Launch Africa Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2020 and headquartered in Ebene, Mauritius. The firm focuses on addressing the substantial funding gap in the seed and pre-Series A investment landscape across the African continent. By targeting early-stage companies, Launch Africa Ventures aims to support and enhance the growth of startups operating in various sectors throughout Africa, contributing to the development of the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem.
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Affinity
Seed Round in 2025
Affinity is a financial solutions company that provides financial inclusion, advisory, and literacy services.
ToumAI Analytics
Pre Seed Round in 2025
ToumAI Analytics is a software development company specializing in AI-based multilingual voice technology aimed at transforming customer service experiences. The company offers voice analytics, real-time analytics, and reporting services, utilizing AI to comprehend customer behavior and gather feedback in seven African languages. By deploying multilingual voice bots, ToumAI Analytics enables businesses to provide efficient and inclusive services, ensuring that all customers receive support regardless of their language or ability.
PBR Life Sciences
Pre Seed Round in 2024
PBR Life Sciences connects businesses with real-world opportunities in life sciences by combining data, technology, and people.
Octavia Carbon
Seed Round in 2024
Octavia Carbon is the first Direct Air Capture (DAC) company in the Global South, focused on filtering carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to combat climate change and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. The company designs, builds, and deploys patented technology that utilizes Kenya's geothermal energy and geological resources to enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of DAC technology. By capturing CO2 directly from the air, Octavia Carbon enables the conversion of this greenhouse gas into stable underground rock formations or repurposes it as an industrial gas, helping to replace polluting fossil fuels. This innovative approach not only addresses environmental concerns but also supports industrial power users in East Africa, contributing to the fight against energy poverty in the region.
Happy Pay
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Happy Pay is a company focused on developing a credit scoring system that offers a Buy Now Pay Later platform. It aims to provide consumers with a responsible alternative to expensive credit options. By integrating an autonomous artificial intelligence technology with merchants' platforms, Happy Pay enhances average basket sizes and improves customer conversion rates. This innovative approach allows users to access financing solutions that facilitate purchases while managing their financial responsibilities effectively.
Cauri Money
Seed Round in 2024
Cauri Money is a financial services company that offers users a comprehensive platform for money management and transfer. It provides a wallet and a BG IBAN, allowing users to exchange, save, manage, and send money easily. The platform includes features such as peer-to-peer payments, as well as virtual and physical Mastercards. Cauri Money also facilitates wallet recharge, phone recharge, and invoice payments, making it particularly useful for sending money to Africa and managing daily expenditures. The service is accessible to anyone, regardless of their banking affiliation, and includes support from a dedicated financial supervisor.
Paps
Venture Round in 2024
Paps is a transport and logistics company based in Dakar, Senegal, founded in 2016. It provides innovative distribution and delivery solutions tailored for companies and merchants. The company's e-commerce platform facilitates real-time scheduling and tracking of deliveries, enhancing the logistics process. Paps specializes in the distribution of documents and parcels, secure storage of goods, and insured delivery options, including last-mile and relay point services. Additionally, it offers professional services such as cash-on-delivery management, courier provision, returns management, and periodic reporting. The company’s on-demand logistics application features live tracking, an intelligent address system, and automatic dispatch, ensuring clients benefit from timely shipment movements.
Kredete
Seed Round in 2024
Kredete is a financial technology platform that serves African immigrants and global businesses in North America, focusing on providing a range of financial services. It offers instant, competitive foreign exchange rates and low-fee remittance services to over 20 countries, which can significantly enhance users' credit scores. Additionally, Kredete features a comprehensive digital banking experience that includes an end-to-end lending marketplace. This marketplace simplifies the processes of credit application, loan disbursement, repayment, and collection. Users can also access their credit scores and reports, along with personalized loan options tailored to their specific financial needs. Through these services, Kredete aims to empower its users to manage their finances more effectively and improve their overall financial health.
VieBeg
Venture Round in 2024
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.
Solarbox
Seed Round in 2024
Solarbox is a developer of electric three-wheelers for last-mile logistics. The company's vehicles offer sustainable design, assembly, charging, and battery swapping methods, as well as a heavy load carriage system.
Logistify AI
Seed Round in 2024
Logistify AI operates a platform that automates the verification of inventory for various stakeholders, including producers, retailers, suppliers, and distributors. The platform utilizes advanced CCTV computer vision technology to streamline inventory verification processes within warehouses and factories. Additionally, it focuses on creating infrastructure for last-mile distribution of food and beverages, aiming to reduce delivery and labor costs while minimizing food waste. By automating these processes, Logistify AI helps inventory managers decrease losses associated with human error in manual counting, ultimately enhancing efficiency in global trade.
Periculum
Venture Round in 2024
Periculum develops data analytic software utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance credit assessment for organizations in underserved markets. The company's platform focuses on alternative data to provide comprehensive credit evaluations for lenders and financial institutions in Africa. By empowering clients with advanced data analytics and credit assessment services, Periculum aims to accelerate economic empowerment and improve access to financial resources for those in need.
Meditect
Venture Round in 2024
Meditect is a social enterprise focused on digitizing the medicine supply chain in Africa, with operations in Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, and Cameroon, and plans for expansion across sub-Saharan Africa. The company develops AI and blockchain-based software designed to track falsified medicines and enhance the integrity of drug distribution. By providing innovative solutions, Meditect aims to combat the sale of counterfeit medications and ensure the authenticity of medicines through a system that allows pharmacists to verify their products. This initiative addresses the critical challenge of access to quality medicines in the context of Africa's rapidly growing population, leveraging digital technology to improve healthcare delivery in developing countries.
