Hohm Energy
Seed Round in 2024
Hohm Energy is a company based in Gauteng, South Africa, founded in 2021. It operates an online marketplace that facilitates connections between customers and accredited solar providers, product suppliers, and financiers. The company offers a comprehensive solar purchasing experience by leveraging scalable technology to manage the entire solar transition journey for clients. This includes scoping solutions, installation, and ongoing operations and maintenance, aiming to accelerate the adoption of solar rooftops and contribute to a lower-carbon future.
Omnibiz
Seed Round in 2022
Omnibiz is a B2B e-commerce platform based in Lagos, Nigeria, founded in 2019. It specializes in serving FMCG manufacturers, distributors, and retailers by digitizing the supply chain to enhance operational efficiency. The platform offers tools that improve reliability, visibility, and financial capability for local businesses. Its software features order tracking and integrated payment options, enabling seamless transactions and helping businesses navigate the complexities of the modern market. Omnibiz is dedicated to supporting local enterprises in achieving their goals through an optimized supply chain framework.
Hohm Energy
Seed Round in 2022
Hohm Energy is a company based in Gauteng, South Africa, founded in 2021. It operates an online marketplace that facilitates connections between customers and accredited solar providers, product suppliers, and financiers. The company offers a comprehensive solar purchasing experience by leveraging scalable technology to manage the entire solar transition journey for clients. This includes scoping solutions, installation, and ongoing operations and maintenance, aiming to accelerate the adoption of solar rooftops and contribute to a lower-carbon future.
Alsoug operates as a digital marketplace and payments platform in Sudan, designed to streamline the buying, selling, and renting of products. By offering a user-friendly website, Alsoug allows individuals to list their products and access a range of classified services without the hassle of navigating social media. The platform includes a financial wallet feature that facilitates secure transactions, making it easier for users to manage their purchases and sales. By centralizing various marketplace activities, Alsoug aims to save time and effort for its users, providing a modern and organized space for e-commerce in Sudan.
Omnibiz
Seed Round in 2021
Omnibiz is a B2B e-commerce platform based in Lagos, Nigeria, founded in 2019. It specializes in serving FMCG manufacturers, distributors, and retailers by digitizing the supply chain to enhance operational efficiency. The platform offers tools that improve reliability, visibility, and financial capability for local businesses. Its software features order tracking and integrated payment options, enabling seamless transactions and helping businesses navigate the complexities of the modern market. Omnibiz is dedicated to supporting local enterprises in achieving their goals through an optimized supply chain framework.
Medsaf is a pharmaceutical platform based in Lagos, Nigeria, that specializes in the delivery of medications to hospitals, pharmacies, and clinics. Founded in 2014, the company offers a range of products, including antacids, antiviral drugs, antiseptics, vaccines, and vitamin supplements, with a focus on making these medications accessible and affordable. Medsaf leverages advanced technologies to enhance the efficiency, safety, and transparency of the pharmaceutical supply chain, incorporating blockchain solutions for tracking and tracing products. Additionally, the company provides a comprehensive service that connects healthcare providers with vetted suppliers and logistics partners, while also offering financing options to facilitate medication procurement. Through its embedded finance platform, Medsaf supports patients and healthcare providers in managing their medication costs effectively.
ZUMI
Venture Round in 2021
ZUMI is a Kenyan company founded in 2016 that operates an online platform designed to connect wholesalers and retailers in the fashion and beauty sectors. Based in Nairobi, ZUMI empowers retailers, particularly women entrepreneurs, by providing essential technology, logistics, and financial services to help them scale their businesses. The platform facilitates a transparent and affordable marketplace where customers can place orders through SMS, phone calls, or via ZUMI Agents. Each morning, ZUMI collects orders from suppliers, and its logistics partners ensure delivery within 18 hours, allowing customers to pay conveniently using mobile money. Through its innovative approach, ZUMI aims to enhance the retail experience and improve access to products for its users.
