Review
Create an independent evidence-backed technical assessment before asking the company to join.
Marketplace-backed venture infrastructure
Review. Qualify. Back. Buy. Scale.
Sandbox Africa starts with independent technology evidence. Companies close readiness gaps and qualify for Marketplace access before demand, backing, pilots and revenue pathways are evaluated; funded ventures can later carry a separate Capital Outcome Review showing what capital moved and what changed afterward.
The de-risking thesis
Reduce the distance between product readiness and repeatable revenue.
Sandbox Africa does not back products because they attended a programme. It backs products when demand is credible, the remaining revenue constraint is understandable and the proposed intervention can be governed through measurable milestones.
Claim
Verify company ownership while keeping company-provided information separate from the independent assessment.
Qualify
Close readiness gaps, complete technical gates and earn Marketplace eligibility through reassessment.
Diagnose
Use buyer and commercial evidence to identify the primary constraint between a qualified product and repeatable revenue.
Back
Approve capital or material commercialisation support against defined conditions and milestones.
Sell
Use demand signals, enterprise challenges, pilots, bundles and procurement pathways to create customers.
Deliver
Track implementation, service obligations, customer value, payments and renewal potential.
Scale
Use verified procurement, revenue, renewals and multi-market delivery to determine which products merit further backing.
Four risk lenses
Capital follows evidence, not presentation quality.
The backing process separates the risks that are often hidden inside one generic readiness score.
Demand risk
Will a credible buyer pay? Signals include demonstrations, pilot requests, letters of interest, procurement shortlists, purchase orders and repeat use.
Product risk
Can the product solve the problem reliably? Technical testing, security, compliance and product evidence are assessed separately.
Delivery risk
Can the company onboard, implement, support and maintain the product under real operating conditions?
Commercial risk
Can pricing, gross margin, sales cycle, payment terms and working-capital needs produce sustainable economics?
Marketplace portfolio
Products progress through explicit commercial states.
A listing is not a backing endorsement. Each state represents a different standard of evidence and commercial maturity.
Listed
The product has a valid public Marketplace profile.
Verified
Core company, product and evidence checks have been completed.
Market Validated
Credible buyer demand has been evidenced.
Revenue Ready
Pricing, delivery, compliance and commercial operations are ready for customers.
Backing Candidate
The revenue constraint and backing case are under formal review.
Sandbox Backed
Sandbox Africa has committed capital or material commercialisation resources.
Revenue Generating
Verified commercial revenue is being produced.
Scaling
Repeatability, renewals or multi-market expansion have been demonstrated.
Choose your role
Buy products, build revenue or support a commercialisation pipeline.
Technology companies enter through Reviews and the Technology Journey. Marketplace access follows qualification; buyers then create demand evidence while investors and partners help remove specific commercial constraints.