Maad
Seed Round in 2024
Maad is a rapidly growing B2B marketplace located in Dakar, Senegal, focused on serving small retailers and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) brands in Francophone Africa. The company offers a technology-driven platform that facilitates mobile ordering and ensures reliable product delivery. Its services include providing data on product availability and market share, as well as targeted promotional offerings to help businesses enhance their sales. Additionally, Maad supports retailers by offering working capital loans, creating a comprehensive solution for their operational needs.
Zuri
Venture Round in 2024
Zuri provides a variety of looks created by black women for black women. Zuri platform, brand, and finance solutions support Black women business owners' economic mobility.
BFree
Seed Round in 2024
BFree is a developer of a credit management platform aimed at enhancing the credit collection process. The company emphasizes improving consumers' financial health by creating artificial intelligence-based ethical credit management tools. These tools are designed to make collection processes more scalable, efficient, and user-friendly, allowing individuals in emerging markets to manage their loan repayments independently. BFree's approach focuses on providing customers with the knowledge and skills necessary for effective personal budgeting, ultimately helping them regain control over their finances and sustainably navigate out of debt.
Susu
Venture Round in 2023
Susu is a health tech company focused on providing accessible and affordable healthcare services to families in the African diaspora. The company offers a comprehensive range of services, including preventive care, medical treatments, chronic disease management, and authentic medications. By delivering health bundle services through its platform, Susu aims to facilitate long-term health support for patients, ensuring effective monitoring of various health conditions such as pregnancy and chronic diseases. This approach enables individuals to access quality healthcare services and insurance, promoting overall well-being within the communities it serves.
The Daily Sale Shop
Pre Seed Round in 2023
The Daily Sale Shop is an online marketplace that provides a diverse selection of products to customers in Zimbabwe. The platform emphasizes convenience by offering free delivery across the nation, allowing individuals to shop from the comfort of their homes. With a focus on customer satisfaction, The Daily Sale Shop also ensures reliable customer support and a seamless checkout experience, making it easier for customers to receive their orders efficiently.
Lengo
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Lengo is an AI-based intelligence platform focused on the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector in Africa. The platform aggregates data from various sources, including retail sales information, to provide a comprehensive database on consumer goods. By analyzing this data, Lengo generates insights into consumer behavior, market trends, and the competitive landscape. This enables FMCG companies to make informed decisions regarding their marketing, sales, and distribution strategies, ultimately enhancing their operational effectiveness and market positioning.
Fixit45
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Fixit45 is a provider of comprehensive automobile services designed to connect customers with auto-care service providers. The company offers a range of services, including fleet management, auto parts sourcing and delivery, auto care, refurbishment and upgrades, and repair financing. Additionally, Fixit45 provides mechanic workshop software and conducts pre-purchase inspections, ensuring compliance and accountability throughout its operations. By focusing on transparency and reliability, Fixit45 aims to deliver high-quality aftersales services to customers while engaging multiple stakeholders in the automotive aftermarket.
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.
Termii
Seed Round in 2023
Termii is an online platform based in Lagos, Nigeria, that assists African businesses in engaging with their customers through personalized communication via SMS, email, voice, and instant messaging channels. Founded in 2014, Termii offers a comprehensive suite of business applications that cater to various needs including digital branding, sales, marketing, customer relationship management, eCommerce, accounting, inventory, and project management. By providing these tools, Termii aims to enhance customer retention and improve business operations, making it easier for companies to secure repeat customers and foster effective communication.
Balad
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Balad is an open banking platform designed to assist migrants and their families by offering a range of financial services. Specifically targeting the underbanked family members of Egyptian migrants, Balad facilitates cross-border remittances through its digital platform. The company provides mobile banking applications and prepaid debit cards, which help streamline the remittance process and reduce associated fees. By enabling instantaneous income receipt for families back home, Balad aims to enhance financial accessibility and inclusion for migrants and their beneficiaries. The platform also has plans to introduce additional financial products in the future, further supporting the needs of its users.
ChekkitApp
Seed Round in 2023
Chekkit is a technology company that provides an anti-counterfeiting solution powered by a DAG blockchain, specifically designed for the food and drug supply chain. The platform enables producers to protect their brands by offering real-time product authentication and tracking of supply chain activities. Additionally, Chekkit facilitates consumer engagement and collects valuable insights from the last mile of the supply chain. By equipping producers of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and pharmaceuticals with tools to combat counterfeiting, Chekkit helps them regain market share and enhance sales while ensuring the integrity of their products.
Peach Payments
Series A in 2023
Peach Payments is a company that specializes in providing payment solutions for online and mobile businesses, facilitating the acceptance of payments from consumers worldwide, with a strong emphasis on emerging markets, particularly in Africa and the BRIC countries. The company has developed an online payment platform that offers a variety of electronic payment services. This platform features a well-documented API for easy integration, allows payment collection through email and SMS, and includes secure tokenization for storing card data. Additionally, it enhances user experience by enabling one-click checkouts, ensuring a safe and efficient transaction process across all digital channels.
Waspito
Seed Round in 2023
Waspito Inc. is a healthcare technology company based in Douala, Cameroon, that has developed an e-health platform aimed at enhancing the accessibility and affordability of healthcare in Africa. Founded in 2020, Waspito provides a mobile application that connects users with a range of healthcare services, including online consultations with certified medical professionals from various specialties. Patients can engage in video consultations, receive electronic prescriptions, and access health tips, all from their devices. Additionally, the platform facilitates services for pharmacies and laboratories, including medication and laboratory delivery. Through these offerings, Waspito strives to streamline the healthcare experience for patients while supporting a collaborative ecosystem for healthcare providers.
