Chekkit Technologies develops the fabric for end-2-end traceability for the food and drug supply chain tracking, leveraging the blockchain.
Peach Payments provides payment solutions to online and mobile businesses enabling them to easily accept payments from consumers across the globe and especially from those in the emerging markets. Our specific focus is on Africa and the BRIC countries where the local infrastructure requires a unique and tailored approach to online payments.
Tirhal is the developer of an online ride-hailing platform that offers pick-and-drop transportation. The company offers services such as traveling, restaurant delivery, insurance, e-payments, and delivery express, and customers can book economy, saloon, van, double cab, Amjad, two truck, or prestige cars for a safe and comfortable journey.
Fintech Spleet Provides Tenant verification, Rent collection solutions for landlords and rent financing (Rent now, pay later) for Tenants
A digital infrastructure for K-12 Schools in Africa, automating learning and administration for over 1700 schools in 11 countries.
Afritrack provides vehicle tracking services. They provide a portal that has been designed for seamless accessibility across many devices and platforms, including desktop browsers, mobile apps, and SMS notifications. They offer a wide variety of tracking devices and trackable equipment to bring all their data to a centralized repository.
Workpay is a Payroll, Benefits, Compliance software company with embedded finance for local and remote teams in Africa. We empower teams to hire local and remote teams across Africa while staying compliant and without the hustle of having local entities.
RightCom is a cloud-based software company. They offer services that include enterprise applications, customer experience strategy, SaaS, customer service, digital signage, business analytics, and software.
Afrikamart is a west African distribution platform for fresh produce that offers its marketing services to producers - suppliers - and operates as a digital purchasing center for retailers, hotels and restaurants - customers. We combine extensive use of digital with its experience in the food value chain to: - Facilitate information exchange between suppliers and customers (purchase price, sale price, product availability, harvest and purchase forecasts) - Organize end-to-end logistics with a network of transporters - Optimize financial and product flows according to different purchase and payment terms Our team includes experienced technology driven individuals with a strong experience in food commodity trading. Afrikamart brings pragmatic solutions to solve food value chain inefficiencies in West Africa while empowering hundreds of underprivileged women and young people with economic opportunities.
We help African businesses to sell online. We're on a mission to help our local entrepreneurs grow their own businesses online by reaching more customers - all hours of the day, every day of the year.
DigsConnect is the largest student accommodation marketplace ion the African continent, with dual headquarters in Cape Town and London. They list 1.3 million beds worldwide and have connected more than 88 000 landlords and students since launching in January 2018. Their vision is to create a self sustaining community of people listing and finding safe accommodation options close to places of learning, and a place where lifelong friendships are made.
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Complete Farmer is an end-to-end digital agriculture platform that provides industries with an easy way to cheaply source for quality farm produce and individuals anywhere in the world with a convenient way to own a farm by eliminating middlemen and farm produce aggregators.
Waspito is a healthcare platform and app that offers services like online consultation, medicine delivery, specialist doctors, and others.
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.
Credrails delivers the infrastructure that connects bank, mobile money, and offline data into a single API, ensuring our customers have the foundation they need to power their own next-gen fintech solutions.
Amitruck is a mobile and web-based trucking logistics platform that brings together cargo owners and transporters. The company was founded 2018 and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.
Zanifu is a regulated financial technology company that provides inventory financing for MSMEs. The company enables MSMEs' supply chains to get access to working capital. Its platform allows small retailers to procure inventory from their suppliers and pay later.
inalipa is in the business of commerce. They offer a digital commerce solution. They provide customized services to meet the distinct needs of businesses, consumers, and distributors. They allow users to shop from multiple stores while placing a single order for more convenience.
Zindi is the first data science competition platform in Africa. Zindi hosts an entire data science ecosystem of scientists, engineers, academics, companies, NGOs, governments, and institutions focused on solving Africa’s most pressing problems. Zindi works with companies, non-profit organizations, and government institutions to develop, curate, and prepare data-driven challenges. Solutions are ranked automatically by the accuracy achieved. Whether you are testing the data science waters for the first time or trying to crack a persistent business problem with data, Zindi helps organizations push their creative boundaries at an affordable cost.
Kuunda provides liquidity management and data insight tools enabling users to fulfill financial needs through a digital platform. Kuunda's liquidity solutions are tools that anyone can use to maintain their standard of living, grow their businesses, and build economic resilience. Kuunda assists clients in increasing network productivity and expanding the usage and distribution of their products, resulting in real, measurable results.
Shuittlers is a tech-enabled scheduled bus-sharing company that provides a comfortable and affordable shared commute. The company's platform enables users to find, book, and share bus rides for commuting to work and returning home, allowing customers to commute.
Semicolon is an operator of a business that offers technology education with the goal of educating software engineers and technopreneurs to provide jobs and business opportunities. The company's business helps young entrepreneurs in the community acquire the direction and assistance they need to expand their enterprises by offering early business support, product development, advice, and training services. This helps young people and businesses get ready for the digital economy.
