54 Collective is a venture capital firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa, founded in 2018. The company focuses on building and scaling African tech startups by providing catalytic capital and tailored support to entrepreneurs. It invests primarily in sectors such as fintech, health tech, agritech, logistics, and e-commerce. By integrating impact into its investment strategy, 54 Collective aims to deliver financial returns to investors while facilitating the growth of innovative businesses. The firm leverages its extensive global network to offer additional resources and support, helping founders navigate challenges and scale their ventures effectively.
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Yeah
Pre Seed Round in 2025
Yeah is a financial technology company that offers payment processing services while building a credit profile for the banked and unbanked.
Billboxx
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Billboxx is a developer of a cash flow management platform aimed at assisting small businesses in managing their operations more effectively. The platform automates bookkeeping tasks, streamlines bill payments, and enhances revenue collection, helping to reduce errors and increase productivity by minimizing manual and repetitive work. By simplifying the billing-to-payment workflow, Billboxx supports small businesses in their essential economic role, ensuring they can pay and get paid on time while eliminating common hassles associated with financial management.
Aya Data
Seed Round in 2024
Aya Data specializes in data annotation, data collection, natural language processing, and transcription services. The company has developed a comprehensive platform that facilitates the creation of quality training data for machine learning models. This platform offers a range of tools for businesses to label data effectively, including image, text, and audio labeling. By providing these services, Aya Data helps organizations enhance the accuracy and performance of their machine learning initiatives, making it easier for them to harness the power of artificial intelligence.
Scale
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Scale accelerates market entry and revenue for fintechs with a people-first approach.
Konnect
Seed Round in 2024
Konnect is an online cross-border payment platform based in Tunis, founded in 2021. The company focuses on simplifying complex financial transactions by offering a variety of secure and cost-effective payment methods. Its platform allows users with email addresses to send and receive payments easily, catering to businesses of all sizes and facilitating their growth through enhanced financial flexibility.
8B Education Investments
Seed Round in 2024
8B Education Investments is a fintech company dedicated to providing affordable financing solutions for exceptional African students pursuing education at leading global universities. By utilizing innovative guarantees and income-share agreements, 8B facilitates access to financing directly from investors and through third-party lenders. The company not only addresses financing gaps in education loans but also offers scholarship information and mentorship opportunities, connecting students to a network of industry leaders. Through its platform, 8B bridges the gap between students, lenders, and educational institutions, helping colleges achieve their revenue and diversity objectives while enabling African students to access quality education.
Mida Technologies
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Mida leverages advanced analytics and AI to predict & deliver significantly better collections performance for lenders, enabling them to scale confidently and improve client retention and growth. Full scale product suite includes: Repayment setup, Digital Collections, Remote Collections, Field Recovery and enterprise debt management solution.
Renda
Debt Financing in 2024
Renda specializes in supporting the development and operation of e-commerce companies, focusing particularly on logistics services across Africa. The company aims to simplify order fulfillment and retail distribution for its clients by offering flexible and affordable storage solutions. Renda provides real-time visibility on stock levels and inventory management, allowing businesses to manage their fulfillment processes with ease. Its infrastructure and technological platform are designed to be accessible and adaptable to the specific needs of e-commerce firms, ensuring an efficient and streamlined operation.
Renda
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Renda specializes in supporting the development and operation of e-commerce companies, focusing particularly on logistics services across Africa. The company aims to simplify order fulfillment and retail distribution for its clients by offering flexible and affordable storage solutions. Renda provides real-time visibility on stock levels and inventory management, allowing businesses to manage their fulfillment processes with ease. Its infrastructure and technological platform are designed to be accessible and adaptable to the specific needs of e-commerce firms, ensuring an efficient and streamlined operation.
Tanél
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Tanél Health specializes in developing an integrated software platform aimed at modernizing healthcare operations. This tool connects various stakeholders within the healthcare ecosystem, including pharmacies and payers, by providing features for inventory management and sales monitoring. Additionally, Tanél offers a healthcare insurance platform that includes a mobile application, allowing users to find nearby doctors, book appointments online, manage beneficiaries, and track health consumption. By streamlining these processes, Tanél helps clients effectively manage their employees' health and optimize inventory management within the healthcare sector.
mTek Services
Funding Round in 2024
mTek is a digital online insurance platform that offers a paperless ecosystem for the insurance industry. It enables customers to access insurance solutions for securing their families and assets. Through its platform, users can purchase insurance directly from insurers, compare various policies, and file claims using their smart devices. This streamlined approach allows clients to manage their insurance portfolios conveniently and efficiently.
Niteon
Pre Seed Round in 2024
With our proprietary customer experience narrow A.I technology, we are facilitate Africans on the continent, in diaspora and the international market with access to the best quality of African products at manufacturers price , through escrow payment options while aiding African manufactures to list and export their products to the international market, opening them up to a $367Billion growing African buying market across the world.
Logidoo
Seed Round in 2024
Logidoo operates a digital logistics marketplace that connects African markets through smart logistics solutions. The company's platform facilitates the shipping of parcels via regular shuttles between Africa and Europe, enabling users to compare offers for sending and receiving goods. It provides a secure, reliable, and cost-effective logistics experience, allowing clients to track their parcels in real-time. This innovative approach aims to streamline logistics processes and enhance connectivity across regions.