Credable
Seed Round in 2023
Credable is a digital banking platform that aims to provide financial services to underbanked populations in emerging markets. By partnering with financial institutions and businesses, Credable enables the launch of various financial products, including credit, savings, and payment solutions, on its B2B2C digital infrastructure. This approach connects financial institutions to their customers, empowering end-users with access to essential financial services. By leveraging its platform, Credable allows its partners to concentrate on their core operations while expanding their offerings in the financial services sector.
Affinity
Venture Round in 2023
Affinity is a financial solutions company that provides financial inclusion, advisory, and literacy services.
Mano
Seed Round in 2023
Mano is an AI-driven marketplace that transforms the on-demand delivery landscape, particularly focusing on the grocery shopping experience in Africa. The company connects users to a diverse range of products, including groceries, restaurant meals, flowers, gifts, electronics, and appliances, facilitating ultra-fast delivery within minutes. By leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, Mano optimizes its logistics and enhances the overall customer experience, allowing for bulk and wholesale ordering tailored for businesses. With a commitment to convenience and efficiency, Mano aims to meet the needs of busy urban consumers, offering quality products at competitive prices while streamlining the shopping process.
Workpay
Seed Round in 2023
Workpay is a software company that specializes in payroll, benefits, and compliance solutions for businesses operating in Africa. It provides a cloud-based platform that enables companies to manage employee payments efficiently, including time tracking and human resource management. Workpay's services facilitate timely salary disbursements directly to employees' bank accounts or mobile wallets, simplifying the payroll process. By allowing organizations to hire both local and remote teams without the need for establishing local entities, Workpay ensures compliance with regional regulations while helping businesses attract and retain talent across the continent.
Gigmile
Seed Round in 2023
Gigmile offers financial services specifically designed for gig workers. The company has developed an online lending platform that provides loans and other core services to support these workers in the mobility industry. Gigmile's approach includes offering affordable leases on productive assets tailored to the unique earnings of gig workers, allowing them to manage their financial responsibilities effectively. By focusing on the needs of gig workers, Gigmile enables them to concentrate on their work without the burden of concerns related to health, working capital, and emergency expenses. This support fosters entrepreneurial success within the gig economy.
Gameball
Seed Round in 2023
Gameball is a developer of a marketing and customer relationship management platform focused on enhancing customer retention and engagement. The platform utilizes gamification to provide customizable loyalty and rewards programs, along with behavior-based notifications and referral management systems. By tailoring experiences to align with customer actions and interests, Gameball aims to help businesses retain and expand their customer base. Its tools are designed to evoke strong emotional responses, guiding customers through their journey and maintaining engagement at every stage.
Incubate bio
Seed Round in 2023
Incubate Bio specializes in computational biotechnology, focusing on early drug discovery. The company offers in silico data packages that include characterized and prioritized targets and biomarkers with critical evidence for outlicensing. Their platform, ALaSCA, is available to life sciences companies involved in drug discovery, medtech, bioactives research, and agri-tech. Additionally, Incubate Bio provides FlexWell incubation chambers for isolating specimens on slides.
Ollie AI
Seed Round in 2022
Our mission is to create the world's most powerful AI mental health coach, maximizing team performance. Ollie AI Coach is used by 180 organizations in over 18 countries. - 24/7 AI-powered mental health support - 150+ certified mental health experts - First-to-market proprietary mental health data
LNKO
Seed Round in 2022
LNKO is an e-commerce startup that focuses on trendy eyewear, offering a diverse collection of optical wearables for both men and women. Operating on a direct-to-consumer model, LNKO eliminates intermediaries from the sales process, allowing it to provide high-quality glasses and lenses at competitive prices. The platform features a wide range of frame styles and colors, catering to various consumer preferences and promoting an accessible shopping experience for those looking for fashionable eyewear.
Kredibank
Seed Round in 2022
Kredi is a neo bank building Africa's one-stop shop for digital financial services. Kredi is a platform that eliminates all the challenges of using multiple applications and allows users to manage all aspects of their financial lives. We are fully licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria. We provide access to digital financial services such as savings, credit, payment, investments, and insurance to all consumers in Nigeria in one place.
SIDEUP
Seed Round in 2022
SIDEUP is a comprehensive platform designed to support micro, small, and medium-sized e-commerce businesses by offering intelligent technological solutions. Founded in 2019 by Waleed Rashed, the company provides essential services, including local and global logistics support, storage solutions, and an innovative dashboard that enables real-time data analysis. By connecting business owners with the most suitable courier services, SIDEUP streamlines last-mile delivery processes and offers various payment options, pickups, and product insurance. This enables small and medium enterprises to reduce costs, improve delivery success rates, and gain insights into their financial performance, all while simplifying day-to-day logistics management.
VOO
Seed Round in 2022
- VOO ( www.getvoo.com ) is an End-to-end courier management platform empowering e-commerce businesses in the MENA region - One API Integration connects businesses to a large network of national and international shipping providers from a single dashboard
Jem
Seed Round in 2022
SmartWage Pty Ltd. is a financial technology company based in Johannesburg, South Africa, that provides innovative payday solutions aimed at enhancing financial wellness for employees. Founded in 2019, SmartWage offers services that allow employees to track their earnings and access their earned salaries on demand. The company also provides salary-packaging administration services to both employers and employees, making it one of the most affordable and accessible options in the South African market. Through its offerings, SmartWage seeks to improve the overall financial well-being of individuals by enabling timely access to earned wages.
