ShareCARD Digitize Africa Cohort 1 Offers $5,000 Credits

ShareCARD launched Digitize Africa, Cohort 1, offering eligible African agribusinesses $5,000 in credits to digitize ops, cards, and supply chains.

In Short

ShareCARD opened applications for Digitize Africa, Cohort 1.
Selected organisations get $5,000 in credits each, shared as 100 platform credits.
The offer covers up to six months of platform usage, plus onboarding and training.
The cohort had 50 spots and applications closed on May 18, 2026.

What Happened

ShareCARD has launched Digitize Africa, Cohort 1, a credits program for African agribusinesses, cooperatives, NGOs, and social enterprises that want to digitize day-to-day operations. The program is backed by partnerships with digitization financiers, which are funders that help organisations pay for software and rollout costs.

The offer gives each selected organisation $5,000 in free credits to onboard onto ShareCARD. In practice, this covers the cost of using the platform for the first six months. ShareCARD says the credits can be used across its modules, including tools to manage field agents, issue cards, and track supply chains.

“Manage agents” here means coordinating people who register farmers, verify beneficiaries, and collect field data. “Issue cards” usually refers to giving beneficiaries physical or digital cards that can be used for identification or to access program support. “Track supply chains” means recording movement of inputs and produce, so sponsors can see what was delivered, where, and when.

To qualify, applicants needed to operate in Africa, register at least 50 beneficiaries or farmers, commit to using the platform for at least three months, and assign a team member as the platform administrator. ShareCARD said applications would be reviewed within five business days.

Why It Matters

Many agribusiness programs still rely on paper forms and fragmented spreadsheets, which can slow verification and reporting. Free credits reduce the upfront risk of adopting software, especially for cooperatives and NGOs that run grant-funded projects.

For ShareCARD, the cohort is a distribution play. If teams adopt the platform during the free period and see value in cleaner data collection and audit trails, they may convert to paid usage after the credits end.