Founders Factory

Founders Factory is a prominent startup accelerator and venture studio that partners with entrepreneurs and corporates to build and scale technology startups globally. Established in 2015, it focuses on reducing the risks associated with startup development by providing capital, operational support, and access to established corporate networks. The firm has created a diverse portfolio of over 200 tech companies, including more than 35 startups developed from inception within its Venture Studio. In Africa, Founders Factory Africa, founded in 2018, specifically targets investments in sectors such as health, energy, fintech, and education, emphasizing scale, technology, and social impact. In exchange for a seed investment and operational assistance, the firm acquires equity in the startups it supports, aiming to help them transition into viable and sustainable businesses.

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Syndi Health

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Outcome-driven digital health support recommendation platform using machine learning and digital phenotyping - starting in mental health.

Baia

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Baib is an Optimisation Software company that enables Precision Distributed Commerce for emerging markets using unique Optimisation tools. Baib technology provides commerce agents with the data services through sophisticated optimisation algorithms which can be accessed by anyone even on the thinest clients. These powerful optimisation services provide the synchronisation needed to gain the efficiencies to compete through cooperation, aggregating the supply and demand, and making for a more predictable market for demand-side and supply side planning. The companies go to market strategy focuses on the developing world and emerging markets. The company provides the essential data services by managing the fractured data environment of imperfect information, which is done effectively through sophisticated optimisation algorithms that are accessible to anyone via intelligent messaging on the thinest clients. This revolutionary solution empowers the small trader (Agent) and provides access to information insights for the mass market putting the Agent at the centre of economic activity.

Quikk

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Quikk : An API Platform for Africa, streamlining access to Financial services APIs on the continent. Onboard, integrate and manage your APIs hassle-free.

Viebeg

Venture Round in 2022
VIEBEG Technologies Inc. is a medical supply and health tech company based in San Jose, Silicon Valley (U.S.A.). VIEBEG's AI-powered marketplace takes control of every aspect of the medical supply and demand network, allowing healthcare providers to procure transparently and efficiently through our innovative, fully automated state-of-the-art online marketplace that optimises and automates procurement and inventory management through AI.

Riskbloq

Seed Round in 2022
Riskbloq is a blockchain analytics platform that creates risk profiles for the +15000 digital assets within the marketplace. Investors use Riskbloq to discover emerging opportunities and evaluate their portfolio's risk exposure. Riskbloq does this by enriching on-chain data with off-chain data sources to create a unique perspective of market opportunities.

WiseWorks

Seed Round in 2022
WiseWorks is a communications intelligence platform that enables financial institutions to derive essential insights from audio and video interactions. The platform automates the joining of records, transcription, and analysis of communications, thereby enhancing existing workflows. By providing organizations with access to relevant insights, WiseWorks helps mitigate risks associated with communication failures and inefficiencies.

TIBU Health

Seed Round in 2022
TIBU Health is a disruptive HealthTech logistics company that provides high-quality healthcare services.

Ayoken

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Ayoken is a digital collectibles marketplace focused on connecting creators, such as musicians, sports brands, and influencers, with global audiences. The platform facilitates the distribution of digital collectibles, allowing creators to expand their reach beyond their existing fanbase. By collaborating with various partners, including YouTubers, influencers, and crypto exchanges, Ayoken promotes NFT drops, thereby enabling creators to enhance their revenue streams through digital assets. The company's mission also includes driving the mainstream adoption of cryptocurrency in emerging markets, making it a key player in the intersection of digital collectibles and blockchain technology.

Kaizan

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Developer of a client intelligence platform designed to amplify the abilities of client teams. The company's platform enables users to see the information they need to proactively manage and scale clients and guides them on how to improve the health of their client relationships, enabling teams and assisting managers to nurture relationships and actively improve their abilities at work.

Zuri Health

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Zuri Health is a virtual hospital that gives patients across Sub-saharan Africa the opportunity to chat with a doctor, buy medication from a pharmacy, book labs and diagnostic tests and have a doctor visit them at home. Our aim is to provide affordable and accessible healthcare solutions via mobile with dedicated apps, WAP and SMS services.

Winich Inc (Winich Farms)

Seed Round in 2022
At Winich Farms we are a technology-driven and agri-startup connecting farmers with access to finance, premium markets and passionate about ensuring global food security and democratising agricultural participation. We drive digital participation by crowdfunding through our online platforms, these we use to engage farmers with quality inputs, agricultural expertise, process automation, and machinery, with the promise of decent returns to our subscribers and the farmers at the end of each farming cycle. In addition to this, utilizing our agro e-retail platform (web and app), we connect vicinity farmers with market (households) directly at farm gate price thereby reducing the activities of middlemen, making agro produce more affordable and easily accessible. One farmer at a time, our big vision is to build an Africa that feeds the world and itself. How do we plan to achieve this? Empower African Farmers by lowering barriers to accessing Capital and financial services, data driven best practices and technology to improve yield as well as access to local and global markets for their produce with established offtaker relationships like Flour Mills of Nigeria, Dangote Foods, Labana Rice, Big Bull Rice etc Backed by Orange Corners we are on a mission to create a prosperous and economically resilient Africa powered by Agriculture.