Maad is Francophone Africa's fastest-growing B2B marketplace, based in Dakar, Senegal. Our tech-driven solution allows retailers to order products from our one-stop shop and benefit from working capital loans
Kwara is transforming credit unions into modern digital financial institutions, powered by an industry-leading core banking system and a modern mobile banking experience for credit union members. Backed by investors across Africa, Asia, Europe and the USA, Kwara currently serves 200+ SACCOs in Kenya, South Africa and the Philippines
Afrikamart is a west African distribution platform for fresh produce that offers its marketing services to producers - suppliers - and operates as a digital purchasing center for retailers, hotels and restaurants - customers. We combine extensive use of digital with its experience in the food value chain to: - Facilitate information exchange between suppliers and customers (purchase price, sale price, product availability, harvest and purchase forecasts) - Organize end-to-end logistics with a network of transporters - Optimize financial and product flows according to different purchase and payment terms Our team includes experienced technology driven individuals with a strong experience in food commodity trading. Afrikamart brings pragmatic solutions to solve food value chain inefficiencies in West Africa while empowering hundreds of underprivileged women and young people with economic opportunities.
Yobanté Express(YES) is a logistics tech startup revolutionizing cross-border and last mile parcel delivery in key African markets. The company offers full traceability, exceptional customer support, and near-zero merchandise loss and damage through an asset-light, fully digitized platform. Every single delivery is processed and tracked through the digital platform. YES operates a resilient, cost-efficient mesh network of relay points and independent carriers, allowing fast and affordable delivery across cities and borders. Proven success in Senegal has positioned YES to expand this model across additional high-growth African markets.
A digital infrastructure for K-12 Schools in Africa, automating learning and administration for over 1700 schools in 11 countries.
Fingo is a fintech startup that provides digital banking services for youth. Fingo's services include current accounts, money transfers, bill payments, and more. It also features link-based payments, saving goals, and real-time transactions.
Chekkit Technologies develops the fabric for end-2-end traceability for the food and drug supply chain tracking, leveraging the blockchain.
Omnibiz is a B2B e-commerce platform for FMCG manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. It aims to support local businesses and help them navigate the modern market. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria.
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.
MarketForce is a US, Kenya and Nigeria-based technology company that is building the SuperApp for Africa's 100 million merchants. MarketForce provides an all-inclusive B2B Commerce and Fintech platform (dubbed “RejaReja” – Swahili for ‘retail’) that empowers merchants in Africa to source, order and pay for inventory digitally and conveniently, access financing, collect digital payments and make extra money by reselling digital financial services such as airtime, electricity tokens and bill payments. Launched in 2018, MarketForce is a fast-growing YC backed company running an asset-light business model and is currently operational in 5 markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, with over 200,000 merchants and 50 consumer brands trading on the platform.
Boya develops a mobile application that allows users to add cards to their phones and pay directly from the application. They enable the user to create a virtual card that can be loaded with e-cash and helps to manage the expenses on a single dashboard.
Alpha Direct is a Botswana-HQ, Africa-focused risk carrying Insurtech that is focused on using cloud, big data and AI to deliver compelling insurance products for Africa’s growing consumer market. The insurance sector in Africa is underpenetrated vs most of the World. Given affordability, accessibility and inflexibility, insurance is seen as being a product “that is only available to the rich”. The company has become the fifth largest short-term insurance underwriter in their home market in under 5 years, and is now focused on regional and continental expansion across Africa as well as entering the long-term insurance market. The company has a strong stable of intellectual property including software, trademarks and patents. The company recently won The African Insurance Award for Innovation of the Year, for their insurance in a box product sold through retail outlets (with a cloud-based activation and policy management platform) where they have acquired thousands of customers and are scaling up rapidly. Over the next 5 years Alpha Direct plans to expand its product offering to include long-term insurance products as well to expand its footprint to include South Africa, Kenya, Egypt and Nigeria. Alpha Direct plans to license its products and technology in 10 African countries outside those where it has a physical presence.
Kidato is an online school for K-12 kids with a vision to provide a high-quality, affordable education to the growing middle class in Africa. Kidato has student:teacher ratios of 1:5 and intergrates extracurriculum activities for socilisation
Peach Payments provides payment solutions to online and mobile businesses enabling them to easily accept payments from consumers across the globe and especially from those in the emerging markets. Our specific focus is on Africa and the BRIC countries where the local infrastructure requires a unique and tailored approach to online payments.
Pricepally is direct to consumer food supply company that provides access to farm-fresh food items and food brands that is secure and affordable in African cities. We enable individuals and businesses to buy and share bulk food items sourced directly from farmers and wholesalers, making them cheaper and fresher than buying at retail. We power the collective bargaining power of people to offer the best value for money for food.
Gozem is an application that offers its users transportation, delivery, and cashless payment services. It offers diverse ride-hailing services, such as motorcycle-taxis, car-taxis, and tricycle-taxis, as well as grocery delivery and other offerings.
Semicolon is an operator of a business that offers technology education with the goal of educating software engineers and technopreneurs to provide jobs and business opportunities. The company's business helps young entrepreneurs in the community acquire the direction and assistance they need to expand their enterprises by offering early business support, product development, advice, and training services. This helps young people and businesses get ready for the digital economy.
Pricepally is direct to consumer food supply company that provides access to farm-fresh food items and food brands that is secure and affordable in African cities. We enable individuals and businesses to buy and share bulk food items sourced directly from farmers and wholesalers, making them cheaper and fresher than buying at retail. We power the collective bargaining power of people to offer the best value for money for food.
Kuda is a full service digital only bank with a mission to bank every African on the planet. Kuda was founded in 2019 by Babs Ogundeyi and Musty Mustapha and is Headquartered in London