See agricultural risk before it reaches your balance sheet.
DAS Africa turns fragmented farm, supplier and business data into verified, decision-ready intelligence, fusing field data, satellites, Earth Observation and climate models into a live picture of risk across Africa's agricultural economy.
What drives DAS Africa.
Mission
To transform fragmented agricultural and value-chain data into trusted, decision-ready intelligence by combining field data, Earth Observation and climate insights; helping businesses, financiers and insurers understand risk, strengthen resilience and unlock sustainable finance.
Vision
To be the most trusted intelligence partner for Africa's agricultural value chains, enabling a more resilient, inclusive, sustainable and financeable agricultural economy.
How risk becomes resilience.
Climate exposure
Agricultural risk
Financial & supply-chain risk
Earlier, better decisions
Greater resilience
The people behind the platform.
Tandeka Mbandezi
Founder & CEO
Tandeka brings 8+ years of experience across sustainability, ESG, climate risk and sustainable finance, with a focus on agricultural value chains and data-driven decision-making. She has worked across corporate, consulting, financial and development contexts, translating complex sustainability and risk information into practical solutions.
At DAS Africa, she brings together her sustainability, geospatial and sector expertise with a vision for a more resilient and financeable African agricultural economy by building technology-driven intelligence that enables businesses, financiers and insurers to better understand risk and make more informed decisions.
Gaolathe Masikara
Climate Data and ESG Analyst (TA)
Gaolathe holds an MSc in Sustainability and Environmental Management and is a sustainability and environmental professional with broad experience across climate data, ESG, environmental management, and sustainability initiatives. At DAS Africa, she supports the translation of environmental and sustainability data into practical insights for climate-financial risk assessment, ESG reporting, and informed decision-making across agricultural value chains.
Liso Nyandu
Founding Engineer & Advisor
Liso is a data engineer who builds event-driven data platforms on AWS. He holds an MPhil in Financial Technology from the University of Cape Town, where his dissertation designed Mudala, a blockchain-based carbon credit exchange, and earned a distinction, reflecting his interest in carbon markets and sustainability. As founding engineer and advisor, he shapes the data infrastructure behind DAS Africa's supplier intelligence, with a focus on results people can trust.
Programmes that have backed us.
UNDP Agri-Tech & Aqua-Tech Accelerator Programme
A UNDP initiative supporting 50 South African agri-tech and aqua-tech SMEs, at least half of them women-led, under the project “Leveraging Agri-Tech and AI for Sustainable Agricultural and Export Development in South Africa”. It is implemented by 22 On Sloane, Africa’s largest startup campus, and combines technical support, business and financial training, and investment readiness.
About the programmeCentauri Space Startup Programme
A six-month accelerator for South African space-tech ventures, covering Earth observation, satellite systems and climate monitoring. It is implemented by RIIS with Riversands iHub and Cape Constellation, backed by the SA SME Fund, and offers structured mentorship, testing and prototyping facilities, and industry validation.
About the programmeTerraFoundry, by FSAT Labs
A climate-tech accelerator for African solutions, run by FSAT Labs in Cape Town and delivered as a structured 12-week programme. It pairs founders with mentorship, technical and design support, investor introductions and the wider Cape Town climate and innovation ecosystem.
About the programme