Musha Ventures

Musha Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York that focuses on early-stage investments in Africa. Established in 2011, the firm operates as a micro VC and angel fund, targeting sectors such as education, healthcare, fintech, agriculture, and supply chain. Musha Ventures aims to support innovative startups and entrepreneurs in these critical areas, contributing to the growth and development of the African economy.

Aadil Mamujee

Founder

Ashwin Puri

Venture Partner

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Hohm Energy

Seed Round in 2022
Hohm Energy is an online marketplace based in Gauteng, South Africa, founded in 2021. The company specializes in facilitating the adoption of solar energy by connecting customers with accredited solar providers, product suppliers, and financiers. Its platform offers a comprehensive solar purchasing experience, utilizing scalable technology to manage the entire transition process. This includes scoping solutions, overseeing installations, and providing ongoing operations and maintenance support. By building a global solar network, Hohm Energy aims to promote the transition to renewable energy and contribute to a lower-carbon future.

Novek

Seed Round in 2022
Novek is a company focused on developing Internet of Things (IoT) technology aimed at eliminating single-use plastics from fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) supply chains. Its innovative system enables the dispensing of micro-quantities of products, enhancing efficiency and sustainability. By providing distributors with real-time visibility into retailers' inventory, Novek's technology triggers automated restocking processes. This visibility benefits manufacturers and small businesses, allowing them to optimize sales. Additionally, the platform supports mobile money payment processing for stock transactions, streamlining operations across the supply chain.

Thepeer

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of an online platform designed to connect digital wallets across mobile money, banking, and possibly crypto. The company's platform offers easy-to-use alternatives for customers and powerful APIs for developers, enabling businesses to support fast, direct, and efficient transactions across other business platforms.

Earnipay

Seed Round in 2022
Earnipay enables employers to offer employees access to their earned salaries instantly at any time without making changes to their existing payment process.

Vibra

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of an all-in-one crypto investment application designed for newbies and crypto enthusiasts. The company's app offers a friendly, easy way for beginners to learn, experiment, and make trades with a community of experts and allows them to buy & sell OTC and trade currencies, enabling users to learn, trade, and invest crypto in a simple, safe, and secure way.

Busha

Seed Round in 2021
Busha Digital Limited develops an online platform and mobile application software to buy, sell, and manage the cryptocurrency portfolio. It allows customers to manage the cryptocurrency portfolio either by depositing funds into the wallet and start trading in cryptocurrencies or making payment directly through the bank accounts or debit/credit cards. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Kippa

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Developer of app-based book-keeping software designed to improve the life cycle with a finance management app. The company's platform offers sales and expense management, business banking, POS devices, invoices tracking, financial transaction management, data storage, and backup, enabling businesses with an all-in-one financial management software.

Sendbox

Seed Round in 2021
Sendbox Software Technologies Limited operates a tech-enabled platform that facilitates shipping, escrow payments, and discovery services for e-commerce transactions conducted on social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. Founded in 2016 and based in Lagos, Nigeria, the company offers a range of services including pickup and drop-offs, tracking and notifications, automatic scheduling and routing, cash handling, and remittance. Sendbox aims to enhance the e-commerce experience by providing users with the ability to identify trustworthy merchants, securely complete transactions through an escrow system, and access nationwide delivery services at discounted rates through a network of delivery partners. The platform serves merchants and customers across North America, Europe, and Africa, making it a crucial player in the evolving landscape of social commerce.

Alsoug

Seed Round in 2021
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Tazah Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Tazah Technologies operates an agricultural marketplace aimed at connecting farmers with businesses in Pakistan. The company focuses on creating a technology-enabled operating system for the food and agriculture supply chain, enhancing efficiency and transparency. By offering standardized quality and transparent pricing, Tazah facilitates mobile application orders, making it easier for businesses to engage with producers. This approach not only improves the overall functionality of the agricultural value chain but also seeks to enhance the lives of producers, businesses, and consumers alike.

HoneyCoin

Pre Seed Round in 2021
HoneyCoin is a cryptographic payment and monetization platform. They make peer-to-peer transactions and connect with users' friends and family from anywhere at anytime. They send and receive payments instantly.

Shara

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a digital platform designed to help send receipts and invoices, track who owes money, and send free reminders and statements to clients. The company's platform sends free scheduled reminders, and customized professional statements, and provides a free and secure wallet, enabling clients to organize, increase sales and grow their businesses systematically.

Garage Mobility

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Garage Mobility is a leading automotive technology company in Africa that focuses on enhancing the region's auto servicing network. By connecting manufacturers and distributors with fleets, retailers, and mechanic shops, Garage Mobility facilitates efficient communication and operations within the automotive industry. The company provides advanced software solutions for inventory management, shop management, and eCommerce, which support the distribution of auto parts and services. Additionally, Garage Mobility aims to promote sustainable transportation by improving access to affordable and eco-friendly vehicles across the continent. Through its innovative digital infrastructure, the company plays a crucial role in the transition towards more efficient and sustainable automotive solutions in Africa.

