Map your fundraising journey and scale your green innovation

Join the ScaleSmart program to access expert support in valuation, finances, and portfolio building, everything you need to become fully investor-ready and to unlock the networking, matchmaking, and investment opportunities that help your startup scale.

While applications are closed at the moment, you can pre-apply to the program by filling out this interest form.

Applications for this program are now open.

Investment training and mentorship
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About the program

Building Lebanon’s Next Wave of Investor-Ready Businesses

The ScaleSmart program supports startups, SMEs, and companies across key green sectors, including AgriFoodTech—covering agribusiness marketplaces, AgriFinTech solutions, retail and restaurant tech, midstream technologies, biotechnology, bioenergy and biomaterials, innovative foods, farm management software and IoT, farm robotics and mechanization, and novel farming systems—as well as CleanTech, which spans energy efficiency, renewable energy, recycling and waste management, sustainable construction, sustainable materials, sustainable transport, water and wastewater management, and circular economy solutions. Each four-month cycle provides five businesses with structured, tailored support to strengthen their valuation, financial model, portfolio, and investment pitch deck, laying solid foundations before entering direct investor matchmaking.

5 Startups

per cycle

4-Month Support

per cycle

Green Innovation Sectors

across Lebanon

Reasons to apply

Whether you’ve been approached by investors or are looking to approach them yourself, ScaleSmart helps you build your data room, structure your valuation, and define your fundraising path, along with other key aspects such as:

Investor Readiness

Move from investor interest to solid fundraising foundations.

Financial Structure

Build your valuation, financial model, and data room with expert guidance.

Advisory Access

Connect with senior advisors and executives from Lebanon and abroad.

Matchmaking & Networking

Meet investors and explore tailored investment opportunities.

Growth & Scale

Strengthen traction and operations for long-term sustainability.

Additional technical assistance may be provided based on each company’s specific needs.

“We built this program to empower founders with the knowledge and networks they need to start their investment journey and scale their innovations.”

Eligibility criteria

ScaleSmart is open for scalable startups, SMEs, and companies in Lebanon that:

  • Are legally registered or are currently undergoing legal registration
  • Are partially or fully operating in Lebanon
  • Have at least one Lebanese co-founder
  • Are at MVP-level with a validated go-to-market strategy
  • Have a multidisciplinary and complementary team
  • Demonstrate a clear need for funding
  • Preferably have a tech-enabled or science-based product or service
  • Are willing to commit to a 4-month program
  • Are preferably at seed or pre-seed stage
  • Operate in one of the targeted sectors (AgriFoodTech or CleanTech)
Lebanese Startup seeking investment

Alumni

Meet the startups of the ScaleSmart Program

Part of the ACT Smart Innovation Hub

The ACT Smart Innovation Hub is a comprehensive initiative launched by Berytech to enable the Lebanese entrepreneurial ecosystem and stimulate innovation and startup creation in the agriculture, food, and clean technology sectors.

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Co-funded by The Kingdom of The Netherlands

ACT Smart Innovation Hub is co-funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Lebanon. The Netherlands supports programs that are aimed at strengthening Lebanon’s social infrastructure and improving prospects for its people.

Applications for this program are now open.

Become investment ready and scale your startup

While applications are closed at the moment, you can pre-apply to the program by filling out this interest form.

Meet the team

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