Meet the Vista Program.

Apply as a founder

One programme, three years: a first cheque, an operator beside you, and the market connections that turn an idea into a company customers keep paying.

Seed capital first

Cheques from $25,000 to $150,000, released in stages against milestones you set with us, never against a lender's calendar.

An operator,
not an observer.

Eighteen months of weekly work on pricing, production and hiring with someone who has run a plant.

Buyers
and boards

Introductions to off-takers, distributors and follow-on investors across the Vista Ventures network in four countries.

Co-investing alongside
funds and foundations who stay.

Rift Valley TrustKUZAEAIFShamba CollectiveLake Basin FundMazingiraHARAMBEENuru FoundationRift Valley TrustKUZAEAIFShamba CollectiveLake Basin FundMazingiraHARAMBEENuru Foundation

SOIL

COMPOSTING

A sack of organic soil conditioner on pale linen

Terra Mazao soil conditioner

Kisumu, Kenya

HARVEST

SOLAR DRYING

A solar crop dryer unit on pale linen

Jua solar crop dryer

Mbale, Uganda

NUTRITION

A jar of fortified nutrition porridge flour on pale linen

Lishe fortified porridge flour

Arusha, Tanzania

FAQ

Answers founders ask us before they apply.

How the cheque is sized, what we expect back, and what the eighteen months of operating support actually involve week to week.

Still deciding?

Send us two paragraphs about what you are building. We read every message and answer within a week.

Email the team

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