Unfabled
Seed Round in 2024
Unfabled is a women's health consumer platform focused on providing curated and personalized health and wellness solutions. The company leverages technology to help women discover sustainable products tailored to their individual needs throughout their health cycles. By offering a selection of curated products, Unfabled aims to empower women in managing their health and wellness more effectively.
Trustestate
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Trustestate collaborates with solicitors and legal firms to deliver inheritance and intergenerational wealth transfer services.
Athena
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Athena is a digital services firm that collaborates with healthcare professionals to give instalment payment options to patients undergoing medical procedures.
Shamba Pride
Seed Round in 2024
Shamba Pride is a technology-driven company focused on transforming the agricultural landscape for smallholder farmers in Africa. By providing an online platform that connects farmers with essential services, Shamba Pride enables them to access agricultural inputs, information, and financial services directly, eliminating intermediaries and reducing costs. The company's offerings include agro dealer upscaling, financial management, soil testing, and logistics management, all aimed at enhancing the efficiency and productivity of rural agriculture. Through its innovative approach, Shamba Pride empowers farmers with the tools and resources needed to improve their farming practices and market access.
Jungopharm
Seed Round in 2024
Jungopharm is a developer of a pharma and healthcare platform that aims to make health care understandable, accessible & affordable for all.
CloudEquipment
Seed Round in 2024
CloudEquipment enables healthcare providers to lease medical equipment managed by independent experts and financed by healthcare lenders.
Pullus Africa
Seed Round in 2024
Pullus Africa is a pioneering platform dedicated exclusively to the poultry industry in Africa, leveraging technology to enhance local poultry production and streamline the supply chain. The platform connects poultry farmers with essential resources, including quality inputs, advisory services, and financing options, thereby facilitating improved production practices. By offering real-time reporting and management tools, Pullus Africa empowers farmers to optimize their operations and access better markets for their products. The company aims to create a sustainable ecosystem that supports poultry farmers, ensuring they have the necessary support to thrive in a competitive landscape.
HealthCenta
Seed Round in 2024
Healthcenta enables standardisation of care and oversight on subscription and prescription of medical services across Africa.
REasy
Seed Round in 2024
REasy is a B2B cross-border payments platform that eases financial transactions for African SMEs with the global suppliers and partners.
WareFlow
Seed Round in 2024
WareFlow is an operator of a supply chain financing platform designed for African small medium enterprises.
Peslac
Seed Round in 2024
Peslac simplifies the entire document management process, from ingestion to analysis, ensuring accurate data processing and verification at every step. The output can seamlessly integrate with external systems for further processing and utilized by LLMs for RAG applications.
TUNL
Pre Seed Round in 2023
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.
Bundant
Seed Round in 2023
Bundant transforms home inventory tracking and management through cutting-edge predictive AI and advanced sensor technology.
Ceto
Seed Round in 2023
Ceto offers sophisticated predictive analytics to the marine industry by combining high-frequency data, engineering experience, and artificial intelligence. It prevents machine breakdowns, reduces carbon emissions, and provides the worlds first connected marine insurance product to its customers.
Tripplo
Seed Round in 2023
Tripplo is a logistics software platform focused on automating and optimizing operations for transporters, cargo owners, and cargo brokers in Africa. The platform provides small and medium transporters with essential tools for efficient end-to-end management of trucking operations, encompassing all stages from on-loading to offloading. Users can manage fleet information in compliance with industry requirements, plan trips in detail, and predict trip profitability. Additionally, Tripplo enables real-time tracking of business performance during trips and offers performance analytics, which helps transporters enhance profitability, improve compliance, and achieve better management of their operations.
Fantix
Seed Round in 2023
Fantix operates a no-code network of companies focused on developing AI models through a collaborative learning approach. The company utilizes a data abstraction platform that enables federated insights and predictive customer AI while preserving consumer privacy and business confidentiality. By transforming data locally and comparing data abstractions, Fantix allows small and medium-sized businesses to analyze overlapping elements between datasets without sharing sensitive information. This method ensures that an aggregated and anonymous representation of data is maintained in a secure and encrypted manner, empowering businesses to uncover meaningful insights without compromising their data integrity.
Vunapay
Seed Round in 2023
VunaPay is an agritech payment company that uses collects, manages and payouts of farmers with the help of IoT technology.
Martee AI
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Martee AI focuses on enhancing demand forecasting accuracy for food businesses using artificial intelligence. By addressing the challenges of consumer demand forecasting, the company aims to reduce issues such as overpriced fresh products, limited options for ultra-processed foods, and empty shelves of ready-to-eat meals, which contribute to food waste. Their machine learning models and user-friendly business intelligence interface prioritize on-shelf availability, striving for a data-driven food system that ensures reliable access to desirable products. In addition to their AI solutions, Martee operates a catering food hub that provides fresh meals and nutritious snacks to corporate offices through a vending machine system, promoting a healthier office culture while supporting businesses in increasing sales and customer satisfaction without generating unnecessary food waste.