Asaak

Series A in 2022
Asaak Financial Services Limited is a Uganda-based company founded in 2016 that operates a platform designed to connect borrowers with lenders. The platform primarily focuses on providing micro financing to clients who require funds to grow their businesses. By facilitating these financial transactions, Asaak aims to enhance access to capital for individuals and small enterprises in emerging markets, thereby contributing to economic development in the region.

OkHi

Seed Round in 2022
OkHi Limited, founded in 2014 and based in Nairobi, Kenya, develops a digital addressing system designed to address the challenges of inadequate physical address systems in emerging markets. By creating a reliable method for identifying locations, OkHi aims to enhance logistics, thereby facilitating commerce. The system also seeks to improve emergency services, potentially saving lives by enabling quicker response times. Additionally, OkHi’s addressing solution supports better personal identification, contributing to increased access to financial services. Through its innovative approach, the company addresses crucial needs in both urban and rural settings.

OkHi

Seed Round in 2022
OkHi Limited, founded in 2014 and based in Nairobi, Kenya, develops a digital addressing system designed to address the challenges of inadequate physical address systems in emerging markets. By creating a reliable method for identifying locations, OkHi aims to enhance logistics, thereby facilitating commerce. The system also seeks to improve emergency services, potentially saving lives by enabling quicker response times. Additionally, OkHi’s addressing solution supports better personal identification, contributing to increased access to financial services. Through its innovative approach, the company addresses crucial needs in both urban and rural settings.

Solivus

Seed Round in 2022
Solivus designs and creates solar products for the home and bespoke solar solutions for businesses.

Synnefa

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Illuminum Greenhouses is an Agri-Tech greenhouse and drip installation company in Kenya working with smallholder farmers to improve productivity and increase efficiency through the use of new modern technologies while bundling up other services to ensure smallholder farmers access a turn key solution.

Karmacist

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Karmacist is involved in the making of wellness supplements and products through the science of Nutrigenomics.

Zindi

Seed Round in 2021
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.

TroopTravel S.L.

Series A in 2021
TroopTravel S.L. is a travel agency founded in 2017 and located in Villanueva del Pardillo, Spain. The company specializes in optimizing meetings and events for large organizations, utilizing Big Data analytics to make informed decisions on logistics. By analyzing factors such as cost, carbon footprint, safety, visa requirements, and VAT reclaim, TroopTravel assists clients in planning efficient gatherings, often resulting in substantial savings of approximately 40%. The agency primarily serves Fortune 500 companies, providing them with a data-driven approach to enhance their event planning processes.

Mvxchange

Seed Round in 2021
MVXchange is a digital maritime logistics platform with an integrated shipbroking solution.

My 1Health

Seed Round in 2021
My Health Africa allows users to book doctors for consultation offline as well as video consultation with specialists.

Byway Travel

Grant in 2021
Byway Travel provides slow travel trips that take the scenic route to local stays, off-the-beaten-path experiences.

ScaleXP

Seed Round in 2021
ScaleXP is an automated analytics platform that helps small businesses consolidate their financial and sales data.

Redbird

Seed Round in 2021
Millions of Africans live with chronic diseases without a convenient way to manage their health. And every year, millions more develop chronic disease – at a rate of two times the world average. Unlike those with acute disease, chronic disease patients require not just treatment, but also lifelong health monitoring to remain healthy and productive. African chronic diseases patients need a convenient way to manage their conditions, and the current, top-down approach to healthcare cannot cope. That’s where we come in. At Redbird, we supply pharmacies with everything they need to offer rapid diagnostic services for chronic disease, helping them to solve this need by establishing them as the most convenient place for patients to manage their health.

Travel Creators

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Travel Creators is a disruptive travel marketplace focused on the peer to peer Travel Creator economy for travel agents, travel advisors, local DMC’s and travel entrepreneurs. We’ve created a space that gives our travellers a unique and unforgettable experience that allows you to travel your way by creating customisable, on-demand multi day travel with the help of a true expert.