Tirhal
Seed Round in 2022
Tirhal is a provider of an online ride-hailing platform that facilitates pick-and-drop transportation services. The company offers a variety of options for customers, including economy, saloon, van, double cab, two truck, and prestige cars, ensuring a safe and comfortable travel experience. In addition to transportation, Tirhal also provides services such as restaurant delivery, insurance, e-payments, and express delivery, catering to diverse customer needs.
Djamo
Venture Round in 2022
Djamo is a financial technology company that offers applications enabling customers to utilize cards without incurring any fees across various services. The company's platform provides both free and limitless cards that function like standard debit cards, allowing users to set aside funds for savings, monitor their expenses, manage card payments, and control withdrawals and overall financial activities. Djamo's focus on fee-free transactions and comprehensive financial management tools positions it as a convenient option for individuals seeking to enhance their financial well-being.
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.
Spleet
Seed Round in 2022
Spleet is a fintech company that specializes in providing solutions for the rental market. It offers tenant verification and rent collection services for landlords, along with a rent financing option that allows tenants to pay later. Spleet operates a rental home listing platform that focuses on affordable living spaces, featuring fully furnished accommodations with flexible payment and sharing options. In addition to these services, Spleet also provides cleaning and security services, along with other amenities, to facilitate a smooth transition for tenants moving into their new homes while helping homeowners maximize their rental income.
Kashat
Convertible Note in 2022
Kashat is a mobile financial services company in Egypt that focuses on meeting the financial needs of the unbanked and underbanked populations. It offers instant, small loans through a user-friendly mobile app, allowing customers to access microloans conveniently. By utilizing alternative cellular data for underwriting, Kashat serves individuals who have never had access to credit, helping them establish a financial identity and build a credit history. Once approved for a loan, customers can withdraw funds via mobile wallets and other digital payment methods. Kashat's operations are fully digital and are regulated by the Financial Regulatory Authority in Egypt, ensuring compliance and security in its financial services.
Bitmama
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Bitmama is a cryptocurrency trading platform that facilitates the buying and selling of various digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Celo, primarily serving the African market. The company provides users with the ability to create personalized wallets and trade digital currencies through its exchange and API services. By integrating with bank accounts, credit or debit cards, and mobile money accounts, Bitmama offers a convenient and secure method for traders to manage their cryptocurrency transactions. Additionally, the platform's software is designed to ensure that users can navigate the trading process efficiently and securely within an encrypted network.
Ollie AI
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Our mission is to create the world's most powerful AI mental health coach, maximizing team performance. Ollie AI Coach is used by 180 organizations in over 18 countries. - 24/7 AI-powered mental health support - 150+ certified mental health experts - First-to-market proprietary mental health data
sens
Seed Round in 2022
sens is an innovative company that has transformed market research by integrating the analysis of verbal and non-verbal responses into a single digital platform. This approach yields more stable and reliable data while simplifying and expediting the research process, making it more cost-effective than traditional methods. The platform utilizes advanced AI technology and sensors to provide deep listening capabilities, allowing clients to gain a comprehensive understanding of public perception regarding their brand, product, pitch, or narrative. By delivering qualitative insights in a quantitative format, sens enables precise marketing strategies and storytelling for brands, demonstrating that nearly any aspect of consumer sentiment can be effectively measured.
Credable
Seed Round in 2022
Credable is a digital banking platform that aims to provide financial services to underbanked populations in emerging markets. By partnering with financial institutions and businesses, Credable enables the launch of various financial products, including credit, savings, and payment solutions, on its B2B2C digital infrastructure. This approach connects financial institutions to their customers, empowering end-users with access to essential financial services. By leveraging its platform, Credable allows its partners to concentrate on their core operations while expanding their offerings in the financial services sector.
Shopmeaway
Venture Round in 2022
ShopMeAway is a logistics and e-commerce platform that connects global brands with underserved markets in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia. The company addresses the challenges of limited access to goods in less industrialized countries, which often leads to inflated prices or unavailability. By integrating a cross-border logistics application with its e-commerce module, ShopMeAway enables consumers and businesses in these regions to order from international online stores efficiently. Since its establishment in 2018 in Senegal, the company has expanded its operations to Ivory Coast and partnered with Amazon to distribute its entire catalog to clients. Future expansion plans include entering the Nigerian and Moroccan markets within the next 12 to 16 months, with aspirations to extend its reach into Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia in the long term.
Edves
Venture Round in 2022
Edves Limited is a company based in Lagos, Nigeria, that specializes in designing and developing school management software aimed at automating various administrative and educational processes. Founded in 2016, Edves's platform serves over 1,700 K-12 schools across 11 African countries, streamlining enrollment, school fees payment, result processing, and online learning. The software offers features such as e-books, video tutorials, and virtual classrooms, facilitating a comprehensive digital learning environment. Additionally, it provides tools for school owners to manage fee defaulters and set reminders, while educators can generate annual reports to track student performance. By enhancing digital infrastructure for educational institutions, Edves aims to improve learning outcomes and optimize school operations.
Skrmiish
Seed Round in 2022
Skrmiish is a mobile platform that offers gamers the opportunity to earn cash by participating in matches across various AAA+ video games. This play-to-earn app allows users to monetize their gaming experiences, regardless of their skill level. By leveraging a unique approach that combines elements of traditional sports betting with video gaming, Skrmiish provides a skill-based MoneyMatch Rating based on performance data synced with players' game accounts. This system allows gamers to back themselves for real cash without the necessity of a direct competitor, creating a flexible environment for earning rewards while playing.