Zanifu
Seed Round in 2023
Zanifu is a regulated financial technology company that focuses on providing inventory financing for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company’s platform facilitates access to working capital by enabling small retailers to procure inventory from suppliers with the option to pay later. Designed with a mobile-first approach, Zanifu's platform is tailored to function effectively in areas with limited internet connectivity, thereby enhancing efficiency in supply chain operations. By addressing the financing needs of MSMEs, Zanifu plays a crucial role in supporting the consumer goods value chain in the region.
Jack Fertility
Funding Round in 2023
Jack Fertility specializes in providing home sperm testing kits that facilitate lab-grade semen analysis without the need for clinic visits. The company aims to eliminate barriers to male reproductive healthcare by offering a convenient mail-in test kit that allows users to collect samples easily and discreetly. This service includes flexible delivery options and personalized digital results that come with tailored recommendations to meet individual needs. By simplifying the process of male fertility testing, Jack Fertility empowers individuals to take control of their fertility journeys with both convenience and quality care.
Phoenix Security
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Phoenix Security specializes in risk-based vulnerability management, offering a platform designed to reduce the risk of cyberattacks. The company provides security monitoring that identifies and prioritizes vulnerabilities, facilitating efficient collaboration among executive, security, and development teams. By integrating data security tools and enhancing vulnerability context through threat intelligence, Phoenix Security helps organizations maximize their return on investment in security fixes. Their platform automates and integrates with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, presenting risk and impact metrics through a visually engaging dashboard. This approach allows for a comprehensive view of security risks, enabling teams to address vulnerabilities effectively.
Martee’s
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Martee’s revolutionizing workplace nutrition with a fully managed, self-serve healthy meals and snacks solution.
Rebel Tech
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Rebel Tech specializes in high-tech electronics repair solutions, offering mobile repair services that present a cost-efficient alternative for customers. The company focuses on repairing electronic display screen glasses without the need for complete replacements, which not only lowers repair costs but also helps in reducing electronic waste. By providing these innovative repair options, Rebel Tech aims to extend the lifespan of devices, enabling customers to save money and minimize their environmental impact.
Tickle Global
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Tickle is an AI powered mobile marketing platform that puts EQ over IQ founded by Joe Martin, the creator of Snatch - the #1 Augmented Reality treasure hunt app and #1 customer acquisition platform for over 200 brands. We have identified, stress-tested and patented an action that 78% of consumers already do but that has gone unnoticed, unmeasured and unmonetized until now. By productising this action, brands have access to a powerful and never before available insight that will significantly affect the consumer purchase journey leading to much increased conversions. A journey that they can then control at every step via the tickle platform and one that is fully opted in to and welcomed by the consumer. Launching Summer 2025, be sure to JoinTickle.com and be the first to find out what we're up to.
Acre
Seed Round in 2023
Acre is rebuilding the UK’s £1.4 trillion mortgage market from the ground up. We are vertically integrating the mortgage stack with a new end-to-end platform for brokers and lenders.
DRONAMICS
Seed Round in 2023
Dronamics is a developer of advanced unmanned aerial systems aimed at transforming airfreight logistics. By creating a new type of small, unmanned cargo airplane that is highly fuel-efficient, Dronamics aims to democratize shipping in emerging markets. The aircraft can transport payloads of 350 kilograms over distances of 2,500 kilometers at costs significantly lower than traditional air transport, reducing shipping expenses by over 50%. Designed for autonomous flight, the aircraft can be remotely monitored and managed via satellite, making it suitable for challenging delivery scenarios, including remote and mountainous regions. As the first and only Strategic Partner for drones recognized by IATA, Dronamics is positioned to make a substantial impact in the commercial logistics sector.
BuuPass
Pre Seed Round in 2023
BuuPass is a digital transport solutions provider based in Kenya, focusing on simplifying the movement of people through innovative booking systems. As the first marketplace in the country for bus, shuttle, and train bookings, BuuPass offers a fast and user-friendly platform that allows commuters to easily reserve their seats and make payments. The company is powered by a team of young entrepreneurs dedicated to addressing everyday transportation challenges and enhancing accessibility. By enabling users to book tickets through both online and SMS-based methods, BuuPass ensures that urban commuters can manage their travel plans conveniently and efficiently. The company emphasizes the importance of time and choice, striving to empower individuals to travel on their own terms while connecting them to various opportunities.
Syndi
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Syndi is a digital health platform that focuses on enhancing health outcomes through technology and research, initially targeting mental health. The platform employs machine learning and digital phenotyping to provide personalized and immediate care by utilizing moment-by-moment passive smartphone data collection. This approach allows for effective and accessible support tailored to individual needs. Syndi's services aim to improve the treatment of invisible disabilities by facilitating connections between patients and healthcare providers, while also measuring the effectiveness of its applications and digital services. Through its innovative solutions, Syndi seeks to transform the way people access and engage with healthcare.