Peptone

Seed Round in 2021
Peptone Ltd develops and provides artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for addressing protein developability problems in biotechnology, biopharmaceutical, and life sciences industries. The company offers antibody designing and optimization, protein database, automated thermos-stability engineering, and hybrid AI deployment solutions. Additionally, it provides CassandraAI, a silico protein engineering platform. Peptone Ltd was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Oxwash

Seed Round in 2020
Oxwash operates as a laundry startup. Oxwash is re-engineering the laundry process from the ground up; our aim is for clinically-clean, net zero carbon emissions for the whole process, from collection, through washing and back to delivery.

_blaenk

Series A in 2020
_blaenk is the leading Omnichannel RetailTech startup in Europe (EU Retail Innovation Award 2020). With _blaenk os (omnichannel system) the company connects brick-and-mortar and digital commerce in a revolutionary way for brands and consumers. With the data-driven and flexible approach brands can simply execute retail campaigns in digital and stationary storefronts on demand, generating awareness, consumer data and sales. _blaenk has been featured in Press such as Forbes, Handelsblatt and many more.

MPowder

Seed Round in 2020
MPowder Limited, founded in 2019 and based in London, specializes in manufacturing and selling plant-based nutritional powders designed for women experiencing different stages of menopause. The company’s e-commerce platform allows customers to purchase products directly, with a focus on addressing hormonal changes and empowering women through this life transition. The initial product, 'Peri-Boost,' targets the peri-menopausal stage, and two additional formulations are set to be released soon. MPowder has gained traction in the market, evidenced by repeat orders and its presence on prominent online beauty retailer Cult Beauty. Furthermore, MPowder fosters a community called the 'Powder Room,' where members, referred to as 'Makers,' engage in product trials, efficacy verification, and lifestyle feedback, enhancing the brand's connection with its customer base.

Personify XP

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Personify XP is a London-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in AI-driven personalization technology for retailers. The company's platform, Personify Anonymous Experience, focuses on understanding the shopping behaviors of anonymous online visitors. By utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning, Personify XP tracks consumer behavior in real-time to identify shopping intentions and optimize the presentation of products and content. This approach not only enhances the shopping experience but also ensures user privacy and compliance with GDPR regulations. By automating the personalization process, Personify XP aims to increase revenue and conversion rates, reporting a 15% boost in revenue and a 35% increase in conversions through its innovative technology.

Caper

Seed Round in 2020
Caper is a startup providing interactive entertainment to families.

Hammock

Seed Round in 2020
Hammock Financial Services Ltd operates a technology platform designed for landlords, facilitating rent collection, payment tracking, and property financial management. Founded by Manoj Varsani in 2019 and based in London, the platform integrates financial technology (FinTech) and property technology (PropTech) to provide landlords and property managers with tools that streamline their financial operations. Hammock offers current account services and data analysis, translating transaction data into real-time insights that help users monitor and optimize the performance of their property portfolios. The platform encompasses various aspects of property finance management, including bookkeeping and reconciliation, thereby enabling landlords to save time and reduce costs.

Stix

Seed Round in 2020
Stix, LLC is a direct-to-consumer marketplace specializing in women's health products, particularly pregnancy and ovulation test kits designed for convenient home use. Founded in 2018 by Cynthia Plotch and Jamie Norwood, the company is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Stix aims to eliminate the stigma surrounding the purchase of sensitive health products by offering a discreet shopping experience. The brand addresses the challenges women face, such as feelings of shame and high prices, by providing accessible and affordable options that resonate with their needs. By focusing on women's health, Stix seeks to empower women to take control of their reproductive health without the burden of societal judgment.

FetchyFox

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Developer of a goods delivery application designed to enhance the customer experience, maximize revenue, and extract insights from public spaces. The company's application allows shopping online at the airport by connecting to the airport marketplace and provides delivery of the shopped items at the terminal, enabling customers to easily and effortlessly buy food products and other retail items inside the airport and also get them delivered inside the airport without having to spend time for shopping before their flights.

CRUX Knowledge

Seed Round in 2020
CRUX Quantifies knowledge. Our groundbreaking technology measures users' knowledge based on what they read. By helping professionals overcome information overload, CRUX enables platforms and companies to optimise engagement, drive revenue and reduce costs. CRUX is based in London and Tel Aviv.

Oxwash

Seed Round in 2020
Oxwash operates as a laundry startup. Oxwash is re-engineering the laundry process from the ground up; our aim is for clinically-clean, net zero carbon emissions for the whole process, from collection, through washing and back to delivery.

Blueprint

Seed Round in 2020
Blueprint develops an online product-ordering platform. The company’s platform enables customers to purchase and place e-commerce orders through a whatsapp message or SMS (Short Message Service). It serves the beauty and health brands. Blueprint was founded in 2019 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Tripplo

Seed Round in 2020
Tripplo is a logistics software platform that automates and optimizes operations for transporters, cargo owners, and cargo brokers. They provide small and medium transporters with tools to operate.