Everstage

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a sales commissions automation platform designed to motivate and drive the performance of customer-facing teams. The company's platform provides real-time visibility and insights on performance and offers a gamified incentive experience, enabling businesses to build customized incentive structures and automate recurring manual work.

Omnibiz

Seed Round in 2021
Omnibiz is a digital platform for small businesses willing to attract new customers.

Medsaf

Seed Round in 2021
Medsaf is a pharmaceutical supply chain company based in Lagos, Nigeria, founded in 2014. It specializes in the delivery of medications, including antacids, antiviral drugs, antineoplastics, and various supplements, to hospitals, pharmacies, clinics, NGOs, and government entities. Medsaf aims to enhance the availability, affordability, and quality of medications in emerging markets through its end-to-end procurement platform. The company utilizes technology to automate and finance medication procurement, integrating logistics, quality control, and financing services. With a focus on data analytics and blockchain, Medsaf provides stakeholders with essential information regarding the movement of medications, ensuring a more efficient supply chain. The company also offers its products online, expanding access to vital healthcare resources.

Bloc

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Bloc is a FinTech and Banking as a Service infrastructure provider.

Guidewheel

Series A in 2021
Guidewheel is a leader in cloud-powered FactoryOps, empowering all the world’s factories to digitize their operations and reach sustainable peak performance. Guidewheel’s plug-and-play platform clips onto any machine on the factory floor, delivering real-time visibility that reduces lost production and improves performance—a critical fix at a time when all eyes are on manufacturers and their impact on the global supply chain. Founded out of Stanford University, Guidewheel went through Stanford’s Launchpad as well as top accelerator StartX. Guidewheel’s product has been recognized with prizes from Stanford and MIT, and the team brings both manufacturing expertise and success building world-class cloud software at scale. Guidewheel has expanded quickly to 100+ plants across Mexico, East Africa, and the USA. For more information, visit Guidewheel.com.

ZUMI

Venture Round in 2021
ZUMI, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, operates as an online magazine and a retail platform focusing on fashion, beauty, food, and lifestyle. The company connects apparel wholesalers with retailers, particularly empowering women entrepreneurs by offering technology, logistics, and financial services. ZUMI enables retailers to place orders through SMS, phone calls, or via ZUMI Agents, ensuring a seamless ordering process. Orders are collected from suppliers each morning, and logistics partners deliver products to customers within 18 hours of ordering. Payment is facilitated through mobile money, making the process efficient and accessible. Through its dual focus on content and commerce, ZUMI aims to provide a transparent and affordable marketplace for its users.

Chaka

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Chaka Technologies Limited is a financial technology company based in Lagos, Nigeria, that operates an online stock trading and investment platform. The company facilitates access to global capital markets for African individuals and businesses, enabling them to create trading accounts and invest in a wide range of assets, including equities, mutual funds, fixed income products, and cryptocurrencies. With access to over 3,000 assets across more than 40 countries, including major markets such as the United States, China, and the United Kingdom, Chaka aims to lower barriers to investment. Its platform is designed to be regulatorily compliant, serving a diverse clientele that includes corporate and institutional clients, investment advisors, stockbrokers, and fund managers.

Ngrow

Pre Seed Round in 2021
nGrow is a low code solution for push notification marketing. nGrow is like Google or Facebook auto-marketing campaigns, but in the push notifications channel. With nGrow AI tool, our customers see up to 30% incremental Revenue growth. The company was founded by a Marketing Director and a Tech co-founder, with 8+ years of experience in connecting AI and marketing across 40+ apps. We launched nGrow in November 2021, and now it delivers 150M notifications daily. We’re backed by Y Combinator and ex-Dropbox and ex-Google investors.

Claap

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of an asynchronous meetings platform designed to solve roadblocks. The company's platform allows to easily review codes, and share and analyze the performance, enabling people to share video updates, get feedback and make decisions without the need to be in the same room, at the same time.

Slerp

Series A in 2021
Slerp is an e-commerce platform that powers websites allowing for on-demand ordering. Slerp allows brands to bring a network of bricks-and-mortar locations online with custom inventory control, connection to last-mile couriers and customisable checkout journeys.

Bypa-ss

Convertible Note in 2021
Bypa-ss is digitizing healthcare information exchange between healthcare providers who want to deliver best quality of care to their patients. Connecting care providers and creating a single digital identity for a patient with their all medical data on them all the time dramatically enhance quality of care cutting down time waste, redundant costs and medical errors while providing pool of data for further development of operations, marketing, investments and even medical procedures.

CreditBook

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a financial management platform designed to serve micro, small, and medium enterprises. The company's software allows customers to track pending payments, receive payment reminders, and keep a record of all transactions, enabling clients to have greater efficiency and transparency in decision-making.