HotelRunner
Series A in 2023
HotelRunner is a cloud-based platform designed to assist accommodations and travel agencies in enhancing their online presence and sales operations. It offers a comprehensive suite of tools that includes a direct web booking engine, a two-way channel manager integrated with over 150 travel agencies, metasearch engines, and global distribution systems. The platform also features multilingual website content management, front-desk management, guest relationship management, reporting, and payment collection capabilities. Additionally, HotelRunner provides services for supply acquisition, automated onboarding, engagement, and performance benchmarking through its HotelRunner Connect division. With a presence in 193 countries and more than 60,000 accommodations registered, HotelRunner partners with various travel agencies and technology providers, positioning itself as a significant player in the tourism industry. The company is recognized as a connectivity partner by major platforms such as Booking.com, Expedia, and Airbnb, among others.
Carbin Africa
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Carbin Africa is an Automotive Information Technology Company that Provides Software Solutions that Enhances Commerce within the Automotive Retail Market in Africa.
PneumaCare
Seed Round in 2023
Redesigning healthcare in Africa through a data driven, patient centric and relationship based care delivery model. PneumaCare currently offers free telemedicine and on-demand house calls guaranteeing quality and comprehensive care for users at their convenience.
WINGI
Seed Round in 2023
Wingi specializes in transforming the international supply chain for African entrepreneurs, aiming to empower small businesses with growth opportunities. The company offers a platform that simplifies logistics, supply chain management, and storage solutions, catering specifically to the needs of small to medium-sized enterprises in Africa. Through its app, Wingi also supports social commerce and retail businesses, enabling entrepreneurs to turn their passions into income. This focus on leveraging technology for supply chain efficiency and business growth reflects Wingi's commitment to fostering economic development within the African continent.
Eleos
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Eleos is an insurance firm that focuses on digitizing the insurance process to enhance accessibility and efficiency. The company partners with consumer brands to seamlessly integrate income protection and life insurance into their online platforms. By offering instant life and health insurance without the need for health checkups, Eleos aims to provide individuals with essential financial security in the event of illness or death. This innovative approach facilitates a more streamlined experience for users seeking insurance coverage.
Soarce
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Soarce is focused on transforming the performance apparel industry through innovative, plant-based material solutions. By utilizing advanced technologies that integrate seaweed and nanomaterials, Soarce aims to replace traditional synthetic materials with multifunctional fabrics and leathers that are both high-performing and plastic-free. These materials offer protection against fire, UV radiation, and chemical exposure, facilitating the creation of sustainable, functional apparel for modern consumers. Soarce's commitment to decarbonization and environmental sustainability drives its mission to redefine product development from the very beginning, addressing the urgent challenges of climate change in the apparel sector.
Clothes Doctor
Seed Round in 2022
Clothes Doctor Limited, founded in 2010 and based in Poole, United Kingdom, operates an online platform dedicated to clothing repairs, alterations, and cleaning services. Launched in 2017, the company aims to modernize the clothing maintenance industry and reduce fashion waste. It offers both digital and in-store services for tailoring and repairs, positioning itself as an award-winning, five-star rated service. By focusing on sustainability and convenience, Clothes Doctor addresses the needs of consumers looking for reliable clothing care solutions.
Eterlast
Seed Round in 2022
Eterlast is a Web3 company based in London, with significant operations in Barcelona, that specializes in developing branded Web3 games and experiences in collaboration with prominent media and sports organizations. The company creates customized marketplaces for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), facilitating the integration of digital assets into the metaverse. Eterlast focuses on delivering utility and value to consumers, allowing them to collect, play, earn, and access exclusive experiences. Supported by major international venture funds, Eterlast is actively engaging with leading media companies and sports intellectual property owners to expand its platform and offerings in the evolving digital landscape.
Baia
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Baia is a developer of a cloud-based commerce platform that focuses on enhancing transactions within informal supply chains, particularly in emerging markets. The platform utilizes proprietary artificial intelligence to analyze exchanges, bid requests, payments, and deliveries, allowing the network to continually improve and adapt. By facilitating connections among suppliers, agents, and buyers, Baia aims to increase the economic efficiency of communities, enabling all participants to engage in commerce as easily as messaging a friend. This innovative approach empowers users to maximize their time and profits, thus fostering trusted commerce across diverse economic landscapes.
Unwritten
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Unwritten, founded in London in 2022 by former leaders of Palantir Technologies’ climate data solution, aims to integrate climate change considerations into capital allocation decisions. The company provides essential financial forecasts and analytics that assist financial decision-makers in managing both the risks and opportunities associated with climate change. By developing specialized tools and models, Unwritten supports investors and lenders in performing investment analyses that promote the energy transition. Backed by prominent venture funds and experts in climate transition, Unwritten is positioned to influence the financial sector's approach to climate-related challenges and opportunities.
Quikk
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Quikk is a fintech company focused on simplifying the integration of financial services APIs across Africa. Its platform aggregates various financial service APIs, allowing businesses and developers to connect seamlessly with digital financial providers. By streamlining the onboarding and management process, Quikk enables companies to build, merge, and integrate their applications efficiently and reliably. This approach enhances the overall accessibility of financial services in the region, promoting digital innovation and facilitating quicker deployment of financial solutions.