Truzo

Seed Round in 2020
Truzo is a web and app-based digital escrow payment platform enabling buyers and sellers to transact anywhere in a safe and secure way.

Wella Health

Seed Round in 2020
Wellahealth is a startup that has developed a digital triage bot that provides guidance based on Nigeria Centre for Disease Control guidelines and logs responses for follow up by public health as needed.

Redbird

Seed Round in 2020
Millions of Africans live with chronic diseases without a convenient way to manage their health. And every year, millions more develop chronic disease – at a rate of two times the world average. Unlike those with acute disease, chronic disease patients require not just treatment, but also lifelong health monitoring to remain healthy and productive. African chronic diseases patients need a convenient way to manage their conditions, and the current, top-down approach to healthcare cannot cope. That’s where we come in. At Redbird, we supply pharmacies with everything they need to offer rapid diagnostic services for chronic disease, helping them to solve this need by establishing them as the most convenient place for patients to manage their health.

English Ninjas

Seed Round in 2020
English Ninjas Inc. is an online education platform that focuses on enhancing English speaking skills through direct interaction with native-speaking tutors. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company offers personalized learning experiences via one-to-one online video sessions, private sessions, and live chat options. Users benefit from tailored instruction that covers a range of topics, including business, travel, science, and philosophy, allowing them to improve their grammar and vocabulary in a supportive environment.

Envopap

Equity Crowdfunding in 2020
We are a sustainable materials company based in the UK, which uses green technology to create sustainable products that save the environment. Instead of wood-fibre and fuel-based plastics, we innovate by using reclaimed agricultural waste as the raw material to make a wide variety of printing and packaging products in a carbon-neutral process. Our products perform the same functions as our unsustainable counterparts, but at a fraction of the environmental cost. By putting people and the planet before profits, we create extra income for local farmers, helps countries and corporations reduce their carbon footprint and play an active part in the global effort against climate change. Our belief: everything which is made from fossil fuels or tree-based materials today, can be made from waste tomorrow. Our vision is to protect and preserve the environment. We want to move towards green manufacturing for a cleaner environment and make everything that’s made from fossil-based or tree-based materials today to agri-waste material tomorrow.

Bwala

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Bwala Africa Group Limited operates a last mile crowd sourcing order fulfillment network to connect fleet operators with manufacturers, vendors, and e-commerce companies to position products closer to end customers for order-to-delivery end to end experience. Its services include Bwala Prime, a B2B Shipment service for manufacturers/distributors, and fulfills orders at the SKU level to a retailer; Bwala Express, a B2C shipment service for vendors and retailers to ship door to door to various end users; and Masaa ya Bwala, a same day direct courier service between two parties. The company also operates an app and web platform where users can access products via a catalogue and place orders. Bwala Africa Group Limited was founded in 2017 and is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Akili Labs

Seed Round in 2020
Akili Labs (Pty) Ltd is a biomedical company based in Pretoria, South Africa, that specializes in the development and manufacturing of medical diagnostic devices. Established in 2016, the company focuses on enhancing healthcare through innovative diagnostic technologies. Its primary product, the Field Lab, enables medical professionals, veterinarians, farmers, and students to conduct diagnostic tests for viruses, bacterial, and fungal infections. By providing accessible diagnostic solutions, Akili Labs aims to facilitate targeted treatments and improve overall healthcare outcomes.

EnvisionIt Deep AI

Seed Round in 2020
Envisionit Deep AI (Pty) Ltd. develops medical technology solutions for streamlining and improving medical imaging diagnosis for radiologists. It also offers machine learning platform and RADIFY, an artificial intelligence platform that address respiratory and congenital heart diseases. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

LocumBase

Seed Round in 2020
LocumBase connects freelance medical professionals with medical practices when and where needed most. The independent online booking & management platform that provides real-time availability of verified locum medical professionals to practices, pharmacies, hospitals & clinics

AgeRate

Seed Round in 2020
The AgeRate team is a diverse mix of medical doctors, engineers, and designers with a mission of redefining health to inspire improvement.

Zipabout

Seed Round in 2019
Zipabout Limited is a UK-based company founded in 2011 that specializes in data aggregation and communication applications for the transport industry. The company has developed a big-data platform that integrates advanced technologies with extensive data sets to provide operational, environmental, and behavioral insights for passengers and transport operators. Zipabout focuses on delivering personalized passenger communications to facilitate seamless multi-modal journeys tailored to individual needs. Its innovative products, including the real-time Passenger Connect platform, provide essential knowledge and insights to policymakers, transport operators, and travelers, enhancing the overall travel experience.