Sendbox

Seed Round in 2021
Sendbox Software Technologies Limited operates a tech-enabled platform that facilitates shipping, escrow payments, and discovery services for e-commerce transactions conducted on social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. Founded in 2016 and based in Lagos, Nigeria, the company offers a range of services including pickup and drop-offs, tracking and notifications, automatic scheduling and routing, cash handling, and remittance. Sendbox aims to enhance the e-commerce experience by providing users with the ability to identify trustworthy merchants, securely complete transactions through an escrow system, and access nationwide delivery services at discounted rates through a network of delivery partners. The platform serves merchants and customers across North America, Europe, and Africa, making it a crucial player in the evolving landscape of social commerce.

Stitch

Seed Round in 2021
Stitch operates a financial API platform that facilitates secure connections between bank accounts and various applications. By providing full API access to financial accounts, Stitch enables users to share their transaction history, confirm their identities, and initiate payments efficiently. The platform integrates directly with existing bank infrastructures, ensuring compliance and enhancing user experience through a lightweight single sign-on process. This approach allows clients to conduct fraud-free bank payments and access financial data with ease.

Micro C, LLC

Venture Round in 2021
Micro C, LLC is a medical device company based in Savannah, Georgia, founded in 2016 by Dr. Greg Kolovich and Evan Ruff. The company specializes in the development and marketing of innovative imaging devices designed specifically for surgeons and physicians treating disorders of the extremities. Its flagship product, a hand-held, multi-modal x-ray and digital imaging device, enhances image clarity while minimizing radiation exposure. This ergonomic device facilitates faster workflows and improves surgical and clinical productivity, enabling healthcare professionals to capture images with greater accuracy and safety.

LipaLater

Venture Round in 2021
Lipa Later is a Nairobi-based financial service provider that offers electronic loans, business loans, and salary loans aimed at individuals and businesses within the low to middle income bracket in Kenya. The company operates a lending marketplace platform that facilitates point-of-sale credit options, allowing retailers to sell goods and services to consumers. This innovative approach enables customers to purchase items online and pay for them in manageable monthly installments, making technology and goods more accessible. By focusing on affordability and convenience, Lipa Later supports both consumers and retailers in the Kenyan market.

Zelt

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Zelt is a next generation employee experience platform which unites people, software and devices in one place. Zelt provides managers with the tools and automation required to run HR and IT effectively, and enables employees to tailor employee experience to their needs.

Ramani

Seed Round in 2021
Ramani is a company based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, that was founded in 2020. It has developed an application designed specifically for salespeople, enabling them to track inventory, register customers, and record sales transactions. The application enhances sales visibility by allowing users to capture supply chain data effectively. Additionally, Ramani's platform supports resellers by providing access to financial services, ultimately helping clients to increase their revenue and market share.

Ponto

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of financial infrastructure platform designed to link global financial products to local economies. The company's software connects decentralized currency to the centralized world through cryptocurrency and mobile money in fast-growing markets, enabling users to access the local economy effortlessly.

Micro C, LLC

Seed Round in 2021
Micro C, LLC is a medical device company based in Savannah, Georgia, founded in 2016 by Dr. Greg Kolovich and Evan Ruff. The company specializes in the development and marketing of innovative imaging devices designed specifically for surgeons and physicians treating disorders of the extremities. Its flagship product, a hand-held, multi-modal x-ray and digital imaging device, enhances image clarity while minimizing radiation exposure. This ergonomic device facilitates faster workflows and improves surgical and clinical productivity, enabling healthcare professionals to capture images with greater accuracy and safety.

Kippa

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of app-based book-keeping software designed to improve the life cycle with a finance management app. The company's platform offers sales and expense management, business banking, POS devices, invoices tracking, financial transaction management, data storage, and backup, enabling businesses with an all-in-one financial management software.

Hello HR

Pre Seed Round in 2021
HelloHR provides a cloud-based payroll solution connecting accountants, organizations, and employees, and works closely with the Xero cloud-based accounting software in South Africa.

Bypa-ss

Seed Round in 2021
Bypa-ss is digitizing healthcare information exchange between healthcare providers who want to deliver best quality of care to their patients. Connecting care providers and creating a single digital identity for a patient with their all medical data on them all the time dramatically enhance quality of care cutting down time waste, redundant costs and medical errors while providing pool of data for further development of operations, marketing, investments and even medical procedures.

Aviyel

Seed Round in 2021
Operator of a community-driven monetization platform intended to help open-source projects. The company's platform allows users to grow and incentivize a strong community around their open-source projects and provides content creation and multiple channels to achieve financial independence, helping clients in the growth and sustainability of open-source projects.

Mirror

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a web3-native publishing platform designed to power the next generation of creators, communities and decentralized autonomous organizations. The company's platform specializes in expanding the toolkit to support community management, governance tools, dynamic tokens and non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces and help creators connect with their target audiences more directly and innovatively, enabling users to publish posts, launch tokens and crowdfunds, create and sell NFTs and use governance and community tools within a tightly integrated web3 product.

Kaoun

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a financial inclusion software platform designed to reform financial systems through innovative processes. The company's platform provides access to financial services through electronic identification, payment and credit-related services, enabling users who were previously unbanked and underbanked to create free bank accounts remotely and enjoy online financial services.