VieBeg
Venture Round in 2022
Viebeg operates a data-driven logistics platform that focuses on medical procurement for healthcare facilities. By utilizing AI technology, Viebeg enhances the efficiency of inventory management, enabling healthcare providers to access affordable medical and dental supplies and equipment. The platform facilitates shipping, warehousing, last-mile distribution, and real-time data analysis, ensuring that healthcare facilities maintain optimal stock levels of essential medical supplies. This comprehensive approach not only streamlines the procurement process but also helps prevent health crises by ensuring timely availability of necessary resources for patient care.
Nabu
Funding Round in 2022
Nabu is a blockchain valuation platform focused on providing NFT collectors with tools to unlock the full value of their digital assets. The company has created a machine learning-powered valuation engine that accurately prices NFTs by analyzing various data sources, including trade volumes, sales history, NFT metadata, and social media activity. This comprehensive approach enables users to understand the true value of their NFT collections in real-time, facilitating informed decision-making for collectors in the rapidly evolving Web3 space.
Fixxr
Seed Round in 2022
Fixxr is a mobile car repair platform that offers diagnostic, repair, and maintenance services directly at the location of the car owner or business. The company provides a range of services, including fuel filter replacement, cabin air filter replacement, air filter replacement, and car purchase inspections. By delivering these services on-site, Fixxr aims to offer convenience and reliability to its clients, ensuring that vehicle maintenance is accessible and efficient.
BuuPass
Pre Seed Round in 2022
BuuPass is a digital transport solutions provider based in Kenya, focusing on simplifying the movement of people through innovative booking systems. As the first marketplace in the country for bus, shuttle, and train bookings, BuuPass offers a fast and user-friendly platform that allows commuters to easily reserve their seats and make payments. The company is powered by a team of young entrepreneurs dedicated to addressing everyday transportation challenges and enhancing accessibility. By enabling users to book tickets through both online and SMS-based methods, BuuPass ensures that urban commuters can manage their travel plans conveniently and efficiently. The company emphasizes the importance of time and choice, striving to empower individuals to travel on their own terms while connecting them to various opportunities.
Zazuu
Seed Round in 2022
Zazuu is a fintech platform focused on facilitating cross-border money transfers, particularly for African users. The application enables individuals to search a wide range of reputable money transfer providers, allowing them to compare options and secure favorable rates for their remittances. By providing tools for users to manage multiple currencies, Zazuu aims to make the process of sending money more efficient and cost-effective, ultimately promoting fairer financial practices within the remittance sector.
WiseWorks AI
Seed Round in 2022
WiseWorks is a meeting automation platform that assists corporate governance professionals in streamlining their workflows and minimizing time spent on costly tasks. The company has developed a communications intelligence platform tailored for financial institutions, enabling them to extract essential insights from audio and video interactions. This platform automatically joins records, transcribes, and analyzes communications, thus enhancing existing workflows and providing organizations with critical insights to mitigate risks. By automating these processes, WiseWorks aims to improve efficiency and support decision-making within organizations.
MyCover.ai
Pre Seed Round in 2022
MyCover.ai is an open insurance API that allows insurance companies to distribute their products faster and cheaper, it enables innovators to embed insurance into their current offerings or launch new insurance verticals and ultimately deliver great experiences to customers. Our AI-powered claims management service helps insurance companies to streamline their claims processes, reduce fraud while also saving time and money.
TIBU Health
Seed Round in 2022
TIBU Health is an Omnichannel Health Technology company that delivers health services where people live, work and click.. We adopt the latest, most advanced technologies in health and logistics to provide patients with a convenient and coordinated end-to-end healthcare experience that results in better health outcomes, healthier lives and with more time to spend on the things that matter to our patients. We’re a different kind of healthcare company and thrilled to be reshaping how people access healthcare service in Africa.
Offgrid.finance
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Offgrid Finance is a financial technology company based in Kenya that focuses on providing loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in sectors such as agriculture, food, and logistics. The company aims to facilitate access to clean and efficient technologies by integrating its financing solutions directly into the sales process. By connecting SMEs with a network of lenders, Offgrid Finance supports the adoption of low-emission technologies, thereby promoting sustainable business practices. Its mission is to create a scalable financing solution that minimizes risk for investors while significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions and generating positive social impact in emerging markets.
AyokenLabs
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
Kaizan is an artificial intelligence company focused on enhancing client management and business scaling for teams. It offers a client intelligence platform that utilizes conversation intelligence to provide users with essential information for proactive client management. The platform delivers summaries of conversations, outlines next steps, and identifies risks and opportunities, enabling teams to retain and develop client relationships effectively. By guiding users on how to improve the health of these relationships, Kaizan empowers client teams and managers to enhance their capabilities in nurturing connections and achieving business growth.
Zuri Health
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Zuri Health is a telemedicine company based in Nairobi, Kenya, established in 2020. It offers affordable and accessible healthcare solutions through a mobile app, website, and SMS services, catering to patients without smartphones and those in rural areas. Users can schedule lab and diagnostic tests, consult with doctors, purchase medications from pharmacies, and arrange home visits with qualified medical professionals. The platform also features an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot to enhance user experience and provide first-level medical consultations. Zuri Health aims to create a universally accessible healthcare experience for all individuals, regardless of their location or resources.