Storyblok

Seed Round in 2019
The Only Headless CMS with a Visual Editor Managing digital content with a headless CMS can be a difficult task. Without a visual preview, editors are often lost and need instruction even for simple changes. Storyblok has the user experience of a page builder with a modern headless architecture behind. This gives the developer freedom and the editor a self-explaining and intuitive interface.

English Ninjas

Seed Round in 2019
English Ninjas Inc. is an online education platform that focuses on enhancing English speaking skills through direct interaction with native-speaking tutors. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company offers personalized learning experiences via one-to-one online video sessions, private sessions, and live chat options. Users benefit from tailored instruction that covers a range of topics, including business, travel, science, and philosophy, allowing them to improve their grammar and vocabulary in a supportive environment.

Envopap

Pre Seed Round in 2019
We are a sustainable materials company based in the UK, which uses green technology to create sustainable products that save the environment. Instead of wood-fibre and fuel-based plastics, we innovate by using reclaimed agricultural waste as the raw material to make a wide variety of printing and packaging products in a carbon-neutral process. Our products perform the same functions as our unsustainable counterparts, but at a fraction of the environmental cost. By putting people and the planet before profits, we create extra income for local farmers, helps countries and corporations reduce their carbon footprint and play an active part in the global effort against climate change. Our belief: everything which is made from fossil fuels or tree-based materials today, can be made from waste tomorrow. Our vision is to protect and preserve the environment. We want to move towards green manufacturing for a cleaner environment and make everything that’s made from fossil-based or tree-based materials today to agri-waste material tomorrow.

Hello Tractor

Grant in 2019
Hello Tractor is an award winning agtech social enterprise that focuses on connecting tractor owners and smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa through a farm equipment sharing application. We have over the years emerged as the leading provider of technology solutions designed for the tractor services market, capturing 75% of private commercial tractor inflows to Nigeria, expanding to a total of 16 markets across the continent as well as reaching well over 500,000 smallholder farmers.

Buupass

Grant in 2019
BuuPass aims to provide seamless movement for people. They work with operators to provide digital transport solutions to facilitate convenient movement for commuters. BuuPass is Kenya's first marketplace for bus, shuttle, and train bookings; it's the fastest, easiest way to book. BuuPass is driven by young entrepreneurs who are passionate about solving real everyday problems by making simple and powerful solutions. They envision a world where people can travel on their terms, be connected to opportunities, and live a life without borders. They provide simple transport solutions to help people get from Point A to Point B. BuuPass believes everyone’s time is valuable. When it comes to booking tickets they believe you should be able to reserve your seat and make payments with convenience. They strongly believe you should have the right to choose what works best for you in regards to your time and money. They offer digital solutions for bus booking.

Qardus

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Qardus Limited is an ethical, sharia-compliant crowdfunding platform based in London, United Kingdom, that connects small and medium-sized enterprises seeking working capital with investors looking to generate returns. Founded in 2019, Qardus offers a user-friendly interface that facilitates access to financing through a peer-to-peer lending model. The platform employs a machine learning-based credit risk scoring system to assess the creditworthiness of businesses, enhancing the efficiency and speed of the funding process. By enabling small businesses to reach a wide audience of potential investors, Qardus aims to provide fast and affordable financing solutions while adhering to ethical investment principles.

EMGuidance

Seed Round in 2019
EMG Technologies is a socially minded company. They vision is to 'improve patient-care globally. They aim to do this by providing medical professionals free, instant access to trusted, on-the-ground, local clinical facilitation and medicines information.

On The Mend

Pre Seed Round in 2019
On The Mend is a mobile platform designed to assist individuals in managing their physical rehabilitation. The company aims to enhance the experience and outcomes for all stakeholders involved in the rehabilitation process. While initially focused on orthopedic surgery, On The Mend is developing a comprehensive platform that will have broader applications across various rehabilitation needs. By leveraging technology, On The Mend seeks to improve the overall effectiveness of physical rehab for users.

LipaLater

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Lipa Later is a facility that provides electronic loans, business loans, and salary loans to individuals and businesses in the low to middle income bracket in Kenya. The company is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Eazyhire

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Eazyhire is Africa's first peer to peer leasing platform where you can share items that you own with those who need them temporarily. So if you need anything but do not intend to buy it, you're more likely to find it on Eazyhire than anywhere else and if you would love to earn extra income by securely leasing out stuff you own, sign up with us. They'rebuilding a community that shares and you're welcome to join us!