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.
Workpay
Seed Round in 2022
Workpay is a software company that specializes in payroll, benefits, and compliance solutions for businesses operating in Africa. It provides a cloud-based platform that enables companies to manage employee payments efficiently, including time tracking and human resource management. Workpay's services facilitate timely salary disbursements directly to employees' bank accounts or mobile wallets, simplifying the payroll process. By allowing organizations to hire both local and remote teams without the need for establishing local entities, Workpay ensures compliance with regional regulations while helping businesses attract and retain talent across the continent.
AFRITRACK
Venture Round in 2022
AFRITRACK specializes in vehicle tracking and monitoring services through an advanced Internet of Things (IoT) system. The company offers a range of tracking devices and applications that allow users to access real-time location data seamlessly across various platforms, including desktop browsers and mobile apps. Additionally, AFRITRACK provides SMS notifications to ensure users remain informed about their tracked vehicles and equipment. Their centralized repository for tracking data enhances operational efficiency, making it easier for clients to manage and monitor their assets effectively.
LyRise
Seed Round in 2022
LyRise is a developer of a data talent network that aims to simplify the acquisition and development of remote AI engineering teams. The platform addresses the challenges businesses face in sourcing qualified AI talent by providing a streamlined approach to assessing, training, and facilitating these teams. By leveraging its network, LyRise enables companies to access a global workforce skilled in artificial intelligence and data, ensuring that they can efficiently build and expand their engineering capabilities without wasting time or resources. The company's focus on ethical skill development further enhances its value proposition in the competitive AI landscape.
RightCom
Venture Round in 2022
RightCom is a cloud-based software company that specializes in customer experience management. It offers a comprehensive suite of services, including enterprise applications, customer service management, data collection, and digital signage. The company's software solutions also encompass queue management, appointment booking, and data analytics, all designed to enhance customer interactions. By focusing on delivering the right tools and strategies, RightCom aims to help clients improve their customer experiences, ultimately driving revenue growth.
Afrikamart
Seed Round in 2022
Afrikamart is a West African distribution platform specializing in fresh produce, aimed at enhancing the efficiency of the agribusiness sector. It serves as a digital marketplace connecting producers and suppliers with retailers, hotels, and restaurants. By leveraging digital technology, Afrikamart facilitates the exchange of vital information, such as purchase prices, product availability, and forecasts, between suppliers and customers. The platform also organizes end-to-end logistics through a network of transporters and optimizes financial transactions based on different purchasing and payment terms. Committed to addressing inefficiencies in the food value chain, Afrikamart empowers underprivileged women and youth by providing them with economic opportunities while promoting fair trade practices through the use of artificial intelligence and advanced algorithms.
WafR
Seed Round in 2022
WafR is a reward-based loyalty startup that offers a platform enabling users to earn phone recharges while shopping at retail outlets. The company develops a mass distribution platform aimed at enhancing profit margins for large retailers. Its application allows users to create grocery accounts, deposit funds, and engage in business transactions. This functionality assists clients in addressing their queries, ultimately helping them to improve market share, sales volume, and profitability by influencing consumer choices.
Shopstar
Venture Round in 2022
Shopstar operates an online shopping platform designed to assist South African businesses in selling their products online. Its comprehensive platform provides essential e-commerce tools, enabling entrepreneurs to create and manage their own online stores effectively. Additionally, Shopstar features a built-in drop shipping network and offers professional design and marketing services. By facilitating access to these resources, the company aims to empower local entrepreneurs to expand their reach and grow their businesses in the digital marketplace.
Pharmacy Mart
Seed Round in 2022
Pharmacy Mart is an online business-to-business marketplace established in 2021 and based in Cairo, Egypt. The platform facilitates pharmacists in obtaining daily prescriptions and medications from various suppliers, allowing them to access a wide range of pharmacy supplies efficiently. By integrating fintech and logistics, Pharmacy Mart provides a user-friendly interface where medical suppliers can list their products, enabling pharmacists to find suitable offers for their daily supply needs. The service also includes discounts and eliminates delivery charges, making it a cost-effective solution for pharmacy operations.
Shop Zetu
Venture Round in 2022
ShopZetu is a fashion technology company that operates an online marketplace aimed at becoming the leading platform for fashion and lifestyle products in East Africa. The company provides a comprehensive e-commerce environment for fashion vendors, offering tailored products that include trendy clothing, footwear, beauty items, and accessories for women, men, and children. By enabling a multi-brand, multi-vendor shopping experience, ShopZetu facilitates online retail for both consumers and vendors, streamlining the process of buying and selling fashion products.
RubyX
Venture Round in 2022
RubyX is a digital lending platform that focuses on providing microfinance solutions to small businesses in emerging markets. The platform caters to service providers, enabling them to offer loans for income-generating activities. By facilitating the integration of lending features, RubyX allows non-lenders, such as digital platforms, to seamlessly incorporate financial services into their offerings. This approach not only enhances access to capital for small businesses but also empowers service providers to expand their service portfolios.
PayQin
Venture Round in 2022
PayQin Ltd. operates an e-wallet platform that simplifies cross-border payments for individuals and small to medium-sized enterprises. Established in 2017 and headquartered in London, the company also has locations in France and Sweden. Its mobile application features a built-in virtual debit card, allowing users to make online payments with low fees and real-time processing. By streamlining the payment process, PayQin enables businesses to concentrate on growth rather than the complexities associated with international transactions.