Manna Insect
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Manna Insect Oy is a Finnish company based in Oulu that specializes in processing biowaste into valuable proteins and bio-oil using black soldier fly larvae. Founded in 2018, the company employs innovative and mobile solutions to convert local biowaste into high-protein animal feed and organic fertilizer. Manna Insect utilizes automated growing environments designed for industrial-scale operations, ensuring efficiency in insect farming. Additionally, the company provides a digital platform known as the Insect Farm Hub, which offers training, resources, and tools for insect farming, including an AI mentor and management tools for optimal farm operations. This approach enables businesses to access affordable animal feed while promoting sustainable waste management practices.
Rural Farmers Hub
Venture Round in 2022
Rural Farmers Hub is dedicated to enhancing the productivity of smallholder farmers through innovative information technology. The company offers advisory services that utilize satellite-based remote imagery to provide insights into crop health and soil quality. By developing a soil management platform, Rural Farmers Hub enables farmers to assess and manage soil and crop nutrients effectively. This cloud-based automated assessment generates intelligent maps that identify deficiencies, allowing farmers and out-growers to make informed decisions for improved agricultural practices. The overarching goal of Rural Farmers Hub is to promote sustained economic development in rural farming communities by leveraging technology for better farming outcomes.
Rology
Seed Round in 2022
Rology is a teleradiology platform based in Cairo, Egypt, founded in 2017. The company addresses the global shortage of radiologists by providing a solution that efficiently matches radiologists with hospital cases based on their availability and specialization. This platform aims to reduce latency in reporting times, enabling patients to receive timely medical reports. Additionally, Rology enhances radiologists' productivity through an AI-powered DICOM reader, which supports the growing demand for radiology examinations such as CT and MRI. By leveraging technology, Rology facilitates quicker and more effective communication between healthcare providers and radiologists, ultimately improving patient care.
Winich Farms
Seed Round in 2022
Winich Farms is an agri-tech startup focused on enhancing the agricultural sector by connecting farmers with financial resources and premium markets. The platform facilitates crowdfunding to provide farmers with quality inputs, agricultural expertise, and modern machinery, ensuring decent returns for both farmers and investors. By utilizing an agro e-retail platform, Winich Farms directly links local farmers to consumers at farm gate prices, reducing reliance on middlemen and making produce more affordable. The company aims to empower African farmers by lowering barriers to capital access and promoting best practices to improve yield. Winich Farms collaborates with established partners to create robust market relationships, all while striving to improve the standard of living for rural operators and contribute to global food security. The overarching mission is to build an economically resilient Africa powered by agriculture.
OkHi
Seed Round in 2022
OkHi Limited is a company based in Nairobi, Kenya, that has developed a digital addressing system aimed at addressing the absence of a reliable physical address system in emerging markets. Founded in 2014, OkHi's innovative platform creates virtual addresses by integrating GPS tags and location photographs, enabling users to share their addresses easily. This system enhances logistics, facilitating commerce, and improves emergency services by providing accurate location information. Additionally, it supports personal identification, thereby increasing access to financial services for individuals in underserved areas. OkHi's mission is to connect people and unlock various opportunities through its addressing solution.
OkHi
Seed Round in 2022
OkHi Limited is a company based in Nairobi, Kenya, that has developed a digital addressing system aimed at addressing the absence of a reliable physical address system in emerging markets. Founded in 2014, OkHi's innovative platform creates virtual addresses by integrating GPS tags and location photographs, enabling users to share their addresses easily. This system enhances logistics, facilitating commerce, and improves emergency services by providing accurate location information. Additionally, it supports personal identification, thereby increasing access to financial services for individuals in underserved areas. OkHi's mission is to connect people and unlock various opportunities through its addressing solution.
Solivus
Seed Round in 2022
Solivus is a solar technology company focused on designing and creating lightweight solar products for both residential and commercial applications. By utilizing thin-film solar technology, Solivus aims to empower homes, businesses, and communities to reduce their carbon footprint and generate renewable energy locally. The company's mission is to simplify the decarbonization of the built environment, enabling more homeowners and businesses to enhance their energy security, lower energy bills, and contribute to climate change mitigation.
FreshSource
Seed Round in 2022
FreshSource is transforming the agriculture value chain with its technology-driven business-to-business platform that connects farms directly to businesses. By utilizing generational expertise, the platform effectively sources, handles, stores, and delivers horticultural products, ensuring efficient distribution. This approach not only enhances the supply chain but also addresses food security issues by reducing food loss. FreshSource's innovative model aims to streamline the delivery of fresh agricultural produce to clients, ultimately improving access to quality food.
Floatpays
Seed Round in 2022
FloatPays is a financial technology company based in Cape Town, Western Cape, founded in 2019. The company specializes in providing a platform that facilitates payroll integration and offers employees early access to their wages. FloatPays enhances employee financial well-being through various services, including payment solutions, financial education, effective reporting, and training. By promoting budgeting and financial literacy, the company aims to empower individuals to transition from debt to savings, ultimately fostering a more secure financial future for its users.
Zanifu
Seed Round in 2022
Zanifu is a regulated financial technology company that focuses on providing inventory financing for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company’s platform facilitates access to working capital by enabling small retailers to procure inventory from suppliers with the option to pay later. Designed with a mobile-first approach, Zanifu's platform is tailored to function effectively in areas with limited internet connectivity, thereby enhancing efficiency in supply chain operations. By addressing the financing needs of MSMEs, Zanifu plays a crucial role in supporting the consumer goods value chain in the region.