KudiGo

Seed Round in 2019
KudiGo offers a mobile based integrated retail, accounting, payments and analytics engine for informal consumer retailers in Africa. Our solution enables users to leverage on innovative technology in gaining oversight of their business, adopt efficient book-keeping practices and become financial inclusive. We also leverages on big data and blockchain to enable transparency and allow for real-time oversight my manufacturers and distributors within our niche market.

Allpro Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Allpro Technologies Limited develops and operates an online platform for schools in Nigeria. The platform offers revenue collection, generates payslips, and allows schools to meet lenders. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.

Digest Africa

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Digest Africa Technologies Ltd is an online media and research company based in Kampala, Uganda, founded in 2017. It provides a platform for investors and corporates to access verified and real-time news about Africa’s early-stage technology companies. The company aims to organize and disseminate comprehensive information about the continent's startup ecosystem, including data on over 1,000 early-stage tech companies, 250 active investors, and more than 50 accelerators. Digest Africa has documented over 2,000 funding and merger and acquisition deals worth more than $2.5 billion. By accurately reporting on daily activities within the technology sector, the company aggregates and publishes data that aids investors in making informed decisions regarding their investments in Africa.

KudiGo

Pre Seed Round in 2019
KudiGo offers a mobile based integrated retail, accounting, payments and analytics engine for informal consumer retailers in Africa. Our solution enables users to leverage on innovative technology in gaining oversight of their business, adopt efficient book-keeping practices and become financial inclusive. We also leverages on big data and blockchain to enable transparency and allow for real-time oversight my manufacturers and distributors within our niche market.

Future Builders

Seed Round in 2019
Future Builders Ltd is a virtual academy based in London, United Kingdom, that specializes in professional software development training. Established in 2016, the company provides a platform for users to learn coding through access to comprehensive training materials. Participants can customize their learning experience by choosing their schedules and collaborating with peers on projects. In addition to educational resources, Future Builders Ltd facilitates job placements by connecting students with various hiring partners, enhancing their employability in the tech industry. The company aims to equip individuals with essential digital skills needed to thrive in a rapidly changing job market.

Qumata

Seed Round in 2019
HealthyHealth is building a new Standard for Life and Health Insurance Underwriting. We use digital data to calculate the risk of diagnosis for over 800 conditions, along with Extra Mortalities and Morbidities, saving applicants hours filling out long questionnaires or visiting the doctor. Find out more via www.healthyhealth.com

Quanterium

Seed Round in 2019
Quanterium Technologies Limited, founded in 2018 and based in London, United Kingdom, focuses on developing and marketing a digital asset trading platform that provides access to various digital assets. In addition to its core offerings, Quanterium also operates in the realms of instant messaging, email, calendar, and video conferencing, integrating features such as keyboard shortcuts and chat groupings. The company's diverse technological capabilities position it as a significant player in the digital communication and asset trading sectors.

Poplar Studio

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Poplar is a platform that provides 3D and AR campaigns on demand. Poplar activates a new generation of global 3D/AR creators and provides collaborative tools that make AR production affordable and quick.

Feedr

Seed Round in 2018
Feedr Limited operates an online marketplace that facilitates food ordering for corporate offices and workplaces, offering a curated selection of over 100 caterers, pop-ups, and restaurants in London. Founded in 2016 and based in London, the platform allows users to place group food orders and customize them according to specific needs for breakfasts, meetings, lunches, and events. Feedr caters to companies without in-house canteens, providing individual lunches for groups ranging from 20 to 1,000 employees. The company ensures timely food delivery to designated locations and has an account management team available to assist with bespoke requests and events. As of March 2020, Feedr operates as a subsidiary of Compass Group UK & Ireland Ltd.

Headstart

Seed Round in 2018
Headstart App Limited develops machine learning software to help employers identify the best-suited candidates in the shortest amount of time. Its features includes Matches Algorithms; stack-ranked by order of percentage, takes into consideration hiring criteria, previously successful hires, culture, and core values. Real-time Analytics; ensures status of recruitment process and stay reactive, Proactive Recruitment; algorithms recommend candidates suited role, but who are yet to apply and allow to ‘Headstart’. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Admix.in

Seed Round in 2018
Admix is a monetisation platform for game developers enabling non-intrusive, programmatic product placements within their content. Admix is the first fully programmatic platform for everything from immersive technologies to mobile games, selling their inventory to popular demand side platforms and giving millions of advertisers the ability to buy game media in a couple of clicks.

kukua

Seed Round in 2018
kukua designs and develops a chain of mobile game application which helps children between 5 to 10 years of age to learn reading, writing, and math. The company develops the application under the brand name SEMA. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Cortechs

Grant in 2018
Cortechs Ltd. develops brain-training games for children. It offers a brainwave-sensing headset that connects by Bluetooth to its game applications and measures, monitors, and responds the attention and relaxation levels in real-time. The company sells its products online. Its gaming products are available on Android and iOS devices. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Accordium

Seed Round in 2018
Double your sales pipeline with personalised videos. Accordium helps you 8x their customer engagement, by enabling you to create, share and track personalised videos in direct sales or via sales campaigns. . Videos help salespeople build stronger relationships with their buyers, leading to faster more meetings booked, and more deals closed. Track your prospects behaviour and know when to take action. Follow up when your lead opened your email, clicked links, or watched a video.

