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Conservio is an online booking platform specializing in sustainable travel experiences in Southern and Eastern Africa. The company provides access to a curated selection of accommodations and nature-based travel experiences, focusing on resident travelers. Through its platform, Conservio offers a tech-enabled, personalized approach that facilitates direct bookings, allowing customers to make informed decisions about their travel itineraries. Committed to fostering an inclusive industry, Conservio emphasizes the importance of benefiting both conservation efforts and local communities.

Octavia Carbon is a pioneering company based in Kenya that specializes in Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology. It designs, builds, and deploys proprietary systems to filter CO2 from the atmosphere, aiming to reverse climate change and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. The company uniquely leverages Kenya's geothermal energy and talent to accelerate DAC technology development and lower costs.

TUNL is a company focused on enhancing export-related supply chain frameworks between Africa and the mainland United States. It operates a parcel shipping platform designed to lower transaction costs for small and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa. The platform facilitates the shipment of a wide variety of products, including fashion items, arts and crafts, books, furniture, musical instruments, and nonperishable goods like cosmetics. By optimizing logistics and reducing expenses, TUNL aims to help these businesses improve their profit margins and expand their market reach.

Happy Pay is a company focused on developing a credit scoring system that offers consumers a responsible alternative to traditional credit options. It operates a Buy Now Pay Later platform that allows users to make purchases and pay for them over time. To enhance the shopping experience, Happy Pay integrates an autonomous artificial intelligence technology system with merchants' platforms, aiming to increase their average basket size and improve customer conversion rates. By leveraging this innovative technology, Happy Pay seeks to provide a seamless and efficient service that benefits both consumers and merchants.

Founded in 2021, Hohm Energy is a South Africa-based company that operates an online marketplace connecting customers with accredited solar providers, product suppliers, and financiers. Through scalable technology, it manages the entire solar transition journey, from initial scoping to installation, operations, and maintenance.

TUNL is a company focused on enhancing export-related supply chain frameworks between Africa and the mainland United States. It operates a parcel shipping platform designed to lower transaction costs for small and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa. The platform facilitates the shipment of a wide variety of products, including fashion items, arts and crafts, books, furniture, musical instruments, and nonperishable goods like cosmetics. By optimizing logistics and reducing expenses, TUNL aims to help these businesses improve their profit margins and expand their market reach.

Pineapple Tech Pty Ltd is a South African company that operates a peer-to-peer insurance platform, providing short-term insurance coverage to its members. Founded in 2017 and based in Johannesburg, the company allows users to pay and track their premiums online while selecting their preferred network for pooling. Pineapple aims to innovate the insurance experience by aligning incentives with users, offering transparency about premium usage, and returning any unused premiums to members. The platform simplifies the insurance process, enabling users to obtain coverage quickly, often in under 60 seconds, by utilizing AI technology. Pineapple launched its "My Stuff" per-item insurance in 2018 and expanded its offerings to include "My Ride" for auto insurance. The company has also formed a partnership with Travelers in the United States and provides a white-labeled version of its platform for that market.

Yebo Fresh is an online grocery shopping service based in Cape Town, South Africa, focused on delivering a wide range of products, including meat, poultry, fish, dairy, dry groceries, drinks, frozen foods, fruits, vegetables, toiletries, and household items. The company specifically targets underserved areas, such as Imizamo Yethu, Langa, Khayelitsha, Mfuleni, and Gugulethu, where access to formal retail options is limited. By leveraging unique business partnerships, Yebo Fresh is able to offer high-quality products and popular brands at competitive prices. Following recent funding, the company is expanding its reach throughout the greater Cape Town area, aiming to enhance grocery accessibility for its communities.

Kwara GmbH is a technology company that specializes in developing a digital banking platform tailored for savings and credit co-operative societies (SACCOs). Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with an additional office in Nairobi, Kenya, Kwara aims to modernize credit unions by providing a comprehensive cloud-based solution. The platform facilitates loan application servicing and approval for members, while also offering integration services, customer support, real-time financial tracking, and compliance assistance. Kwara's offerings include Kwara Pronto, a tool for managing loans. Currently, the company serves over 200 SACCOs across Kenya, South Africa, and the Philippines, enabling these financial institutions to enhance their operations and improve access to formal financial services.