Autochek

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Autochek is an automotive technology company founded in 2020 and based in South Africa. It operates online platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the automotive sector, enhancing commerce through digital solutions. The company focuses on creating a marketplace that improves access to auto loans, quality maintenance, aftersales services, and warranty solutions. By offering a comprehensive digital infrastructure, Autochek aims to streamline the coordination and maintenance of vehicle records, facilitating smoother transactions and interactions within the car market.

Metafy

Venture Round in 2020
Metafy, Inc. is an esports platform founded in 2020 and based in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, that facilitates the monetization of gaming talent through coaching and educational courses. The platform connects gamers with professional players, providing personalized coaching sessions that focus on advanced techniques, strategies, and game mechanics. This tailored approach allows customers to enhance their skills by learning directly from experienced professionals in the gaming industry.

Turaco

Seed Round in 2020
Turaco develops simplified insurance and credit solutions through mobile technology to solve the healthcare financing needs. Turaco has simplified insurance products and also provides on-demand health loans, allowing customers to get healthcare at affordable monthly premiums.

SeamlessHR

Seed Round in 2020
SeamlessHR Limited is a human resource technology software company based in Lagos, Nigeria, founded in 2013. It specializes in providing a comprehensive, cloud-based HR platform designed for medium to large-sized companies. SeamlessHR offers an end-to-end suite of solutions that automates and optimizes various HR processes, including recruitment, performance management, payroll, and leave management. Its product offerings encompass a Recruitment Management System, a Core HR Management System, and a Learning Management System, among others. The platform is tailored for emerging markets, providing well-priced and robust technology to help businesses streamline their human resource operations from hiring to retirement.

Multi

Series A in 2020
Multi operates a video calling platform that facilitates online collaboration for remote teams. The application enables users to engage in audio and video calls, instant messaging, and make calls to both mobile and landline numbers. By prioritizing real-time communication, Multi allows teams to connect through live video chats, fostering a more natural and engaging environment for collaboration. This approach helps users build rapport and enhances the overall experience of working together remotely, making it an effective tool for professional meetings and personal interactions alike.

Ribbon

Seed Round in 2020
Ribbon Technologies Inc. is an online platform that enhances the experience of live and recorded events. Founded in 2020 and based in San Francisco, California, the company simplifies the organization of online events by integrating with Zoom, providing features such as automatic meeting creation with unique links and passwords. Ribbon offers a variety of services including ticket sales, subscription packages, customizable email marketing, and a library for recorded content. Its platform allows users to create event websites, implement ticket price sliders, and manage expiring video links, making it a comprehensive solution for event organizers.

AMMP

Seed Round in 2020
AMMP Technologies is an Amsterdam-based provider of digital solutions for energy service companies in emerging markets. The AMMP SaaS platform is a vendor-agnostic solution for remote monitoring and management of portfolios of renewable/hybrid energy systems. It enables data-driven operational excellence, leading to higher system uptimes and significant OPEX savings. Since AMMP’s founding in 2018, the company’s operational base has grown to nearly 1,000 systems worldwide. Prior to AMMP, the founding team worked together at E.ON Off Grid Solutions to successfully deploy and operate mini-grids across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Heron Data

Seed Round in 2020
We are a software company that categorises and labels bank transaction data. If you think deciphering a transaction on your bank statement is hard for you, it’s way harder for your lender, personal finance manager, or neobank, so we offer an easy service to solve this problem.

StartPlaying

Seed Round in 2020
StartPlaying is a marketplace that connects individuals with professional hosts for social tabletop games, such as Dungeons and Dragons. The platform is designed to assist both new and experienced players in finding suitable game masters. Users can join games individually or as part of a group, and the service also accommodates custom and corporate requests for interactive gaming experiences. Hosts on the platform set their own prices, allowing for a diverse range of offerings. Currently, StartPlaying is generating significant monthly gross merchandise volume, reflecting its growing popularity in the tabletop gaming community.

Workpay

Seed Round in 2020
WorkPay Technologies, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing cloud-based payroll, benefits, and human resource management software aimed at small and medium-sized businesses in Africa. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, WorkPay's solutions include features such as time and attendance tracking, HR and payroll processing, and employee self-service management. The software also facilitates payment and loans processing, enabling businesses to manage and pay employees efficiently. By offering bulk salary payments directly to employees' bank accounts or mobile wallets, WorkPay helps clients streamline their payroll processes and enhance talent retention.