Perlego

Seed Round in 2018
Perlego is an eBook subscription service based in London, England, that provides unlimited access to a vast collection of academic and professional titles. Founded in 2016, the company has established partnerships with over 2,600 publishers, offering more than 400,000 eBooks and publications. Its mission is to enhance the accessibility and affordability of learning materials for students and professionals globally. By charging a monthly subscription fee, Perlego enables users to access a wide range of educational resources, making it a valuable tool for learners seeking cost-effective alternatives to traditional textbooks.

Paddle HR

Convertible Note in 2018
Paddle supports corporate HR departments by recommending internal candidates that match best to open roles within the company. Paddle’s matching algorithm leverages HR data (including past performance, potential, etc) that companies already have on their employees, but are not being used for internal recruiting. Using machine learning, we can identify the best predictors of success in a role and then find the most relevant, bias-free internal candidates.

Moneycado

Seed Round in 2018
Moneycado is focused on creating a travel application that facilitates budget-friendly travel planning. The platform allows users to find and compare various tour packages, calculate trip expenses, and access discounts and rewards. By inspiring individuals to save for their travel goals, Moneycado aims to make travel financially accessible, enabling users to enjoy memorable experiences without straining their finances. Through its innovative approach, the company seeks to enhance the overall travel planning experience by providing the tools necessary for users to manage their budgets effectively.

Guider

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Guider Global Limited, established in 2017 and headquartered in London, specializes in developing AI-powered mentoring software designed for enterprises. The company focuses on creating interactive leisure and entertainment software that enhances personal development through tailored mentoring and coaching programs. By partnering with forward-thinking organizations, Guider aims to implement effective and scalable solutions that foster employee growth and development. Its programs address key areas such as diversity and inclusion, women in leadership, and talent retention, supporting global brands in cultivating impactful mentorship initiatives.

Straight Teeth Direct

Seed Round in 2018
Straight Teeth Direct Europe Ltd is a teledentistry platform based in Cork, Ireland, that connects consumers with online dentists for at-home teeth straightening solutions. Founded in 2016, the company offers virtual consultations, home impression kits, and custom teeth aligners, allowing users to achieve a straighter smile without the burden of traditional orthodontic appointments. Since its launch in 2017, Straight Teeth Direct has utilized 3D printing technology to deliver aligners to customers in over 35 countries, significantly reducing costs associated with cosmetic orthodontics. The platform also features an AI-driven orthodontist and an instant smile simulator, aiming to enhance accessibility for millions of adults seeking to improve their smiles and boost their self-confidence.

BeRightBack

Pre Seed Round in 2018
The world's first travel subscription company Billed as the 'Netflix of Travel' by the Telegraph and featured on CNBC as the 'Future of Travel', BeRightBack (BRB) is the World's first travel subscription service that delivers 3 surprise trips per year to European destinations, with flights and hotel included, for a fixed monthly fee. BRB aims to remove all the hassle for millennial travellers by completely transforming their pre-travel experience. No more spending hours trawling travel sites to find the perfect hotel and flights or being hit by price hikes just before booking. Creating a trip with BRB takes 60 seconds and their subscription model makes it easy for subscribers to save and budget for their travel.

Qumata

Seed Round in 2018
HealthyHealth is building a new Standard for Life and Health Insurance Underwriting. We use digital data to calculate the risk of diagnosis for over 800 conditions, along with Extra Mortalities and Morbidities, saving applicants hours filling out long questionnaires or visiting the doctor. Find out more via www.healthyhealth.com

AMA - A Million Ads

Seed Round in 2018
A Million Ads Limited, founded in 2015 and based in London, specializes in personalized digital audio advertising. The company enhances the listener's experience by delivering ads that are more context-aware and relevant, such as Spotify ads that recognize individual names or Classic FM ads that consider local weather conditions. This innovative approach has led to over 100 successful campaigns across Europe for well-known brands like Audible, Deliveroo, Carphone Warehouse, Asda, and Nissan. A Million Ads collaborates with four of the six major advertising agencies and has established partnerships with prominent platforms, including Global Radio's DAX and Pandora, the largest ad-supported music streaming service globally.