PneumaCare
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Redesigning healthcare in Africa through a data driven, patient centric and relationship based care delivery model. PneumaCare currently offers free telemedicine and on-demand house calls guaranteeing quality and comprehensive care for users at their convenience.
Pesakit
Seed Round in 2022
PesaKit is a technology company based in Nairobi, Kenya, that specializes in providing a platform for last-mile agent networks in the mobile money and digital finance sectors. Established in 2018, PesaKit utilizes artificial intelligence to develop a virtual assistant that streamlines the management of liquidity and conversion processes for mobile money agents and merchants. The company's software application features an API-driven interface, enabling users to digitize distribution and access channels effectively. PesaKit aims to enhance financial inclusion by supporting mobile money agents with innovative tools that improve their operational efficiency.
Synnefa
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Synnefa specializes in creating an integrated ecosystem of smart agricultural solutions, including Smart Greenhouses and Solar Dryers, that utilize advanced IoT technology. Through its FarmShield™ sensors and FarmCloud™ software, Synnefa enables farmers to optimize their farming practices, effectively doubling their incomes on less land while conserving water and minimizing post-harvest losses. Additionally, the company offers an online farm record-keeping platform that enhances crop farming efficiency by providing real-time insights into irrigation needs and soil conditions. This technology allows farmers to manage their operations remotely via mobile devices, ultimately facilitating access to premium markets and improving overall production.
Infiuss Health
Seed Round in 2021
Infiuss Health, founded in 2018 and based in Apapa, Lagos, specializes in decentralizing clinical trials by offering remote access to various stages of the research process, including participant screening, recruitment, engagement, e-consent, and follow-up. The company operates a two-sided marketplace that connects researchers with eligible participants, leveraging a strong patient community to streamline the recruitment process. By focusing on a direct-to-patient approach, Infiuss Health enhances access to clinical research studies, facilitating greater participation and engagement in medical research.
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 brings together a diverse ecosystem of data scientists, engineers, academics, companies, NGOs, and government institutions. The platform is dedicated to addressing pressing challenges faced by the continent by facilitating online competitions centered around data-oriented problems. Zindi collaborates with various organizations to develop and curate data-driven challenges, and it automatically ranks solutions based on accuracy. This approach allows organizations, regardless of their experience level in data science, to explore innovative solutions to business problems while keeping costs manageable.
Scan.com
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Scan.com is a diagnostic imaging platform operating in both the UK and USA markets, aimed at enhancing accessibility to medical imaging services. The platform provides an online booking system that allows patients to arrange and pay for private scans according to their specific needs. Additionally, Scan.com functions as a medical referral service, connecting patients with diagnostic scanning centers. This service is designed to reduce long waiting times and minimize delays in both diagnosis and subsequent aftercare, thereby improving the overall patient experience in obtaining necessary medical imaging.
Isidore
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Isidore is an agricultural value chain using technology. They offer extension services, technology, and financing to help agricultural firms develop exponentially. They supply chain platform for agriculture with embedded financing.
TROOP (formerly TroopTravel)
Series A in 2021
TROOP is a data aggregation and visualization technology that helps corporations plan in-person meetings using data instead of opinions. It aggregates data around safety, service, sustainability, and savings. TROOP is the single source of truth that powers these decisions for worldwide organizations across numerous industries by delivering all of the data needed to make decisions on how to meet, whether it's COVID-related constraints, travel and lodging costs, or other factors.
Synnefa
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Synnefa specializes in creating an integrated ecosystem of smart agricultural solutions, including Smart Greenhouses and Solar Dryers, that utilize advanced IoT technology. Through its FarmShield™ sensors and FarmCloud™ software, Synnefa enables farmers to optimize their farming practices, effectively doubling their incomes on less land while conserving water and minimizing post-harvest losses. Additionally, the company offers an online farm record-keeping platform that enhances crop farming efficiency by providing real-time insights into irrigation needs and soil conditions. This technology allows farmers to manage their operations remotely via mobile devices, ultimately facilitating access to premium markets and improving overall production.
Asaak
Seed Round in 2021
Asaak is a financial technology company that specializes in providing asset financing to mobility workers in emerging markets, primarily focusing on East Africa and Mexico. The company has developed a mobile-based microfinance platform that aims to democratize financial services and empower businesses to grow. Asaak's platform streamlines lending operations, including underwriting, application processing, investor management, and loan servicing. By offering a range of digital finance tools, Asaak enables clients to easily access financial resources, thereby enhancing their ability to reach customers and improve their operational efficiency.
VitruvianMD
Seed Round in 2021
VitruvianMD specializes in developing advanced diagnostic tools that leverage biomedical engineering and artificial intelligence to enhance medical laboratory services, particularly in emerging markets. The company focuses on fertility diagnostics, offering a cloud-based software solution that assists in selecting high-quality sperm for assisted reproduction. By combining cutting-edge technology with affordable pricing, VitruvianMD aims to improve the accuracy and efficiency of medical diagnostics. This approach enables healthcare providers and laboratories to reduce costs, optimize turnaround times, and ultimately enhance service delivery in the medical field.
