Cutstruct
Seed Round in 2024
Cutstruct operates a technology-driven platform designed to enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of construction projects. The platform serves various construction needs, including price discovery and comparison of materials, optimized procurement processes, and comprehensive project monitoring and management. By facilitating the purchasing of materials, hiring of labor, and overseeing of project logistics, Cutstruct aims to empower construction stakeholders to execute their projects with greater confidence and value. The company's applications are geared towards maximizing the potential of every investment in construction, making it easier for individuals and businesses to navigate the building process.
Sukhiba
Seed Round in 2024
Sukhiba is a decentralized community-based commerce platform that focuses on enhancing customer engagement through conversational commerce. It provides businesses with tools designed to facilitate interactions via WhatsApp, allowing for efficient management of customer relationships. The platform enables companies to send notifications, process orders, and streamline operations, ultimately supporting growth in sales. By leveraging conversational technology, Sukhiba aims to create a more interactive and responsive shopping experience for both businesses and their customers.
Cutstruct
Seed Round in 2024
Cutstruct operates a technology-driven platform designed to enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of construction projects. The platform serves various construction needs, including price discovery and comparison of materials, optimized procurement processes, and comprehensive project monitoring and management. By facilitating the purchasing of materials, hiring of labor, and overseeing of project logistics, Cutstruct aims to empower construction stakeholders to execute their projects with greater confidence and value. The company's applications are geared towards maximizing the potential of every investment in construction, making it easier for individuals and businesses to navigate the building process.
Sukhiba
Seed Round in 2023
Sukhiba is a decentralized community-based commerce platform that focuses on enhancing customer engagement through conversational commerce. It provides businesses with tools designed to facilitate interactions via WhatsApp, allowing for efficient management of customer relationships. The platform enables companies to send notifications, process orders, and streamline operations, ultimately supporting growth in sales. By leveraging conversational technology, Sukhiba aims to create a more interactive and responsive shopping experience for both businesses and their customers.
Stitch operates a financial API platform that facilitates secure connections between bank accounts and various applications. By providing full API access to financial accounts, Stitch enables users to share their transaction history, confirm their identities, and initiate payments efficiently. The platform integrates directly with existing bank infrastructures, ensuring compliance and enhancing user experience through a lightweight single sign-on process. This approach allows clients to conduct fraud-free bank payments and access financial data with ease.
Sabi is a B2B network designed to enhance commerce within the informal trade sector. It aims to accelerate the flow of transactions by facilitating connections among stakeholders. The company offers a comprehensive e-commerce logistics infrastructure that serves both micro and small enterprises. Sabi's platform includes features such as digital ledgers for cash management, interfaces for wholesale business-to-business transactions, group buying options, and logistical support. These services are tailored to help merchants access essential tools, reach new customers, improve cash flow, and streamline their logistics processes. Through its innovative approach, Sabi enables businesses to thrive in a competitive marketplace.
Bettr
Venture Round in 2022
Bettr is a digital banking platform focused on South Africa’s youth, offering a fully online account, card, and virtual banking services with no transaction fees. The company combines fintech expertise with a community of creative entrepreneurs to provide tools for saving, borrowing, and insuring. Its mission is to give young people the confidence and financial resources needed to pursue their goals, fostering a new culture of money in Africa. Bettr operates as a technology-driven service that connects users to a broader financial ecosystem, aiming to improve financial inclusion and empower individuals to build wealth.
Sava
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Sava is a multi-management platform focused on business spending and financial control. It offers an unlimited number of virtual cards, allowing companies to manage their expenses efficiently. The platform integrates automated accounting reconciliation and utilizes business accounting software to help organizations maintain precise oversight of their finances. By classifying transactions and streamlining the reconciliation process, Sava enables businesses to optimize their financial management and supports their growth with essential tools and credit solutions.
In HairCare
Seed Round in 2022
In HairCare provide solutions for hair problems. They also provide natural products for haircare that include hair growth gummies, capsules, scalp serum, fortifying care oil, and exfoliating jelly. Their customers' inquiries are addressed through phone, email, and online applications.
Stitch operates a financial API platform that facilitates secure connections between bank accounts and various applications. By providing full API access to financial accounts, Stitch enables users to share their transaction history, confirm their identities, and initiate payments efficiently. The platform integrates directly with existing bank infrastructures, ensuring compliance and enhancing user experience through a lightweight single sign-on process. This approach allows clients to conduct fraud-free bank payments and access financial data with ease.