Amanleek
Venture Round in 2022
Amanleek operates a digital insurance platform that simplifies the purchase and management of insurance products for both individual and business customers. By leveraging technology, the company focuses on enhancing transparency, trust, and innovation within the insurance sector. This approach aims to make insurance services more accessible, providing customers with a streamlined and improved experience throughout the purchasing process and beyond. Amanleek's commitment to digitization addresses the evolving needs of the insurance market, effectively transforming how customers interact with insurance services.
Spark
Venture Round in 2022
Spark is a financial service that offers a fintech platform designed to enhance group purchasing experiences. By allowing users to manage joint accounts, Spark facilitates seamless communication and transactions among contacts during purchases. The platform provides access to discounts on food and household items, enabling groups to save money by ordering together. Users can chat, track transaction records, and manage group funds all in one location, making the purchasing process efficient and user-friendly.
Kepler +
Venture Round in 2022
Kepler + Co is a technology platform that specializes in skills analysis and capability development. It offers advanced learning path analytics, skills gap analysis, and remediation services aimed at enhancing the skills and competencies of individuals and organizations. The platform provides a gamified learning experience, enabling users to engage with priority-recommended content, tasks, and simulations. By allowing teams and managers to measure the impact of training interventions, Kepler + Co assists organizations in effectively closing their skills gaps and achieving their goals.
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.
Sayna
Seed Round in 2022
SAYNA is an online ecosystem designed to provide technology education and skill development. It offers a gamified platform for learners to acquire tech skills, with a mobile video game currently in development to enhance the learning experience. The platform allows users to track, evaluate, and validate their skills, enabling them to access remunerative tech microtasks from companies once they complete their training. By facilitating the connection between learning and practical work opportunities, SAYNA aims to reduce unemployment and support digital transformation, providing both local and international job prospects for youth.
DigsConnect.com
Seed Round in 2022
DigsConnect is a leading student accommodation marketplace based in Cape Town, South Africa, established in 2017. The platform facilitates connections between property owners and student tenants, as well as between students seeking roommates. By providing a user-friendly interface, DigsConnect enables students to find affordable and safe accommodation options near educational institutions. The company aims to foster a community where individuals can discover suitable living arrangements while building lasting friendships. With a focus on real-time accommodation searches, DigsConnect is committed to addressing the specific needs of its users, ensuring a streamlined experience in the often challenging process of finding student housing.
Africa Foresight Group
Series A in 2022
Africa Foresight Group Ltd is a freelancing platform that connects businesses, investment funds, and development partners in Africa with a diverse network of freelance management consultants. Established in 2016 and based in London, with an office in Accra, the company provides a range of consulting services including market entry strategies, organizational transformation, value creation strategies, and business turnaround support. It also offers assistance with due diligence, pitch deck preparation, stakeholder engagement, employee surveys, and market studies. The firm serves various industries such as agribusiness, renewables, education, health, finance, and fast-moving consumer goods, facilitating access to talent and resources for companies seeking growth and development across the continent.
Impulse Biomedical
Seed Round in 2022
Impulse Biomedical is a producer of medical devices focused on providing solutions for emergency treatment of anaphylaxis, asthma, and allergies. The company specializes in developing proprietary adrenaline auto-injectors that can be tailored to individual patient needs, including adjustable needle lengths and dosages. By offering these customizable medical devices, Impulse Biomedical enables healthcare professionals to utilize effective technologies that enhance patient care and potentially save lives. The company's commitment to innovation in the medical device sector addresses the challenges posed by chronic illnesses and aims to improve the quality of life for patients in need of such treatments.
Codepym
Seed Round in 2022
Codepym is a Software company that is focused primarily on education. Since its inception in 2016, Codepym has continued to take giants strides in reinventing learning and inspiring people to make lifelong positive impact. With more than 100 institutions, (primary, secondary, tertiary, and learning centres), with over 50 staff, everything we do has our clients at the epicentre.
Kamioun
Seed Round in 2022
Kamioun is a mobile platform that facilitates connections between fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturers and local retail shops through efficient inventory delivery. The application enables retailers to source products from a network of reputable manufacturers with a simple, streamlined process, allowing for competitive pricing. In addition to connecting retailers with manufacturers, Kamioun provides comprehensive e-commerce logistics services designed to help small retailers minimize inefficiencies and waste within their supply chain. This approach enhances operational efficiency and supports the growth of local businesses.
Cauri Money
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Cauri Money is a financial services company that offers users a comprehensive platform for money management and transfer. It provides a wallet and a BG IBAN, allowing users to exchange, save, manage, and send money easily. The platform includes features such as peer-to-peer payments, as well as virtual and physical Mastercards. Cauri Money also facilitates wallet recharge, phone recharge, and invoice payments, making it particularly useful for sending money to Africa and managing daily expenditures. The service is accessible to anyone, regardless of their banking affiliation, and includes support from a dedicated financial supervisor.
Complete Farmer
Non Equity Assistance in 2022
Complete Farmer Ltd. is an agricultural services company based in Accra, Ghana, established in 2017. It focuses on building and managing crop farms while offering a digital agriculture platform that connects industries with quality farm produce. The company utilizes Internet of Things technology and machine learning algorithms to enable farm owners to monitor their crops and farming processes effectively. Complete Farmer's crowd-farming platform allows individuals to invest in sustainable farming, promoting food security and nutritious eating. By eliminating middlemen and farm produce aggregators, the platform provides a streamlined approach to sourcing quality crop commodities, thereby helping clients gain a competitive advantage in various agricultural value chains. Additionally, Complete Farmer offers education and training to farmers, ensuring that they meet industry specifications and quality standards.