Standard Metrics

Seed Round in 2020
Quaestor Technologies, Inc. develops automated financial tools. It offers Quaestor, an automated data platform that enables financial transparency between startups and investors, empowering founders to make better decisions in scaling their companies. The company’s Quaestor fosters a collaborative relationship between founders and investors by automatically collecting, standardizing, and synthesizing startup data enabling both parties to make metrics-driven decisions. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Eden Life

Seed Round in 2020
Eden Life, Inc. engages in providing housekeeping services for businesspersons. It offers laundry, meals, house cleaning, equipment maintenance, meal delivery, etc. The company operates an online platform and an application to book the services. The company is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Healthlane

Seed Round in 2020
Healthlane is a healthcare technology company that operates an online application aimed at enhancing access to quality and affordable healthcare services in Africa. Established in 2020 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, with additional offices in Yaounde, Cameroon, and San Francisco, California, the platform facilitates users in tracking medical appointments and consolidating their health data. It offers features such as virtual medical advice on various health topics, including pregnancy, vaccinations, lab results, family planning, and insurance records. By enabling direct communication with certified doctors, Healthlane empowers individuals to make informed health decisions and efficiently monitor their health status.

Prospa

Seed Round in 2020
Prospa is a technology company focused on supporting African entrepreneurs and small businesses through its banking application. This application enables business owners to open and manage business accounts, providing them with an account number in the company's name. Prospa's platform facilitates various financial transactions, including sending and receiving transfers, creating invoices, and establishing sub-accounts. By addressing common financial challenges faced by small businesses, Prospa aims to enhance productivity and streamline operations for its users.

Contra

Seed Round in 2020
Contra gives everyone the tools and infrastructure they need to work for themselves.

SkillMagic

Seed Round in 2020
SkillMagic's AI finds the best technical content, delivers it directly to your engineers, keeps them engaged, and helps you track their progress.

Nomio

Seed Round in 2020
Developer of document management software designed to transform signed legal contracts into an intelligent format. The company's software facilitates users to create contracts, manage structured web information, contract management, and architecture management, enabling clients to integrate various sources and manage contract documents into the database.

ZUMI

Seed Round in 2020
ZUMI, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, operates as an online magazine and a retail platform focusing on fashion, beauty, food, and lifestyle. The company connects apparel wholesalers with retailers, particularly empowering women entrepreneurs by offering technology, logistics, and financial services. ZUMI enables retailers to place orders through SMS, phone calls, or via ZUMI Agents, ensuring a seamless ordering process. Orders are collected from suppliers each morning, and logistics partners deliver products to customers within 18 hours of ordering. Payment is facilitated through mobile money, making the process efficient and accessible. Through its dual focus on content and commerce, ZUMI aims to provide a transparent and affordable marketplace for its users.

Solve

Seed Round in 2020
Solve Data Inc. develops an in house data management platform. Its services, include data enablement, application programming interface endpoint management, privacy, smart optimization, and unleashing engineers. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Wellington , New Zealand.

Swell

Seed Round in 2020
Swell Commerce Corp. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in developing an e-commerce platform focused on customization and headless integration. It provides both client-side and server-side application programming interfaces, along with a customizable content management system and subscription management features. This platform allows businesses to create unique shopping experiences and accommodate complex business models. Additionally, Swell operates as a multi-channel direct marketer, offering surf apparel, equipment, and lifestyle products.

Shara

Seed Round in 2020
Developer of a digital platform designed to help send receipts and invoices, track who owes money, and send free reminders and statements to clients. The company's platform sends free scheduled reminders, and customized professional statements, and provides a free and secure wallet, enabling clients to organize, increase sales and grow their businesses systematically.

FORME

Seed Round in 2020
FORME, founded in 2020 and based in Los Angeles, California, offers an integrated home fitness platform that focuses on sports and fitness instruction. The company provides interactive wellness and strength training sessions, allowing customers to engage in personalized workouts from the comfort of their homes. In addition to fitness training, FORME’s health coaching services include guidance on nutrition, recovery, sleep, and various lifestyle aspects. Revenue is generated through the sale of connected fitness products, membership fees, and personal training services, positioning FORME as a comprehensive solution for individuals seeking to enhance their fitness and overall well-being.

Playbook

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Playbook Software Inc. develops application for managing workflow process. The company helps to create, execute, and track any process with a team, customers, and more. It provides services to HR and people Ops, customer success, cybersecurity, finance, operations, and digital events. Playbook Software Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Zoko

Seed Round in 2020
Developer of an all-in-one messaging platform designed to perform business operations via chat. The company's platform allows using social media as a channel to sell online and qualify for the verified green tick mark, enabling businesses to make sales, marketing, and customer support easy.

Autochek

Seed Round in 2020
Autochek is an automotive technology company founded in 2020 and based in South Africa. It operates online platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the automotive sector, enhancing commerce through digital solutions. The company focuses on creating a marketplace that improves access to auto loans, quality maintenance, aftersales services, and warranty solutions. By offering a comprehensive digital infrastructure, Autochek aims to streamline the coordination and maintenance of vehicle records, facilitating smoother transactions and interactions within the car market.

Swell

Seed Round in 2020
Swell Commerce Corp. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in developing an e-commerce platform focused on customization and headless integration. It provides both client-side and server-side application programming interfaces, along with a customizable content management system and subscription management features. This platform allows businesses to create unique shopping experiences and accommodate complex business models. Additionally, Swell operates as a multi-channel direct marketer, offering surf apparel, equipment, and lifestyle products.

