in 2024 its "Platform" offer to support startups in its portfolio, which are multisectoral African tech startups in early stage (pre-seed and seed). One of the pillars of support includes access to a pool of business experts. The startups in our portfolio operate in a competitive and uncertain environment, where their ability to demonstrate their economic viability and growth potential is crucial to attracting investors' attention. Yet, at this early stage, they often lack the necessary structure to meet the expectations of financial stakeholders. These startups have generally not yet implemented robust financial tools or developed communication strategies tailored to their target audience, which places them at a considerable disadvantage. The need for Investment Readiness goes far beyond just preparing for fundraising. It is about strengthening the credibility of startups by providing them with the means to better understand and manage their business, anticipate their financial needs, and structure their operations to reduce the risks perceived by investors. This preparation is also essential to enable them to transform their entrepreneurial vision into a convincing and coherent narrative, capable of captivating and reassuring potential investors. Digital Africa therefore uses expertise structures and/or freelancers to support and develop the "Investment Readiness" of the startups in its portfolio. Digital Africa invests in and supports startups in 18 priority countries: Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Tanzania, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Uganda, Zambia, Togo, Cameroon, Algeria, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Angola, Mozambique, Sudan, DRC. Thus, the selected experts will be French-speaking, English-speaking and/or Portuguese-speaking. As part of the support in Investment Readiness of African tech startups in the seed and pre-seed phase, it will therefore be necessary to help startups to structure its fundamentals (financial and others), with a solid business plan and a complete data room, while developing a powerful pitch deck and a convincing narrative. He coaches founders to strengthen their communication and confidence during presentations to investors, developing their leadership skills. By guiding them in the approach of the right partners and developing an engagement strategy, it prepares them to maximize their chances of raising funds while laying a solid foundation for sustainable growth. Text automatically translated in your browsing language Automatically translated

Submission Method
Electronic via:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tjXwtfhcGCM9An-NLFWH3Dygn0O-6_Nr/view?usp=sharing
Tenders may be submitted
Electronic submission: allowed
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tjXwtfhcGCM9An-NLFWH3Dygn0O-6_Nr/view?usp=sharing
Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Conditions for opening tenders (date)
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Place of performance
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CPV code

79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services

66000000 - Financial and insurance services CVP code deduced from the text of the procedure AI-generated

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services CVP code deduced from the text of the procedure AI-generated

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Prior information
Contract
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