TapTrip

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Hola, hallo and bonjour! We are taptrip. We have a tech head and a travellers’ heart, and we are passionate about changing the way things are done around here. But don’t worry, disruption never felt so easy, or looked so good. So välkommen! We’re excited you made it. ------- taptrip have a tech head and a travellers’ heart, and we’re using them both to power the world’s leading businesses and travel management companies to change the way things are done around here. That means more speed, more ease, more great data insights, convenience, and way less headache, offline bookings and time wasted. We are more affordable than our competitors, which gives you access to new markets such as small medium-sized businesses. Our traveller booking compliance is almost double the industry average, which will delight your clients, and we have the sweetest award-wining interface in the business travel world. - Finalist for Best Self-Booking Tool at the Business Travel Awards 2020. - Winner of the Disrupt Launchpad Award at the 2019 Business Travel Show. - Named 'One to Watch' in the Buying Business Travel 2019 Hotlist. - Listed as one of the top 5 exciting startups in the travel management space for 2018 by the Guild of Travel Management (GTMC).

Orbo.ai

Seed Round in 2018
Orbo.ai provide contextual information and become a gateway to the world and not just stay limited to computational photography through our deep learning technology based solutions.Orbo’s face tracking technology can be implemented across devices to identify human emotions, transformative & augmented effects as well as one can build enhanced camera centric applications.

Fountain.Money

Seed Round in 2018
Fountain empowers people to save and invest for their life goals. Fountain's technology reviews your objectives and how much you can put aside and offers personalized investment plans that you can put into action. By continuing to collect data on our customers' needs, Fountain's robo-advisors evolve with them, becoming smarter, more personalized and ultimately more helpful. Instead of confusing acronyms like ISAs, LISAs, and SIPPs- Fountain demystifies the jargon- and help people invest towards their first homes, dream holiday and financial security. Fountain, the home of goal-based investing.

Slick

Seed Round in 2018
Slick is a company that specializes in end-to-end booking management and payment software tailored for salons. Its platform facilitates the search and booking of various salon services, helping businesses transition into the digital realm. By reducing the number of no-shows, Slick enhances the overall client experience and enables salons to modernize their operations. The software allows salons to manage advanced appointments, thereby increasing their customer base and providing a more connected service to clients.

Monolith AI

Seed Round in 2018
Monolith AI is a software company using the latest in machine learning and data science, helping engineers to significantly improve the product development process. Monolith enables companies to monetise on their old simulation and test data by using it to anticipate the behaviour of new products. Companies can optimise their R&D process by reducing the numbers of simulations, tests and prototypes required to develop a new product delivering faster and better products.

Frisbee

Seed Round in 2018
Frisbee Limited develops an application for performance management through continuous feedback. It offers organization real-time insight for growth and engagement of the workforce. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

ZOA Robotics

Seed Round in 2018
ZOA Robotics Ltd. develops four-legged robots that possess grace of animals for movement of goods across uneven ground and multiple levels. Its features include reduces workers time spent on fetching parts, equipment, and consumables and enables remote inspection and maintenance without visiting hazardous environments. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Finmo

Seed Round in 2018
Finmo Ltd is dedicated to the success of small businesses and the self-employed.

Reps.AI

Seed Round in 2018
Reps.AI is a UK-based company that specializes in developing a customer support platform designed for airlines and B2C insurance customer service agents. Its AI engine learns from the best-performing representatives to provide real-time assistance, helping agents respond effectively to customer inquiries. The technology enhances productivity and satisfaction for brands by analyzing support history, identifying trends, and detecting inefficiencies. Notable clients, including EasyJet and Marks and Spencer, benefit from this intelligent system, which not only offers smart suggestions and automated responses but also aims to foster customer loyalty while reducing service costs.

Nava

Seed Round in 2018
Making the link between offline and online is a space that’s yet to be successfully commercialised, and presents an $80bn opportunity in spend every year. From directly partnering with business owners, chefs, artists, designers and more, NAVA is able to weave a unique story combining both content and data science, to help the right type of consumer in the decision-making process, from discovery through to purchase. They also use behavioural and geospatial data to support independent shop owners, helping them attract, track and retain a loyal user base. Most importantly NAVA wants to help SME's provide a storybook experience for people that visit, and they do this by creating an immersive, personalised platform.

ChargedUp

Seed Round in 2018
London's first integrated mobile charging betwork

Lumo

Seed Round in 2018
At lumo,They’re obsessed with making air travel smarter. They predict flight delays months, weeks, hours ahead of time, making planning easier and flight changes less stressful.
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