Sabi Am
Convertible Note in 2021
Sabi is a B2B network designed to enhance commerce within the informal trade sector. It aims to accelerate the flow of transactions by facilitating connections among stakeholders. The company offers a comprehensive e-commerce logistics infrastructure that serves both micro and small enterprises. Sabi's platform includes features such as digital ledgers for cash management, interfaces for wholesale business-to-business transactions, group buying options, and logistical support. These services are tailored to help merchants access essential tools, reach new customers, improve cash flow, and streamline their logistics processes. Through its innovative approach, Sabi enables businesses to thrive in a competitive marketplace.
Stitch operates a financial API platform that facilitates secure connections between bank accounts and various applications. By providing full API access to financial accounts, Stitch enables users to share their transaction history, confirm their identities, and initiate payments efficiently. The platform integrates directly with existing bank infrastructures, ensuring compliance and enhancing user experience through a lightweight single sign-on process. This approach allows clients to conduct fraud-free bank payments and access financial data with ease.
Definely
Seed Round in 2021
Definely develops a legal tech platform delivered as a Microsoft Word plugin that helps attorneys draft, review, and understand contracts without leaving the relevant clause. The product suite is subscription-based and supports the pre-execution stages of the contract lifecycle, offering drafting and proofreading tools, in-context editing, and term clarification by displaying full meanings when highlighted to improve efficiency and reduce time spent on contract reviews.
Sabi Am
Seed Round in 2021
Sabi is a B2B network designed to enhance commerce within the informal trade sector. It aims to accelerate the flow of transactions by facilitating connections among stakeholders. The company offers a comprehensive e-commerce logistics infrastructure that serves both micro and small enterprises. Sabi's platform includes features such as digital ledgers for cash management, interfaces for wholesale business-to-business transactions, group buying options, and logistical support. These services are tailored to help merchants access essential tools, reach new customers, improve cash flow, and streamline their logistics processes. Through its innovative approach, Sabi enables businesses to thrive in a competitive marketplace.
Smile ID (formerly Smile Identity)
Series A in 2021
Smile Identity Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that focuses on identity verification solutions. Founded in 2016, the company has developed an application called SmartSelfie, which allows users to create a universal biometric for authentication on Android devices. The team comprises engineers and financial services professionals from both the United States and Africa, bringing expertise in global markets with a focus on highly regulated environments. Smile Identity has developed advanced encryption, authentication, and security solutions, as well as image processing technology. The company has experience working with telecoms, lenders, banks, and startups, enabling them to understand the unique challenges faced by consumers and enterprises in Africa. With support from prominent investors in Silicon Valley and Africa, Smile Identity has established a pan-African presence, operating in countries such as South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and Rwanda.
Flextock
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Flextock is a provider of on-demand warehousing and logistics solutions designed to assist businesses in scaling their operations efficiently. The company offers a comprehensive warehousing and fulfillment platform that includes inventory storage, end-to-end fulfillment services, and process tracking. By enabling companies to optimize their order fulfillment and distribution processes, Flextock aims to help businesses manage costs effectively while enhancing reliability. This approach allows sellers to focus on growth and operational efficiency.
FlexClub
Seed Round in 2021
FlexClub is a mobility platform that offers customers the flexibility to create personalized car subscription plans. Users can subscribe to a vehicle for a minimum duration of one month, with the option to cancel or modify their plan at any time without incurring penalties. The company operates an online marketplace that simplifies the buying, renting, and selling of movable assets, including cars for ride-hailing purposes. This platform caters to both commercial and private members, allowing them to effortlessly browse and order vehicles according to their specific needs.
Raise streamlines fundraising processes for startups, founders, investors, and law firms via its digital platform. It automates cap tables, securely stores legal documents, aids in data-driven fundraising decisions, and facilitates collaboration with potential investors.
Healthlane
Convertible Note in 2020
Healthlane operates an online platform that connects users with healthcare services. Its application enables users to track appointments at medical facilities, compile health data in one place, and access unlimited health services including virtual consultations with certified doctors.
Carry1st
Seed Round in 2020
Carry1st is a full-stack publisher of mobile social games and interactive content focused on frontier markets, particularly Africa. Founded in 2018, it handles publishing, distribution, localization, user acquisition, marketing, monetization, and customer experience for partner games, enabling developers to reach new audiences through global studios. The company operates with a global team across multiple countries and collaborates with leading studios to grow its portfolio in untapped markets. It has raised capital from notable investors, including Riot Games and others, to fund growth and partnerships.