MVX
Seed Round in 2021
MVX is a digital platform aimed at addressing inefficiencies in the freight shipping industry, particularly in the context of African trade. It connects cargo owners and shippers, facilitating a streamlined freight ecosystem that enhances the management of vessel utilization and chartering. By providing real-time visibility into shipment status and optimizing pickups and deliveries, MVX enables clients to seamlessly trade goods within and beyond Africa. The platform not only helps in matching vessel availability to market rates but also reduces operational costs and man-hours, ultimately improving performance for businesses engaged in maritime logistics.
Mvxchange
Seed Round in 2021
Mvxchange simplifies global trade for businesses through two products: TradeAlly; A SaaS product that simplifies freight management for small/medium freight forwarders, allowing them to connect with global partners and scale their operations. MVX; A digital freight forwarder - powered by TradeAlly, providing door-to-door cross-border shipping and freight finance for energy and agro-businesses.
My 1Health
Seed Round in 2021
My 1Health is a prominent medical facilitator focused on enabling global access to specialized healthcare services. The company utilizes an innovative platform that combines advanced technology with data-driven strategies, ensuring a seamless user experience and efficient management of appointments and treatments. By forming strategic partnerships with leading hospitals and individual specialists, My 1Health is able to provide high-quality medical services to patients worldwide. The organization's patient-centric approach is reflected in its establishment of regional hubs in critical areas such as Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, allowing for a better understanding of local needs and cultures. With on-the-ground partners offering dedicated support, My 1Health aims to make the healthcare journey smooth and satisfactory for its clients. As the company continues to evolve, it remains committed to enhancing its services and expanding its reach to meet the diverse healthcare requirements of patients globally.
Fieldy
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Fieldy combines satellites, machine learning, and ground data to make reliable predictions and enable the integration of informal markets into agricultural chains that provide crop production forecasts using data, machine learning, and satellite imagery for emerging markets.
TUNL
Pre Seed Round in 2021
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.
Revix UK Limited
Venture Round in 2021
Revix is an investment management and cryptocurrency trading platform founded in 2018 and based in South Africa. The company focuses on simplifying the investment process in the digital asset market by offering a diversified portfolio of assets at a low cost, accompanied by regular rebalancing to adapt to market changes. Revix employs proprietary technology to equip retail investors with the necessary tools to manage their own digital asset portfolios, facilitating their participation in the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency and security token landscape. Through its approach, Revix aims to make the advantages of hassle-free diversification, commonly found in traditional financial markets, accessible to a broader audience in the digital realm.
Byway Travel
Grant in 2021
Byway Travel specializes in slow travel experiences that emphasize environmentally friendly and personalized holiday packages. The company offers a platform that allows travelers to create customized itineraries featuring scenic routes, local accommodations, and off-the-beaten-path experiences. By focusing on journeys that utilize trains and boats, Byway promotes sustainable travel while enabling users to discover lesser-known destinations. The platform facilitates online bookings and personalized trip recommendations, ensuring that travelers can enjoy a unique and memorable journey tailored to their preferences.
Wazi
Venture Round in 2021
Wazi is a provider of digital mental health services that connects individuals with therapy through a mobile platform. The company offers anonymous digital counseling for patients and provides essential digital tools for counselors, counseling groups, non-governmental organizations, and government entities. Wazi's technology platform supports the effective and efficient scaling of mental health programs, allowing healthcare professionals to enhance their services and reach a broader audience.
Tesserae
Venture Round in 2021
Tesserae is an AI based platform offering training data management solutions. It provides a training data platform that accelerates production AI by creating and managing training data.
SearchSmartly
Seed Round in 2021
SearchSmartly is a technology-driven company focused on revolutionizing the property search process by leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning. The firm develops property search APIs designed to automate the property lookup process, aligning it with users' lifestyle patterns, workplace needs, and personal preferences. By utilizing advanced algorithms, SearchSmartly simplifies the property matchmaking experience, connecting tenants with homes and neighborhoods that best suit their requirements. The company aims to alleviate the time, stress, and financial burdens associated with property searching for both tenants and estate agents. With a team comprising experts from diverse backgrounds in technology, strategy, sales, and real estate, SearchSmartly is recognized for its innovative approach, having won accolades such as the Great British Entrepreneur Challenge and participation in the London Business School Launchpad.
Kapsule
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Kapsule makes it easy for international organizations to understand African markets. We aggregate the fragmented data from hospitals, pharmacies, insurers and healthtech companies to give a full view of disease and treatment across multiple countries. This data is used to help our clients with their research, product development, market entry, funding allocation.
ScaleXP
Seed Round in 2021
ScaleXP is an automated analytics platform that assists small businesses in consolidating their financial and sales data. It is designed to provide growth insights specifically for early-stage and high-growth companies. The platform automates the calculation of key performance metrics such as deferred revenue, annual recurring revenue, monthly recurring revenue, cost of customer acquisition, and customer lifetime value. By offering a comprehensive dashboard, ScaleXP enables businesses to make data-driven decisions effectively, supporting their growth objectives.
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