Watch the success stories of the winner startups of the SDG Impact Accelerator Programme, supporting entrepreneurs to create innovative solutions for the most vulnerable groups

As the SDG Impact Accelerator (SDGia) Programme’s second phase implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Türkiye and the Ministry of Industry and Technology comes to an end, five successful ideas by startups turn into problem-solving initiatives on agriculture and finance. Effective in the least developed countries, the newly designed technological solutions aim to increase farmers’ well-being and income.

The programme supported the five winning startups on their way to develop technologies through digitalization of financial and agricultural practices in Bangladesh and Uganda. Now is the time to observe the benefits of those projects. UNDP teams made their way to the field to see the results and talked with the locals who have experienced a positive change in their lives.

See below for the startups’ field of expertise and their success stories.

Digital Agriculture Solutions: 
For the digital agriculture challenge in Uganda, three startups took place in SDGia to provide solutions;

1. Borlaug Web Services (BWS) is an India/Netherlands based blockchain platform for agricultural value chains. The platform, with the Track & Trace feature, aims to build a sustainable coffee value chain for farmers in the identified clusters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQMySuDCv34
2. Flamingoo Foods is a Tanzania based startup that uses climate technology to forecast food deficits. Partnering with Nampya Farmers Market, the company’s expansion to Uganda aims to ensure people have access to food by matching food surplus and food deficit regions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrGc4PPgDzE  
3. Nampya is an Uganda based mobile-based enterprise that provides affordable and safe food to Uganda's urban consumers, and reliable markets for farmers across the country. Nampya’s main goal is to prevent farmers from losing marketable quality and wasting during the post-harvest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsBaf-ihlUI

Financial Inclusion Solutions: 
For the financial inclusion challenge in Bangladesh, two startups took place in SDGia to provide solutions;

1. Bhalo Social Enterprise is a Bangladesh based online marketplace that offers access to high-quality inputs for small farmers. The marketplace responds to various farming needs such as advisory, low-cost credit, high-quality farm inputs and insurance facilities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyS7wkDjUl8
2. Shadhin Fintech Solutions is a Bangladesh based fintech marketplace for peer-to-peer investment funding. The platform provides credit scoring, digital funding and payment systems services. Their main goal is to provide solutions that help people solve their financial need in a simple and cost-efficient way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkAxaKK_sOQ 
    

All these efforts have contributed to reducing poverty and hunger and promoting decent work and economic growth. Along with their ongoing activities, the startups continue the discussions with investors for further investments and developments.

In a nutshell, SDGia is defined as a global accelerator built by a multi-stakeholder platform focusing on empowering “systems entrepreneurs” and innovators who are providing impact at scale.

To learn more about how the startups supported by the SDGia programme contribute to the well-being of Ugandan and Bangladeshi people, see our photo-story.