Flutterwave
Series B in 2020
Flutterwave is a global payments technology company that enables businesses worldwide to accept payments from customers globally via web and mobile. It offers services such as Flutterwave Checkout, API for virtual card management, invoicing, payment links, and more, serving industries like gaming, events, transportation, hospitality, and individuals.
Flow is a property marketing platform that automates social media marketing for estate agents and property developers. Flow takes hundreds of property listings and agent profiles and creates hundreds of ads on Facebook, Instagram and Google instantly and automatically, driving leads straight to agents' phones. Visit https://flowliving.com.
Rensource
Series A in 2019
Founded in 2015, Rensource offers subscription-based solar power services primarily for consumers and small businesses in Nigeria. The company generates electricity using small solar-hybrid systems installed on-site, providing flexible plans such as Go, Eco, Duplo, and Pro based on customers' energy needs.
SweepSouth
Venture Round in 2019
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.
FlexClub
Seed Round in 2019
FlexClub is a mobility platform that offers customers the flexibility to create personalized car subscription plans. Users can subscribe to a vehicle for a minimum duration of one month, with the option to cancel or modify their plan at any time without incurring penalties. The company operates an online marketplace that simplifies the buying, renting, and selling of movable assets, including cars for ride-hailing purposes. This platform caters to both commercial and private members, allowing them to effortlessly browse and order vehicles according to their specific needs.
Flow is a property marketing platform that automates social media marketing for estate agents and property developers. Flow takes hundreds of property listings and agent profiles and creates hundreds of ads on Facebook, Instagram and Google instantly and automatically, driving leads straight to agents' phones. Visit https://flowliving.com.
Tastemakers Africa
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Tastemakers Africa is a New York City-based travel experiences marketplace that connects travelers with creative entrepreneurs in African cities. Launched in November 2018, the platform currently operates in Accra, Cape Town, and Johannesburg, offering unique experiences that allow visitors to engage deeply with local culture beyond typical tourist attractions. With a focus on enhancing the travel experience, Tastemakers Africa has successfully facilitated over 2,000 bookings for more than 400 travelers, enabling them to discover authentic activities and insights from local insiders.
Flutterwave
Series A in 2018
Flutterwave is a global payments technology company that enables businesses worldwide to accept payments from customers globally via web and mobile. It offers services such as Flutterwave Checkout, API for virtual card management, invoicing, payment links, and more, serving industries like gaming, events, transportation, hospitality, and individuals.
Asoko Insight
Series A in 2018
Asoko Insight Limited is a prominent corporate information platform focused on providing comprehensive data on public and private companies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Established in 2014 and headquartered in London, the company aids investors, banks, corporates, and governments in understanding the region's private sector landscapes. Asoko Insight consolidates data on key corporate developments, including incorporation details, management structures, financial indicators, and compliance metrics. It offers extensive company profiles and custom data products such as sector analyses and supply chain mapping, enabling clients to generate commercial leads and conduct due diligence. The company's local research analysts, based in various regional offices, continuously monitor and verify corporate information to ensure accuracy. Asoko is expanding its data collection efforts beyond major economies like Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria, aiming to enhance its offerings across the African continent.
Gokada
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Gokada is a mobile application that facilitates motorcycle and taxi rides in Lagos, Nigeria. It offers commuters safe, affordable, and convenient access to transportation via its Android and iOS app.
Rensource
Seed Round in 2018
Founded in 2015, Rensource offers subscription-based solar power services primarily for consumers and small businesses in Nigeria. The company generates electricity using small solar-hybrid systems installed on-site, providing flexible plans such as Go, Eco, Duplo, and Pro based on customers' energy needs.
SafeBoda is an Africa-focused ride-sharing platform that modernizes informal motorcycle taxi transportation with a mobile-first service that connects riders to trained drivers. The platform emphasizes safety, with drivers trained in road safety, first aid, bike maintenance, and customer care, enabling safer, affordable, and convenient urban mobility for Africa's growing cities. Founded in Kampala, SafeBoda designs its services for the African context, aiming to improve trips for both drivers and passengers and to provide a reliable alternative to traditional informal transport.
Andela is a technology company that recruits, screens, trains, and manages software developers for organizations worldwide. Through its AI-powered talent platform, Andela Talent Cloud, it enables clients to hire individual engineers or fully managed teams with rapid onboarding and flexible engagement models, often at lower cost and faster delivery than traditional hiring. The company handles the groundwork for global staffing, including recruitment, onboarding, payroll, compliance, and ongoing talent management, allowing clients to scale engineering capacity as needed. Andela maintains a diverse, geographically distributed network of developers across numerous countries, with emphasis on Africa and other emerging markets. Its expertise spans application development, artificial intelligence, cloud and DevOps, data engineering, and related fields. Andela serves a range of customers from startups to established brands, helping them accelerate project delivery and access top technology talent.