OneFin

Seed Round in 2020
Developer of financial technology tools designed to provide lending and payment systems via an affordable and customizable offering. The company's tools specialize in bulk payouts, salary transfers, collections, accounting, and reconciliation technologies that will make collections effective, enabling clients to reduce their working capital problems and easing liquidity pressures.

FinAccess

Seed Round in 2020
FinAccess Global LLC designs and develops a cloud based baking platform for micro finance institutions. The company provides digital infrastructure to micro finance institutions which allows them to offer digital services to their clients, such as personalized payment reminders, arrears follow up, transaction notification, issue debit cards, and bring in mobile money integration. FinAccess Global LLC also offers credit scoring capability. The company is based in Nigeria.

Carry1st

Seed Round in 2020
Carry1st is a prominent mobile games publisher based in New York, focused on the African market. Founded in 2018, the company develops and distributes interactive mobile applications tailored to the preferences of African consumers, particularly the youth. Its portfolio includes popular titles such as Carry1st Trivia and Hyper! games. By bridging the gap between global gaming trends and local demands, Carry1st aims to enhance the gaming experience in Africa while also introducing African games to a broader audience.

Topos Network

Seed Round in 2020
Banking As A Service protocol built on blockchain to provide a safe and redeemable store of value where even banks cannot go. Topos enables communities to invest in themselves by providing a banking network which they own. By codify monetary policies in democratically controlled smart contracts, we are creating the first deCentral Bank on-chain.

Yoco

Series B in 2020
Yoco Technologies Proprietary Limited, known as Yoco, is a payments technology company based in Cape Town, South Africa, founded in 2015. The company develops tools and services aimed at assisting small businesses in accepting payments securely, both in-store and online. Yoco's offerings include mobile card machines, payment gateways, point of sale solutions, and a business portal, all designed to streamline payment processes and enhance business operations. By providing an integrated platform, Yoco enables over 100,000 small businesses to manage their transactions efficiently, thereby promoting growth and simplifying the commerce experience for both buyers and sellers. Recognized as one of the top fintech companies, Yoco continues to support entrepreneurs by offering comprehensive payment and business solutions.

Turaco

Seed Round in 2019
Turaco develops simplified insurance and credit solutions through mobile technology to solve the healthcare financing needs. Turaco has simplified insurance products and also provides on-demand health loans, allowing customers to get healthcare at affordable monthly premiums.

Dash

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Spektra is building APIs and tools that make it possible for businesses to accept and disburse Mobile Money payments from and to multiple providers and currencies within minutes, NOT months, without dealing with Mobile Network operators at all. With a few lines of code, a single tap or click, your customers can pay you with our seamless and easy to use products on the web, mobile, and in-app.

FLYR

Series B in 2019
FLYR, Inc. specializes in developing advanced travel planning and booking services for the airline industry. The company offers a comprehensive revenue management platform that leverages machine learning and predictive analytics to enhance performance and modernize the e-commerce experience. Its FusionRM platform aggregates data from various sources to forecast user demand, enabling airlines to optimize pricing strategies and improve customer experiences through dynamic pricing and tailored offers. The Cirrus Business Intelligence™ Platform provides airlines with critical insights for informed decision-making, facilitating automation and effective revenue maximization. Founded in 2012 and originally named Hubskip, Inc., FLYR is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Kraków, Poland.

Guidewheel

Seed Round in 2019
Guidewheel is a leader in cloud-powered FactoryOps, empowering all the world’s factories to digitize their operations and reach sustainable peak performance. Guidewheel’s plug-and-play platform clips onto any machine on the factory floor, delivering real-time visibility that reduces lost production and improves performance—a critical fix at a time when all eyes are on manufacturers and their impact on the global supply chain. Founded out of Stanford University, Guidewheel went through Stanford’s Launchpad as well as top accelerator StartX. Guidewheel’s product has been recognized with prizes from Stanford and MIT, and the team brings both manufacturing expertise and success building world-class cloud software at scale. Guidewheel has expanded quickly to 100+ plants across Mexico, East Africa, and the USA. For more information, visit Guidewheel.com.

Dash

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Spektra is building APIs and tools that make it possible for businesses to accept and disburse Mobile Money payments from and to multiple providers and currencies within minutes, NOT months, without dealing with Mobile Network operators at all. With a few lines of code, a single tap or click, your customers can pay you with our seamless and easy to use products on the web, mobile, and in-app.

BuyPower

Seed Round in 2019
BuyPower is a utility payment platform based in Nigeria, focused on providing a convenient solution for electricity bill payments. The platform allows users to recharge their prepaid electricity meters online, offering services for customers in AEDC and JED PLC States. By enabling users to purchase electricity tokens through their phones or computers, BuyPower eliminates the need for physical queues and simplifies the payment process. This online service is designed to enhance the overall customer experience, making it easier for individuals to manage their electricity payments at any time and from any location.