Waspito
Seed Round in 2022
Waspito Inc. is a healthcare technology company based in Douala, Cameroon, that has developed an e-health platform aimed at enhancing the accessibility and affordability of healthcare in Africa. Founded in 2020, Waspito provides a mobile application that connects users with a range of healthcare services, including online consultations with certified medical professionals from various specialties. Patients can engage in video consultations, receive electronic prescriptions, and access health tips, all from their devices. Additionally, the platform facilitates services for pharmacies and laboratories, including medication and laboratory delivery. Through these offerings, Waspito strives to streamline the healthcare experience for patients while supporting a collaborative ecosystem for healthcare providers.
Digitech Group
Seed Round in 2022
Digitech provides a fully integrated and cloud-based InsurTech platform to incumbent insurance companies, which aim to attract and reach out to the next consumer emerging segments.
Wattnow
Seed Round in 2022
Wattnow offers a real-time energy management platform that enables users to monitor and control their electric supply. The platform provides detailed insights into power consumption, helping to identify wasteful trends and reduce energy spending. By integrating various devices into a cohesive network through the Internet of Things (IoT), Wattnow allows industry owners and facility managers to streamline operations without the need for significant alterations to existing setups. This approach not only enhances operational efficiency but also facilitates cost reduction, making it a valuable tool for effective energy management.
Susu
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Susu is a health tech company focused on providing accessible and affordable healthcare services to families in the African diaspora. The company offers a comprehensive range of services, including preventive care, medical treatments, chronic disease management, and authentic medications. By delivering health bundle services through its platform, Susu aims to facilitate long-term health support for patients, ensuring effective monitoring of various health conditions such as pregnancy and chronic diseases. This approach enables individuals to access quality healthcare services and insurance, promoting overall well-being within the communities it serves.
GOMYCODE
Venture Round in 2022
GoMyCode operates an educational platform that focuses on teaching digital skills and connecting students with technology opportunities globally. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Tunis, Tunisia, with additional locations in Algeria, France, and Morocco, the company offers programs in various fields, including artificial intelligence, web development, deep learning, DevOps, UX design, and digital marketing. GoMyCode employs a blended learning approach that combines online and offline instruction, enhancing the learning experience through data-driven assessments and matching. By providing comprehensive training in data, development, design, and digital marketing, GoMyCode aims to prepare students for the future job market and empower them with the necessary skills to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Happy Pay
Venture Round in 2022
Happy Pay is a company focused on developing a credit scoring system that offers a Buy Now Pay Later platform. It aims to provide consumers with a responsible alternative to expensive credit options. By integrating an autonomous artificial intelligence technology with merchants' platforms, Happy Pay enhances average basket sizes and improves customer conversion rates. This innovative approach allows users to access financing solutions that facilitate purchases while managing their financial responsibilities effectively.
Logidoo
Venture Round in 2022
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.
Fleri
Venture Round in 2022
Fleri is a social impact fintech company based in Columbus, Ohio, focused on enhancing the financial support immigrants provide to their families abroad, particularly in the healthcare sector. Through its primary product, FleriHealth, the company allows immigrants to directly find and pay for healthcare services for their loved ones overseas, ensuring that the funds are used as intended. The platform facilitates access to quality healthcare by assigning a family care manager and a primary care doctor to each user, along with offering unlimited care coordination. This approach aims to eliminate the complexities of traditional money transfers, providing transparency and accountability in supporting dependent relatives.
Credrails
Seed Round in 2022
Credrails is a financial technology company that provides infrastructure for open banking in Africa. Its technology connects banks, mobile money services, and other financial data sources into a single application programming interface (API). This integration facilitates interoperability and enables efficient money movement across various channels, supporting the growth of Africa's digital economy. By offering a unified platform, Credrails equips businesses with the tools they need to develop innovative fintech solutions.
Elevate Pay
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Elevate Pay is a financial technology company that offers a digital banking platform. This platform enables users to open bank accounts online, obtain fee-free Sudanese Pound (SDG) and US Dollar (USD) accounts, receive a free USD Mastercard, make free transfers within Sudan, and receive free international transfers from various countries. The company aims to provide innovative, fair, responsible, and inclusive financial products, improving access to financial services for its consumers.
Carscan
Venture Round in 2022
cARscan is a South Africa-based company that specializes in developing an augmented reality mobile application aimed at tracking the visual condition of vehicles throughout their life cycle. The app utilizes embedded visual recognition AI to create a traceable digital record of each car, facilitating a more transparent automotive ecosystem. cARscan's technology enables users to document the condition of their vehicles and receive real-time quotes and validation from industry experts. This innovative approach not only enhances the buying, selling, renting, servicing, insuring, financing, and auctioning of cars but also helps to mitigate fraud and reduce risks within the automotive industry.
Amitruck
Seed Round in 2022
Amitruck is a logistics platform based in Nairobi, Kenya, that connects cargo owners with trucking professionals through a mobile and web application. Founded in 2018, the platform allows customers to easily book deliveries and access a network of available trucks. It features a driver application that facilitates communication between clients and transporters, ensuring timely updates on shipments. Amitruck's user-friendly interface enables clients to receive instant quotes and track their deliveries in real-time, offering complete visibility throughout the delivery process.
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.