Smile ID (formerly Smile Identity)
Pre Seed Round in 2017
Smile Identity Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that focuses on identity verification solutions. Founded in 2016, the company has developed an application called SmartSelfie, which allows users to create a universal biometric for authentication on Android devices. The team comprises engineers and financial services professionals from both the United States and Africa, bringing expertise in global markets with a focus on highly regulated environments. Smile Identity has developed advanced encryption, authentication, and security solutions, as well as image processing technology. The company has experience working with telecoms, lenders, banks, and startups, enabling them to understand the unique challenges faced by consumers and enterprises in Africa. With support from prominent investors in Silicon Valley and Africa, Smile Identity has established a pan-African presence, operating in countries such as South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and Rwanda.
Lynk facilitates global knowledge work by connecting professionals with opportunities across private marketplaces. It offers credentials for expertise, workflow tools, and aims to become the infrastructure for knowledge work.
Timbuktu
Seed Round in 2016
Timbuktu is a South Africa-based travel technology company founded in 2014 that operates an interactive platform for travelers to design and customize their trips to Africa. The platform enhances the planning and booking experience by allowing users to create multi-destination itineraries in a flexible and transparent manner. It features a content-rich site that showcases a curated selection of journeys, empowering travelers to explore and tailor their safaris according to their preferences, experience, and budget. Timbuktu aims to simplify the travel planning process, making it accessible for all types of travelers.
Flutterwave
Seed Round in 2016
Flutterwave is a global payments technology company that enables businesses worldwide to accept payments from customers globally via web and mobile. It offers services such as Flutterwave Checkout, API for virtual card management, invoicing, payment links, and more, serving industries like gaming, events, transportation, hospitality, and individuals.
Andela is a technology company that recruits, screens, trains, and manages software developers for organizations worldwide. Through its AI-powered talent platform, Andela Talent Cloud, it enables clients to hire individual engineers or fully managed teams with rapid onboarding and flexible engagement models, often at lower cost and faster delivery than traditional hiring. The company handles the groundwork for global staffing, including recruitment, onboarding, payroll, compliance, and ongoing talent management, allowing clients to scale engineering capacity as needed. Andela maintains a diverse, geographically distributed network of developers across numerous countries, with emphasis on Africa and other emerging markets. Its expertise spans application development, artificial intelligence, cloud and DevOps, data engineering, and related fields. Andela serves a range of customers from startups to established brands, helping them accelerate project delivery and access top technology talent.
Flutterwave
Seed Round in 2016
Flutterwave is a global payments technology company that enables businesses worldwide to accept payments from customers globally via web and mobile. It offers services such as Flutterwave Checkout, API for virtual card management, invoicing, payment links, and more, serving industries like gaming, events, transportation, hospitality, and individuals.
Rensource
Seed Round in 2016
Founded in 2015, Rensource offers subscription-based solar power services primarily for consumers and small businesses in Nigeria. The company generates electricity using small solar-hybrid systems installed on-site, providing flexible plans such as Go, Eco, Duplo, and Pro based on customers' energy needs.
Rensource
Venture Round in 2016
Founded in 2015, Rensource offers subscription-based solar power services primarily for consumers and small businesses in Nigeria. The company generates electricity using small solar-hybrid systems installed on-site, providing flexible plans such as Go, Eco, Duplo, and Pro based on customers' energy needs.
Asoko Insight
Seed Round in 2015
Asoko Insight Limited is a prominent corporate information platform focused on providing comprehensive data on public and private companies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Established in 2014 and headquartered in London, the company aids investors, banks, corporates, and governments in understanding the region's private sector landscapes. Asoko Insight consolidates data on key corporate developments, including incorporation details, management structures, financial indicators, and compliance metrics. It offers extensive company profiles and custom data products such as sector analyses and supply chain mapping, enabling clients to generate commercial leads and conduct due diligence. The company's local research analysts, based in various regional offices, continuously monitor and verify corporate information to ensure accuracy. Asoko is expanding its data collection efforts beyond major economies like Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria, aiming to enhance its offerings across the African continent.
Yoco is an African technology company that enables entrepreneurs and small businesses to accept secure payments online and in person through a single platform. Its product ecosystem includes payments, lending, and business software.