Ramani is a software development company based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, founded in 2020. It specializes in creating applications that assist salespeople in tracking inventory, registering customers, and recording sales transactions. The platform facilitates real-time management of sales operations, enabling organizations to capture supply chain data and enhance sales visibility. Additionally, Ramani supports resellers in accessing financial services, ultimately helping clients to boost their revenue and expand their market share.
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.
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.
Ramani is a software development company based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, founded in 2020. It specializes in creating applications that assist salespeople in tracking inventory, registering customers, and recording sales transactions. The platform facilitates real-time management of sales operations, enabling organizations to capture supply chain data and enhance sales visibility. Additionally, Ramani supports resellers in accessing financial services, ultimately helping clients to boost their revenue and expand their market share.
SeamlessHR
Seed Round in 2020
SeamlessHR Limited is a human resource technology software company based in Lagos, Nigeria, founded in 2013. It specializes in creating enterprise-grade, cloud-based HR solutions designed to automate and optimize the entire HR process for medium to large-sized organizations. The company's comprehensive product suite includes a Recruitment Management System, HR Information System (HRIS), Performance and Competency Management, Payroll Management, Leave Management, and Learning Management System, among other modules. These tools facilitate various HR functions such as recruitment, training, payroll processing, performance evaluation, and analytics, enabling businesses to streamline their human resource operations from recruitment to retirement. Additionally, SeamlessHR provides embedded finance solutions that enhance financial security for both employers and employees.
Eden Life
Seed Round in 2020
Eden Life Inc., based in Lagos, Nigeria, specializes in tech-enabled housekeeping services for professionals. Through its online platform and mobile application, the company offers a range of services including laundry, meal preparation, house cleaning, equipment maintenance, and meal delivery. By aggregating vendors offering diverse services, Eden Life enables clients to efficiently manage their household chores.
ZUMI is a Kenyan company founded in 2016 that operates an online platform designed to connect wholesalers and retailers in the fashion and beauty sectors. Based in Nairobi, ZUMI empowers retailers, particularly women entrepreneurs, by providing essential technology, logistics, and financial services to help them scale their businesses. The platform facilitates a transparent and affordable marketplace where customers can place orders through SMS, phone calls, or via ZUMI Agents. Each morning, ZUMI collects orders from suppliers, and its logistics partners ensure delivery within 18 hours, allowing customers to pay conveniently using mobile money. Through its innovative approach, ZUMI aims to enhance the retail experience and improve access to products for its users.
Yoco Technologies, based in Cape Town, South Africa, specializes in streamlining commerce between buyers and sellers. It offers a mobile point-of-sale solution that enables businesses to accept secure payments online and offline through a unified platform. This platform also includes lending and business software services, catering to over 300,000 small businesses annually, processing billions of dollars in transactions. Yoco aims to enhance the customer experience by reducing wait times and simplifying payment processes for both buyers and sellers.
BuyPower
Seed Round in 2019
BuyPower is a Nigerian technology company specializing in utility payment services. It operates an online platform facilitating pre-paid electricity recharging for customers residing in states served by AEDC & JED PLC power distribution companies. The platform enables users to purchase electricity tokens via their phones or computers, providing convenience and time-saving benefits by eliminating the need for physical queues at payment points.
Kobo360
Seed Round in 2018
Kobo360 is a digital logistics platform founded in 2017 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. It connects manufacturers and cargo owners with truck operators, utilizing technology and data analytics to streamline haulage operations. By creating an integrated logistics ecosystem, Kobo360 aims to enhance supply chain efficiency and reduce costs for all stakeholders, including cargo owners, truck owners, and drivers. The platform addresses logistics challenges by offering real-time visibility, optimizing routes, and improving last-mile delivery. Additionally, Kobo360 is working to enter the agro-trading sector, facilitating a marketplace that directly links farmers with global buyers, thereby reducing reliance on middlemen and increasing profits for smallholder farmers. The company's mission is to develop a comprehensive Global Logistics Operating System that fosters trade and commerce across Africa and emerging markets.
