Reach for Change is seeking an experienced Investment Consultant to design and deliver a two-day investment-readiness boot camp and facilitate targeted investor engagement for the EdTech Investment Forum 2026 in Ethiopia.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

Investment Consultant-EdTech Investment Forum 2026 th

Convened by Reach for Change/5October-7th October2026

1. Background & Rationale

Reach for Change is implementing the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship in Ethiopia, supporting high-potential ventures to scale solutions that improve access to inclusive and quality education.

The three-day EdTech Investment Forum 2026 is designed as a conversion platform: investment readiness targeted investor engagement + potential deal facilitation. It will bring together Fellows from Cohorts 1-3, investors and other ecosystem actors.com

• Address investment-readiness gaps in financials, business models, scalability and capital strategy.
• Help ventures understand investor categories and identify the right capital for their stage, business model and financing needs.
• Strengthen deal preparedness and pathways to capital and market access.

2. Purpose & Objectives

Reach for Change seeks an experienced Investment Consultant to design and deliver a two-day investment-readiness boot camp for approximately 36 Fellows and support targeted investor engagement on Day 3.

• Strengthen pitch, financial, growth-strategy and capital-planning readiness.
• Build Fellows' ability to articulate bankable growth and funding strategies.
• Build understanding of investor types, criteria, requirements and appropriate investor fit.
• Prepare Fellows for due diligence and effective investor engagement.
• Improve investment narratives and tailor pitches to relevant investor profiles.
• Support effective investor-startup profiling, matchmaking and engagement.

3. Scope of Work

A. Days 1-2:Capacity Development

• Co-design and facilitate a practical two-day boot camp aligned with the Ethiopian investment landscape and Fellows' different stages of growth.
• Core content: investor expectations; business models/unit economics; financial readiness; capital strategy, investor segmentation and fit; due diligence/data room; impact; go-to-market; pitch development; negotiation.
• Run hands-on clinics on pitch decks, financial modelling, investor-fit assessment and investment narratives, with structured feedback.

B. Pitch Selection & Readiness their

• Support screening and selection of the top 10-12 investment-ready ventures for Day 3.
• Assess venture stage, financing needs, business model and investor fit.
• Help selected Fellows tailor propositions and pitch materials to participating investor profiles.
• Recommend/validate a minimum investor-readiness document checklist and ensure Fellows are prepared for engagement.

C. Day 3: Investor Engagement & Deal Facilitation

• Support identification and mobilization of relevant investors and financing providers.
• Profile investors by thesis, stage, sector, ticket size, instrument, geography, return and impact expectations.
• Match Fellows with appropriate investors and structure targeted deal rooms, pitches and 1:1 meetings.
• Support tailored presentations, real-time feedback and identification of promising opportunities for post-Forum follow-up.

4.Expected Deliverables

•  Capacity-development plan, modules, methodologies and practical tools.
• Facilitation of the two-day boot camp and breakout clinics.
• Pitch-deck review, selection input and investor-fit assessment.
• Investor profiling, matching and deal-room support.
• Post-event brief with investor feedback,
• recommendations and priority follow-up opportunities.
• The Forum aims to connect well-prepared EdTech

5.ConsultantProfile

• Strong experience in impact investing, venture
• finance/capital, private equity, investment banking or startup advisory.
• Track record in investment readiness, capital raising and capacity development.
• Understanding of investor categories, instruments and venture-stage requirements.
• Experience with early/growth-stage ventures; EdTech or impact sectors preferred.
• Relevant investor networks, matchmaking,
• facilitation and coaching skills; Ethiopia/Africa experience is an advantage.

6.ProposalRequirements & Timing Submit:

Technical proposal: approach, methodology, training structure and practical exercises.

Approach to Fellow readiness assessment, investor profiling, mobilization and matchmaking.

Financial proposal and relevant experience/portfolio. Availability for the preparatory period and Forum dates.

Forum dates: 29 September-1 October 2026. Three days: two days capacity development + one day targeted investor engagement, with preparatory work in advance.

 The Forum aims to connect well-prepared EDTech ventures with the rights inventors and Convert targeted engagement in to meaning full investment, partnership and marke to opportunities.

Closing date: submit all proposals not exceeding 5pages by  Friday, 25 September 2026 at 23:59EAT to [email protected].  

Tender details

• Deadline: 2026-09-25
• Bid closing time: 17:59
• Bid closing (note): 25 September 2026 at 23:59 EAT
• Bid opening: 2026-09-25 17:59
• Bid opening (note): No Specific Opening Date and Time
• Region: Addis Ababa
• Publishing entity: Reach For Change Ethiopia
• Buyer address: 22 Mazuriaya, Golagul Tower 7th floor, Room No. 702
• Published on: Reporter (Sep 16, 2026)
• Posted at: 2026-09-16T12:22:45.000Z
• Source: 2merkato