OneUni is an educational technology and services company based in Oakland, California, focused on providing mobile-first solutions for earning university degrees. By partnering with leading universities worldwide, OneUni enables students to pursue their education primarily through smartphones. The platform offers engaging and interactive learning experiences, fostering direct interactions among students, faculty, and mentors to create a supportive educational network. Faculty members are responsible for curriculum development and grading, while mentors deliver ongoing coaching and expertise to help students remain on track. The mentor system includes continuous ratings, addressing the need for qualified instructors in rapidly growing markets. Led by a seasoned management team with extensive backgrounds in education, business, and technology, OneUni is also committed to social responsibility, pledging a portion of its equity, time, and products to philanthropic initiatives.
Andela is a technology company that recruits, screens, trains, and manages software developers for organizations worldwide. Through its AI-powered talent platform, Andela Talent Cloud, it enables clients to hire individual engineers or fully managed teams with rapid onboarding and flexible engagement models, often at lower cost and faster delivery than traditional hiring. The company handles the groundwork for global staffing, including recruitment, onboarding, payroll, compliance, and ongoing talent management, allowing clients to scale engineering capacity as needed. Andela maintains a diverse, geographically distributed network of developers across numerous countries, with emphasis on Africa and other emerging markets. Its expertise spans application development, artificial intelligence, cloud and DevOps, data engineering, and related fields. Andela serves a range of customers from startups to established brands, helping them accelerate project delivery and access top technology talent.
SureGroup
Seed Round in 2015
Commerce in Africa is deeply facilitated by cash, but cash-based transactions are expensive, unsafe, and difficult to track. Suregifts identified an opportunity to take advantage of the growth and adoption of the internet and all things digital in Africa by creating a simple, yet safe alternative currency to be utilised for specific purposes; Vouchers.
At the core of what SureGifts does, is selling and maintaining an inventory of vouchers, which can be exchanged between two or more parties, and spent at a closed but extensive network of merchants across Africa for a near-unlimited assortment of goods and services.
SweepSouth
Seed Round in 2015
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.
Oradian
Seed Round in 2015
Oradian is a fintech company that provides a cloud-based core banking platform designed to empower financial institutions in emerging markets to better serve rural and remote customers. By offering its services through a Software as a Service model, Oradian enables these institutions to efficiently digitize their products and operations, facilitating scalability. The company supports a diverse community of over 80 financial institutions across 12 countries, collectively serving millions of end clients. Oradian's innovative technology solutions aim to enhance financial inclusion and improve access to financial services for underserved and unbanked populations. With a dedicated team of experts from more than 20 nationalities, Oradian is committed to delivering best practices and driving change in the microfinance sector, helping institutions to manage their operations effectively and affordably.
Timbuktu
Seed Round in 2015
Timbuktu is a South Africa-based travel technology company founded in 2014 that operates an interactive platform for travelers to design and customize their trips to Africa. The platform enhances the planning and booking experience by allowing users to create multi-destination itineraries in a flexible and transparent manner. It features a content-rich site that showcases a curated selection of journeys, empowering travelers to explore and tailor their safaris according to their preferences, experience, and budget. Timbuktu aims to simplify the travel planning process, making it accessible for all types of travelers.
Yoco is an African technology company that enables entrepreneurs and small businesses to accept secure payments online and in person through a single platform. Its product ecosystem includes payments, lending, and business software.
PrepClass
Pre Seed Round in 2014
PrepClass is an online education platform headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, that offers tailored test preparation and tutoring services. The company connects students with a vetted network of tutors—including undergraduates, graduates, and experienced teachers—through both in‑home sessions and virtual lessons. Its website hosts a comprehensive archive of past exam questions for national assessments such as JAMB, WAEC, and NECO, allowing learners to practice and identify strengths and weaknesses. Parents can request personalized tutoring plans, and the platform provides individualized learning paths to support academic success across subjects ranging from mathematics and science to languages and programming. Founded in 2014, PrepClass serves students throughout Nigeria and the broader African region.
Cutstruct operates a technology-driven platform designed to enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of construction projects. The platform serves various construction needs, including price discovery and comparison of materials, optimized procurement processes, and comprehensive project monitoring and management. By facilitating the purchasing of materials, hiring of labor, and overseeing of project logistics, Cutstruct aims to empower construction stakeholders to execute their projects with greater confidence and value. The company's applications are geared towards maximizing the potential of every investment in construction, making it easier for individuals and businesses to navigate the building process.