Launch Africa Ventures

Peach Payments specializes in providing payment solutions for online and mobile businesses, allowing them to accept payments from consumers worldwide, with a particular emphasis on emerging markets such as Africa and the BRIC countries. The company has developed an online payment platform that features a well-documented API for seamless integration. This platform enables payment collection through email and SMS, incorporates secure tokenization for storing card data, and enhances conversion rates with one-click checkouts. By focusing on the unique needs of local infrastructures, Peach Payments aims to deliver a safe and efficient payment experience across all digital channels.

Ollie is connecting people to their health by powering the heart of meaningful interactions with healthcare professionals. We envision Ollie to be the virtual meeting space for healthcare professionals and patients, without losing the human touch.

Shopstar was born out of a desire to support creative entrepreneurs use technology to not only reach a larger market, but re-imagine and re-create the markets they need.

DigsConnect is a leading student accommodation marketplace based in Cape Town, South Africa, established in 2017. The platform facilitates connections between property owners and student tenants, as well as between students seeking roommates. By providing a user-friendly interface, DigsConnect enables students to find affordable and safe accommodation options near educational institutions. The company aims to foster a community where individuals can discover suitable living arrangements while building lasting friendships. With a focus on real-time accommodation searches, DigsConnect is committed to addressing the specific needs of its users, ensuring a streamlined experience in the often challenging process of finding student housing.

cARscan is a Johannesburg-based company that specializes in developing augmented reality mobile applications to monitor the visible condition of motor vehicles throughout their life cycle. The primary offering, cARscan, utilizes visual recognition AI to create a traceable digital record of each car, allowing users to document its condition accurately. In addition, the company offers cARtag, a mobile app that provides real-time quotes and validation of car conditions from industry experts. These applications are designed to enhance the automotive ecosystem by facilitating various transactions—such as buying, selling, renting, servicing, insuring, financing, and auctioning vehicles—while reducing the risks of fraud and uncertainty in the industry.

Zindi is a data science competition platform based in Africa that fosters a collaborative ecosystem of scientists, engineers, academics, companies, NGOs, and government institutions. The platform is dedicated to addressing Africa's pressing challenges by enabling organizations to create and manage data-driven competitions. Zindi's approach allows participants to develop innovative solutions, which are then evaluated based on their accuracy. This structure not only facilitates the exploration of data science for newcomers but also assists organizations in tackling complex business problems through cost-effective means. By connecting various stakeholders, Zindi aims to push the boundaries of creativity and problem-solving in the data science field across the continent.

Strove is a developer of an activity-based rewards application aimed at enhancing workplace health and well-being. The platform provides company leaders with real-time insights into the physical and mental health of their workforce, while also measuring employee engagement. Employees can track their workout data, daily steps, meditation sessions, and sleep patterns, earning rewards for their participation. Strove incorporates individual and group challenges, leaderboards, and social features to foster daily engagement and motivation. Additionally, the learning portal offers easily digestible well-being content to support sustainable behavioral change. By prioritizing employee wellness, Strove enables organizations to reduce absenteeism, improve retention, and boost overall productivity, ultimately contributing to stronger and healthier businesses.

Alpha Direct is a Botswana-HQ, Africa-focused risk carrying Insurtech that is focused on using cloud, big data and AI to deliver compelling insurance products for Africa’s growing consumer market. The insurance sector in Africa is underpenetrated vs most of the World. Given affordability, accessibility and inflexibility, insurance is seen as being a product “that is only available to the rich”. The company has become the fifth largest short-term insurance underwriter in their home market in under 5 years, and is now focused on regional and continental expansion across Africa as well as entering the long-term insurance market. The company has a strong stable of intellectual property including software, trademarks and patents. The company recently won The African Insurance Award for Innovation of the Year, for their insurance in a box product sold through retail outlets (with a cloud-based activation and policy management platform) where they have acquired thousands of customers and are scaling up rapidly. Over the next 5 years Alpha Direct plans to expand its product offering to include long-term insurance products as well to expand its footprint to include South Africa, Kenya, Egypt and Nigeria. Alpha Direct plans to license its products and technology in 10 African countries outside those where it has a physical presence.

Peach Payments specializes in providing payment solutions for online and mobile businesses, allowing them to accept payments from consumers worldwide, with a particular emphasis on emerging markets such as Africa and the BRIC countries. The company has developed an online payment platform that features a well-documented API for seamless integration. This platform enables payment collection through email and SMS, incorporates secure tokenization for storing card data, and enhances conversion rates with one-click checkouts. By focusing on the unique needs of local infrastructures, Peach Payments aims to deliver a safe and efficient payment experience across all digital channels.