Talk360 is a Dutch-based company specializing in affordable long-distance telecommunication services. It offers an easy-to-use mobile application for both business and private individuals to make international calls to any mobile or landline number, even without an internet connection.

SweepSouth is an online platform that connects homeowners with vetted service professionals for various home maintenance tasks. With over seven thousand providers and thousands of satisfied customers across four countries, the company aims to modernize home services using technology.

BusyMed is an online pharmacy marketplace that connects consumers directly with local pharmacies through a digital platform. The service provides online consultations and facilitates product and medication purchases with fast home delivery. The platform enables pharmacies to display real-time stock information, monitor inventory, and analyze sales performance, while integrating with existing pharmacy and third-party delivery solutions. The offering helps users locate pharmacies, compare prices, and manage payments, with the aim of improving access to convenient healthcare. BusyMed was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Port Elizabeth.

Qwili is a digital inclusion company that develops affordable smartphones and an operating system for micro-merchants in the informal sector. Its platform enables these merchants to sell digital products like airtime, data, and bus tickets, acting as a point-of-sale system.

Inseco converts low-value organic by-products into nutritious insect ingredients, serving industries such as animal feed, pet food, crop production, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. This process helps divert waste from landfills and contributes positively to the environment.

Inseco provides project engineering, hardware, network infrastructure, security system, and cloud computing services. They also provide electronic document management, HRIS, and business solutions.

CMO is a global organization dedicated to promoting transparency, legality, and safety in the international supply chain for forest products. The company supports small growers by providing them with market access and risk management solutions. CMO offers technical training and consulting services in forestry, ensuring that stakeholders are equipped with the necessary expertise to navigate the complexities of the industry. Additionally, CMO facilitates online trading of certified forest products, enhancing the visibility and accessibility of sustainable forestry practices. Through its initiatives, CMO aims to foster a safe and legal trade environment for forest products, benefiting both producers and consumers.

Pineapple Tech Pty Ltd is a South African company that operates a peer-to-peer insurance platform, providing short-term insurance coverage to its members. Founded in 2017 and based in Johannesburg, the company allows users to pay and track their premiums online while selecting their preferred network for pooling. Pineapple aims to innovate the insurance experience by aligning incentives with users, offering transparency about premium usage, and returning any unused premiums to members. The platform simplifies the insurance process, enabling users to obtain coverage quickly, often in under 60 seconds, by utilizing AI technology. Pineapple launched its "My Stuff" per-item insurance in 2018 and expanded its offerings to include "My Ride" for auto insurance. The company has also formed a partnership with Travelers in the United States and provides a white-labeled version of its platform for that market.

Yebo Fresh is an online grocery shopping service based in Cape Town, South Africa, focused on delivering a wide range of products, including meat, poultry, fish, dairy, dry groceries, drinks, frozen foods, fruits, vegetables, toiletries, and household items. The company specifically targets underserved areas, such as Imizamo Yethu, Langa, Khayelitsha, Mfuleni, and Gugulethu, where access to formal retail options is limited. By leveraging unique business partnerships, Yebo Fresh is able to offer high-quality products and popular brands at competitive prices. Following recent funding, the company is expanding its reach throughout the greater Cape Town area, aiming to enhance grocery accessibility for its communities.

Founded in Cape Town, South Africa in 2019, Enlabeler specializes in data annotation services. Its platform offers image and video annotation, natural language processing, social media analysis, dataset creation, and cloud integration services.

Yebo Fresh is an online grocery shopping service based in Cape Town, South Africa, focused on delivering a wide range of products, including meat, poultry, fish, dairy, dry groceries, drinks, frozen foods, fruits, vegetables, toiletries, and household items. The company specifically targets underserved areas, such as Imizamo Yethu, Langa, Khayelitsha, Mfuleni, and Gugulethu, where access to formal retail options is limited. By leveraging unique business partnerships, Yebo Fresh is able to offer high-quality products and popular brands at competitive prices. Following recent funding, the company is expanding its reach throughout the greater Cape Town area, aiming to enhance grocery accessibility for its communities.

Vula Mobile develops a medical referral application that enables health workers to capture patient information, photographs, and medical history and send it to specialists for remote advice, allowing patients to receive expert input without in-person consultations and supporting timely triage to improve access to eye care and reduce preventable blindness.