Apollo Agriculture
Seed Round in 2018
Apollo Agriculture, established in 2015, is a Kenyan agtech company with a presence in Nairobi. It specializes in providing smallholder farmers with access to critical farming inputs, financing, and advisory services. The company leverages agronomic machine learning, remote sensing, and mobile technology to assess credit risk and tailor financial and technical assistance to each farmer's unique needs and location. This approach aims to enhance farm yields and profitability in emerging markets, with a focus on Kenya.
SafeBoda
Seed Round in 2018
SafeBoda is a community-based urban transportation network operating primarily in Africa, designed to provide a reliable and convenient alternative to traditional urban transport methods. Founded in Kampala, Uganda, the company focuses on modernizing informal transportation by offering a mobile platform that connects passengers with trained motorcycle taxi drivers. These drivers receive training in road safety, first aid, bike maintenance, and customer service to ensure safe and efficient travel for users. SafeBoda aims to improve the overall transportation experience for both drivers and passengers, catering to the needs of Africa's growing young population while promoting safety and convenience in urban mobility.
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.
Medsaf is a pharmaceutical platform based in Lagos, Nigeria, that specializes in the delivery of medications to hospitals, pharmacies, and clinics. Founded in 2014, the company offers a range of products, including antacids, antiviral drugs, antiseptics, vaccines, and vitamin supplements, with a focus on making these medications accessible and affordable. Medsaf leverages advanced technologies to enhance the efficiency, safety, and transparency of the pharmaceutical supply chain, incorporating blockchain solutions for tracking and tracing products. Additionally, the company provides a comprehensive service that connects healthcare providers with vetted suppliers and logistics partners, while also offering financing options to facilitate medication procurement. Through its embedded finance platform, Medsaf supports patients and healthcare providers in managing their medication costs effectively.
Twiga Foods
Seed Round in 2016
Twiga Foods Ltd. is a mobile-based supply platform that caters to retail outlets, kiosks, and market stalls across Africa. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the company facilitates a cashless, business-to-business supply chain that connects small and medium-sized vendors with essential agricultural products. Twiga Foods enables vendors to order a variety of supplies, including bananas, pineapples, and tomatoes, through its innovative platform, streamlining the distribution process in urban markets. This approach not only enhances efficiency but also supports local businesses by improving access to quality produce.
Segovia Technology
Venture Round in 2016
Segovia Technology Co., established in 2014 and headquartered in New York, specializes in facilitating critical payments in challenging environments worldwide. Its online platform enables real-time data analysis, automated task management, action tracking, and seamless integration with various payment providers. Segovia's technology supports corporate payments and social programs across Africa and Asia, benefiting refugees, disaster-stricken communities, gig economy workers, and other vulnerable populations. The company's team comprises experts in emerging-markets payments, machine learning, biometric identification, and adaptive fraud detection, ensuring secure and accessible digital payments even in isolated regions with limited infrastructure.
Lidya is a financial services platform based in Lagos, Nigeria, founded in 2016, that aims to enhance access to credit and finance for small and medium enterprises. The company offers a mobile-first platform that allows businesses to open accounts, manage funds, and build credit profiles efficiently, often within 15 minutes. Utilizing proprietary credit scoring algorithms, Lidya enables business owners to access essential credit and working capital, including invoice financing, to support their growth and financial planning. Additionally, the platform includes tools and dashboards designed to help businesses manage their receivables and cash flow, thereby improving their credit scores and unlocking higher credit limits at more affordable rates.
Taptap Send
Series A in 2016
Taptap Send is a mobile application that facilitates instant money transfers for immigrants sending funds back to Africa at low costs. Launched in the summer of 2018, the platform has successfully processed hundreds of millions of dollars and serves hundreds of thousands of customers. It operates in seven European countries and enables payments to various countries, including Ivory Coast, Senegal, Mali, Ghana, Guinea, Cameroon, Bangladesh, Kenya, Madagascar, Zambia, Vietnam, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with plans for further expansion. Taptap Send simplifies the remittance process by allowing users to transfer money directly to mobile money wallets using just a debit card, eliminating the need for physical deposits and saving time for its clients.