LipaLater

Seed Round in 2019
Lipa Later is a Nairobi-based financial service provider that offers electronic loans, business loans, and salary loans aimed at individuals and businesses within the low to middle income bracket in Kenya. The company operates a lending marketplace platform that facilitates point-of-sale credit options, allowing retailers to sell goods and services to consumers. This innovative approach enables customers to purchase items online and pay for them in manageable monthly installments, making technology and goods more accessible. By focusing on affordability and convenience, Lipa Later supports both consumers and retailers in the Kenyan market.

Flutterwave

Series A in 2018
Flutterwave provides a payment service for global merchants and payment service providers. It provides technology, infrastructure, and services to enable global merchants, payment service providers, and helps banks and businesses build secure and seamless payment solutions for their customers by smoothening the exchange of funds. The company was founded in 2016 by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Olugbenga Agboola and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

HeyDoctor

Seed Round in 2018
Waiting rooms suck. Enjoy quick, affordable and efficient healthcare right in your pocket. You can start a visit right now and be done in 5 minutes. No insurance necessary.

Kobo360

Seed Round in 2018
Kobo360 is a digital logistics platform that connects cargo owners, truck operators, and drivers to streamline the supply chain process. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, the platform utilizes data analytics and artificial intelligence to enhance efficiency in logistics operations, particularly in last-mile delivery. Kobo360 aims to reduce communication gaps and optimize pick-ups and deliveries, ensuring goods are moved seamlessly across the continent. The company also supports rural farmers by minimizing farm wastages, thereby enabling them to access new markets and increase their earnings. In addition to its logistics services, Kobo360 plans to establish a marketplace to link farmers directly with buyers globally, which will help eliminate intermediaries and improve profitability for smallholder farmers. Ultimately, Kobo360 seeks to build a comprehensive logistics ecosystem that enhances trade and commerce in Africa and emerging markets.

Kudi

Seed Round in 2018
KUDI is a financial service provider focused on providing access to electronic banking and financial services by leveraging conversational interfaces, natural language processing and artificial intelligence to provider faster access, frictionless experience, and ultimately boost financial inclusion in emerging markets. KUDI is enabling secured financial transactions via Facebook, Telegram, Slack and Skype. KUDI's focus is the African market with a primary focus on the Nigerian Payment ecosystem and the company does this in partnership with e-payment regulators, a leading commercial bank, and an international payment processor.

SafeBoda

Seed Round in 2018
At the click of a button, SafeBoda provides a safe, more convenient, mobile-first alternative to urban transportation for Africa’s booming young population. They are working to improve the industry for both drivers and passengers by increasing the number of safe trips taken per day and by making travel around cities convenient and stress-free.Founded in the heart of Kampala Uganda, they are truly an African business, designed for the African context.

Apollo Agriculture

Seed Round in 2018
Apollo Agriculture is a company based in Nairobi, Kenya, that provides essential financial and technical support to smallholder farmers in emerging markets. Founded in 2015, it offers customized farming loans that enable farmers to purchase vital inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, and crop insurance. Utilizing agronomic machine learning, remote sensing, and mobile technology, Apollo assesses credit risk and tailors its services to each farmer's specific circumstances, enhancing their productivity and profitability. By leveraging satellite and soil data, along with insights into farmer behavior, Apollo aims to double farm yields and promote sustainable agricultural practices. The company's innovative approach combines technology with expert advice, positioning it as a key player in the agricultural sector.

mPharma

Series A in 2017
mPharma Data, Inc. is a technology-driven company based in Accra, Ghana, with an additional location in Lexington, Massachusetts. Founded in 2013, it focuses on improving access to high-quality medications in emerging markets by connecting physicians, pharmacies, and patients through its application. The company aggregates real-time market data on prescription trends, drug consumption, and adverse reactions, providing valuable insights to pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, and governments. mPharma offers a pharmacy network application that centralizes inventories from multiple pharmacies, enabling easier drug searches for physicians and patients. Additionally, the company provides subscription-based data analytics for actionable insights on drug consumption and diagnosis, along with prescription management tools to assist healthcare providers in locating various medicines. By partnering with drug manufacturers, insurance companies, and governments, mPharma aims to facilitate affordable access to essential medications for patients.

Arifu

Seed Round in 2017
Arifu is a digital education platform based in Nairobi, Kenya, that provides personalized and free learning experiences primarily focused on farming techniques and financial literacy. Founded in 2013, Arifu utilizes an SMS chatbot accessible on both smart and feature phones, enabling users to learn through various messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. The platform features an Adaptive Learning System that tailors educational content to individual user needs and capabilities. Arifu also designs behaviorally-informed training programs and data collection initiatives. By creating a content marketplace and collaborating with subject matter experts, Arifu aims to improve knowledge acquisition and skill development, making information and opportunities readily available to its users.

Medsaf

Seed Round in 2017
Medsaf is a pharmaceutical supply chain company based in Lagos, Nigeria, founded in 2014. It specializes in the delivery of medications, including antacids, antiviral drugs, antineoplastics, and various supplements, to hospitals, pharmacies, clinics, NGOs, and government entities. Medsaf aims to enhance the availability, affordability, and quality of medications in emerging markets through its end-to-end procurement platform. The company utilizes technology to automate and finance medication procurement, integrating logistics, quality control, and financing services. With a focus on data analytics and blockchain, Medsaf provides stakeholders with essential information regarding the movement of medications, ensuring a more efficient supply chain. The company also offers its products online, expanding access to vital healthcare resources.

