Application Form: Acumen Academy Pakistan Agriculture Accelerator 2023

We're thrilled you're interested in joining us for the Acumen Academy Pakistan Agriculture Accelerator 2023!

Before you get started, here are some tips:

Please take your time completing the form. We will decide who to invite to interview based on your responses to these questions.
You can partially complete the form, save and return to finish it later, please just be sure to submit before the deadline.
Please note one question requires the answer to be submitted in video format.
You will need your organization's financial data for the last two years to complete the form.
To help you prepare your responses, you can view a full list of the application questions here.
Interviews will take place through December, please apply at your earliest convenience for consideration.

Section 1: Team Contact & Background Information

LEAD PARTICIPANT 2 DETAILS

Please note: you must send one dedicated lead participant to attend the entirety of the program, a second member of your leadership team may also join some sessions, please tell us about your second lead here.

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Gender

Address Line 1

City

What is their country of residence?

If they currently live in Pakistan, which province or region do they live in?

What is their role/position at the enterprise?

Is this person a founder / co-founder or CEO?

YesNo

Select the appropriate dropdown that matches their educational background (please select)

Section 2: Basic Facts about Your Social Enterprise

What is the name of your enterprise?

Please provide a link to your organization's website:

How many founders does your enterprise have?

How many female founders does your enterprise have?

How many years has your enterprise been in existence?

How many full-time staff does your enterprise have?

How many part-time or seasonal staff does your enterprise have?

What is your organization's status?

What is the city/village/town where your enterprise is headquartered?

What is the focus of your business model (select up to 3)?

Increasing farmers incomes and livelihoodsRegenerative agriculture and climate adaptationLast mile solutions and market linkagesSupply chain innovations and wastage reductionAccess to finance for farmersCircular economy solutionsReducing carbon emissions on farm and in supply chainsOther, please describe below

Section 3: History and Traction of Your Enterprise

Describe your enterprise in one sentence ((e.g. Company X provides safe sanitation to low-income settlement areas which is then collected in its centralized processing plant and turned into fertilizer).

What is the problem you are solving?

What are your products and services?

Who is your target customer?

What is the best evidence you have that customers want the product or service you are selling?

What are the main channels you use to sell your goods or services?

FINANCE: How much revenue did your enterprise generate in the last two years?

Total annual revenue 2021 (PKR)

Forecast annual revenue 2022 (PKR)

Total equity raised since founding your enterprise (PKR)

Total debt raised since founding your enterprise (PKR)

Total grant funding raised since founding your enterprise (PKR)

Total number of users/consumers in the last year

What has been your enterprise's primary source(s) of funding to date? (select all that contribute 25% or more of your income).

What are the top two milestones you hope your enterprise will achieve in the next three years?

Other than access to capital, what is the biggest challenge you face as you scale your enterprise?

Do you have a business plan or pitch deck you can share with our team? If so, please upload it here (optional).

Section 4: Social Impact

Social IMPACT

Describe how your organization makes an impact. Who are the people or institutions that you are working to impact and how are you impacting them?

How many individuals did your enterprise impact in the past year?

Please describe how your enterprise directly or indirectly helps the environment?

Do you have specific products or services that are focused on climate change mitigation and/or adaptation for farmers? If yes, please describe the product and how it works. If your products or services do not directly help farmers with climate mitigation, please outline how your business indirectly helps farmers become more resilient.

How do you currently measure your social impact?

In 150 words, please provide a real example of a single customer or beneficiary who has benefited from your work to show us what the most significant impact of your work can be.