Orcas
Seed Round in 2022
Orcas Solutions Limited operates an online marketplace that connects parents and students with experienced and reliable private tutors and babysitters in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. Founded in 2014 and based in Cairo, the company provides a hybrid tutoring platform that offers live tutoring sessions along with personalized learning plans and courses. This approach enables students to receive tailored educational experiences, enhancing their learning and making education more enjoyable. Through its services, Orcas Solutions aims to empower students and support families in finding quality educational and childcare resources.
Inalipa
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Inalipa operates in the digital commerce sector, offering tailored solutions designed to meet the unique needs of businesses, consumers, and distributors. The company enables users to shop from multiple stores through a single order, enhancing convenience for customers. Additionally, Inalipa functions as a media agency, assisting clients in developing effective marketing and communication strategies for digital platforms. Its research and development division focuses on enterprise services and product development for both business and consumer applications, while its digital agency services provide brands with marketing and public relations expertise. This integrated approach helps brands create engaging consumer experiences that foster loyalty and drive conversions.
EPUMP
Venture Round in 2022
EPUMP, developed by Africania Computers Ltd, is a Decision Support System designed for the gas station industry. This platform offers cloud-based forecourt automation services, enabling real-time monitoring of sales and operations. EPUMP measures, tracks, manages, and controls fueling expenditures, providing an alternative payment system and enhancing customer services. By streamlining day-to-day fueling transactions, EPUMP benefits both station owners and customers, effectively addressing the need for improved energy automation in the sector.
Raise
Venture Round in 2022
Raise is a digital platform that simplifies the fundraising process for startups, founders, investors, and law firms. It offers tools to manage corporate structures and equity, allowing users to streamline their fundraising efforts. The platform automates cap table management and securely stores essential legal documents, facilitating future due diligence. By creating a centralized repository for legal and financial information, Raise enables clients to develop data-driven fundraising strategies that clarify company valuation and ownership before and after capital raises. Additionally, it supports the signing of agreements, fostering collaboration between clients and prospective investors to efficiently finalize deals.
Maxicash
Venture Round in 2022
Maxicash is a developer of a payment and remittance application designed for diaspora members to support their loved ones back home financially. The company's application is a financial support ecosystem to cater to untapped markets, enabling users to send money, buy electronic vouchers, buy airtime vouchers, pay for schools and hospitals, and also donate money to churches and NGOs.
HomecomingEx
Venture Round in 2022
HomecomingEx operates an on-demand expertise platform that facilitates instant video consultations with experts across various fields. The platform is designed for senior professionals in investment funds, management consultancies, multinationals, and non-profits, allowing them to engage in one-on-one discussions with a curated network of specialists. This service enables users to seek guidance on critical questions and gain insights tailored to their specific needs and industries. By connecting professionals with relevant expertise, HomecomingEx enhances decision-making and fosters knowledge sharing across diverse sectors.
NUR Meditation
Seed Round in 2022
Nur Meditation specializes in providing meditation and wellness services tailored to the Arabic-speaking community. The company operates a software platform designed to deliver mindfulness and meditation content in various Arabic dialects, making it accessible and relevant to its target audience. By focusing on the unique cultural and linguistic needs of the Arab world, Nur Meditation aims to help individuals explore and benefit from the healing processes associated with meditation and mental health practices.
Ceviant
Venture Round in 2022
Ceviant Finance specializes in cloud-based treasury and payment automation solutions. The company provides a comprehensive platform that facilitates cash liquidity management, virtual accounts, receivables management, electronic invoicing, and treasury management. Additionally, Ceviant offers services that assist in cash forecasting and provide credit options to finance international trade, enabling businesses to manage multiple bank accounts and centralize their payment processes effectively.
Limitless Studios
Seed Round in 2022
Limitless Studios is a female-led, venture-backed media company that operates a global animation studio focused on creating diverse and inclusive content for children. The studio aims to provide entertaining material featuring relatable characters and valuable life lessons through high-quality 3D animation. By promoting themes of empowerment, self-love, and cultural identity, Limitless Studios helps children celebrate their differences and fosters a sense of belonging.
ToumAI Analytics
Pre Seed Round in 2022
ToumAI Analytics is a software development company specializing in AI-based multilingual voice technology aimed at transforming customer service experiences. The company offers voice analytics, real-time analytics, and reporting services, utilizing AI to comprehend customer behavior and gather feedback in seven African languages. By deploying multilingual voice bots, ToumAI Analytics enables businesses to provide efficient and inclusive services, ensuring that all customers receive support regardless of their language or ability.
WayaMoney
Venture Round in 2022
Wayamoney is a digital banking platform that offers payment and money transfer solutions across Africa. It enables users to send and receive payments quickly and at low rates. The platform supports various services, including utility payments, online purchases such as airline tickets, and cross-border transactions for data and airtime. By facilitating seamless and instant payments, Wayamoney aims to serve an increasingly unbanked population and assist small and medium-sized businesses engaged in trade across the continent, enhancing financial inclusion and simplifying settlements for both individuals and enterprises.
Numida
Seed Round in 2022
Numida Technologies is a digital financial institution based in Kampala, Uganda, focused on serving micro, small, and medium enterprises in East Africa. Founded in 2015, Numida provides an application software that enables small businesses to maintain accurate digital financial records, allowing them to monitor their performance effectively. The company specializes in offering unsecured growth and working capital loans, leveraging a proprietary credit scoring system to assess borrowers' creditworthiness. By improving access to financing, Numida aims to foster a thriving small business sector that can create secure employment, enhance tax revenues for local governments, and uplift the living standards of entrepreneurs and their communities. Its platform not only helps businesses make informed financial decisions but also assists lending institutions in reducing risk and costs, ultimately leading to better lending terms for borrowers.
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