Cashfree Payments

Seed Round in 2017
Cashfree Payments India Private Limited is a Bengaluru-based technology company specializing in payment solutions for online and mobile transactions. Founded in 2015 by Akash Sinha and Reeju Datta, Cashfree provides a comprehensive suite of services that enable over 50,000 businesses in India to efficiently collect payments and manage payouts. Its offerings include an online payments kit featuring a payment gateway, API-driven bank transfers, and tools for automatic reconciliation of inward payments. The platform also supports vendor payouts, wage disbursements, and instant loan disbursements. Additional features encompass invoicing, cash-on-delivery payment options, and the generation of payment links for seamless transactions. Cashfree’s clientele includes prominent companies such as Zomato, BigBasket, and Delhivery, highlighting its significant presence in the Indian payment landscape.

WaystoCap

Seed Round in 2017
WaystoCap is a B2B marketplace where businesses in Africa can buy and sell products. Beyond just product discovery and verification, WaystoCap helps businesses in obtaining financing and insurance, managing their shipments, and ensuring payments security. WaystoCap facilitates the whole trading operation so that its buyers can find the most competitive products and obtain financing; and its suppliers can access new markets and trade in a secure environment.

Hover

Seed Round in 2017
Hover, LLC, founded in 2002 and based in Eaton, Colorado, specializes in mobile money payment solutions. The company has developed an application that facilitates seamless mobile financial transactions, allowing users to make payments easily. Its platform includes an Android API that empowers developers to integrate various mobile money services globally in a matter of hours. Additionally, Hover's automation platform supports USSD actions from any operator, featuring a customizable user experience and enabling data access without internet connectivity. This functionality allows developers to incorporate USSD-based mobile financial services into their applications efficiently, without relying on mobile money service providers for assistance.

Cashfree Payments

Seed Round in 2017
Cashfree Payments India Private Limited is a Bengaluru-based technology company specializing in payment solutions for online and mobile transactions. Founded in 2015 by Akash Sinha and Reeju Datta, Cashfree provides a comprehensive suite of services that enable over 50,000 businesses in India to efficiently collect payments and manage payouts. Its offerings include an online payments kit featuring a payment gateway, API-driven bank transfers, and tools for automatic reconciliation of inward payments. The platform also supports vendor payouts, wage disbursements, and instant loan disbursements. Additional features encompass invoicing, cash-on-delivery payment options, and the generation of payment links for seamless transactions. Cashfree’s clientele includes prominent companies such as Zomato, BigBasket, and Delhivery, highlighting its significant presence in the Indian payment landscape.

Wasoko

Seed Round in 2017
Sokowatch revolutionizes access to essential goods and services by connecting small shops to the digital economy. Through individual agents equipped with proprietary mobile data-collection tools, Sokowatch increases sales and market coverage for companies in emerging markets. It enables informal retailers to order products at any time via SMS or mobile app, and receive free same-day delivery to their store. This makes it easier for shopkeepers to source goods and helps manufacturers ensure that their products are consistently available to consumers. Sokowatch evaluates retailers to provide them with access to credit and other financial services typically not available to informal businesses. Sokowatch's systems track real-time sales and orders across thousands of stores. Access to market trends and purchasing habits enables manufacturers to tailor their marketing strategies and allows Sokowatch to offer personalized promotions and business insights to individual retailers.

Twiga Foods

Seed Round in 2016
Twiga Foods Ltd. is a mobile-based supply platform that connects farmers and vendors in Africa's retail sector. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the company serves small and medium-sized retail outlets, kiosks, and market stalls by enabling them to order a variety of fresh produce, including bananas, pineapples, and tomatoes, through a cashless business-to-business platform. By bridging the gap between farmers and vendors, Twiga Foods aims to enhance access to quality food at competitive prices, thereby improving profit margins for both parties. The platform facilitates efficient distribution, making it easier for vendors to stock their businesses with necessary supplies while supporting local agriculture.

Segovia

Venture Round in 2016
Segovia Technology Co. operates an online platform designed to facilitate critical payments in challenging environments, primarily for relief and anti-poverty programs. Established in 2014 and based in New York, the company specializes in making payments accessible across Africa and Asia through an integrated system that supports both corporate transactions and social initiatives. Segovia's platform leverages advanced technologies such as satellite imaging, machine learning, biometric identification, and adaptive fraud detection to enhance payment delivery, particularly in emerging markets with limited access to traditional distribution systems. The company's efforts have been instrumental in supporting refugees in Europe, aiding communities in recovery from crises like Ebola in Liberia, and assisting gig economy workers in East Africa. Segovia's team comprises individuals with significant experience in payments for emerging markets, including co-founders of GiveDirectly and former leaders from notable technology companies.
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