2023 Impact Report
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PROGRAMS
PROGRAMS
Details & Impact Through 2023
Details & Impact Through 2023
Seed delivers world-class business training and supportive resources to founders and CEOs in over 37 countries across Africa and South Asia, helping them increase revenues, create jobs, and positively impact people and the planet.
Seed delivers world-class business training and supportive resources to founders and CEOs in over 37 countries across Africa and South Asia, helping them increase revenues, create jobs, and positively impact people and the planet.
Seed Transformation Program (STP)
SCALE
The STP helps established enterprises scale to exponential growth. It’s our flagship 10-month leadership program for CEOs / founders and their management teams to help identify growth opportunities and implement an action plan to transform their business. The in-person and online program is designed for sub-Saharan African and South Asian companies with revenue between $300K — $15M.
The STP helps established enterprises scale to exponential growth. It’s our flagship 10-month leadership program for CEOs / founders and their management teams to help identify growth opportunities and implement an action plan to transform their business. The in-person and online program is designed for sub-Saharan African and South Asian companies with revenue between $300K — $15M.
STP Impact Highlights3
STP Impact Highlights3
OVER THE LAST DECADE...
OVER THE LAST DECADE...
Growing a Social Enterprise in India
Growing a Social Enterprise in India
Ankit Agarwal, who participated in the STP in 2019, shares the story of the flower recycling business he created and the impact it is having on the Ganges River and the female workers he employs.
Seed Transformation Network (STN)
CONNECT
The STN partners with leaders who have completed
the Seed Transformation Program to keep scaling by supporting collaboration and networking with other Seed companies. The program provides ongoing leadership
and project-based support from Seed coaches, consultants, and Stanford student interns. This global network of like-minded business leaders is also catalyzing an entrepreneurial ecosystem by providing mentorship to entrepreneurs from Seed Spark and Aspire.
The STN partners with leaders who have completed
the Seed Transformation Program to keep scaling by supporting collaboration and networking with other Seed companies. The program provides ongoing leadership
and project-based support from Seed coaches, consultants, and Stanford student interns. This global network of like-minded business leaders is also catalyzing an entrepreneurial ecosystem by providing mentorship to entrepreneurs from Seed Spark and Aspire.
STN Impact Highlights5
STN Impact Highlights5
OVER THE LAST DECADE...
OVER THE LAST DECADE...
Country-by-Country Impact
An interactive map to discover the impact being made by Seed Transformation Network entrepreneurs by country.
To protect anonymity, impact data is not disclosed when there are fewer than 5 companies in a country's dataset. This map contains self-reported, non-extrapolated data reported by STP companies through the Class of 2022. To learn more about the borders this map utilizes, click here.
Aspire
GROW
Aspire helps small, growing companies formalize their business structures and professionalize their operations to drive growth. It’s a six-month online business growth program to equip entrepreneurs with the core skills, tools, and strategies to thrive. The program is offered in partnership with the African Management Institute. The program is designed for African companies with revenue between $30K — $400K.
Aspire helps small, growing companies formalize their business structures and professionalize their operations
to drive growth. It’s a six-month online business growth program to equip entrepreneurs with the core skills, tools, and strategies to thrive. The program is offered in partnership with the African Management Institute. The program is designed for African companies with revenue between $30K — $400K.
Aspire Impact Highlights6
Aspire Impact Highlights6
Since program inception...
Since program inception...
Meet the Aspire Program Participants
Meet the Aspire Program Participants
Creating a business is hard work. And growing it requires even more effort, acumen, and resilience. Hear from past participants of the Aspire Business Growth Program about how the program helped them develop the practical skills and strategies to grow their businesses.
Seed Spark
LAUNCH
Seed Spark helps early-stage startups create and clarify their value proposition, go-to-market strategy, and profit model. It’s a five-month online training program for high-potential entrepreneurs offered in collaboration with incubators, accelerators, and other entrepreneurial support organizations in Africa and South Asia. The program is designed for pre/early-revenue companies.
Seed Spark helps early-stage startups create and clarify their value proposition, go-to-market strategy, and profit model. It’s a five-month online training program for high-potential entrepreneurs offered in collaboration with incubators, accelerators, and other entrepreneurial support organizations in Africa and South Asia. The program is designed for pre/early-revenue companies.
Seed Spark Impact Highlights8
Seed Spark Impact Highlights8
Since program inception
Since program inception
3 STP and STN impact data are based on self-reported, non-extrapolated survey data collected from 79% of the 805 firms that completed the Seed Transformation Program through 2022. Includes data from shut down firms when available.4 In primary reported currency5 STP and STN impact data are based on self-reported, non-extrapolated survey data collected from 79% of the 805 firms that completed the Seed Transformation Program through 2022.
6 Based on survey data collected from 55% of 94 firms 1-2 years following program completion (Aspire cohorts 1-4).
7 In primary reported currency
8 Based on survey data collected from 63% of 351 firms 1-2 years following program completion (Spark South Asia cohorts 1-5). Program pilots in East and West Africa are currently being evaluated.
4 In primary reported currency
5 STP and STN impact data are based on self-reported, non-extrapolated survey data collected from 79% of the 805 firms that completed the Seed Transformation Program through 2022.
6 Based on survey data collected from 55% of 94 firms 1-2 years following program completion (Aspire cohorts 1-4).
7 In primary reported currency
8 Based on survey data collected from 63% of 351 firms 1-2 years following program completion (Spark South Asia cohorts 1-5). Program pilots in East and West Africa are currently being evaluated.
9 IBM – Entrepreneurial India
9 IBM – Entrepreneurial India