Chari.ma is the leading B2B e-commerce platform for FMCG products in Morocco
Spleet operates a rental home listing platform focused on delivering affordable and flexible living spaces in Africa. The company offers fully furnished accommodations with various payment and sharing options, catering to the needs of renters seeking convenience and comfort. In addition to housing, Spleet provides essential services such as cleaning and security, enhancing the overall living experience. By making great living spaces more accessible to renters, Spleet aims to facilitate better returns for homeowners while fostering a future of flexible living across the continent. The company envisions a landscape where comfortable living solutions promote freedom, equity, and innovation in Africa.
Pastel supports African businesses by offering tools that help manage their businesses and maximize efficiency.
Smartprof is a B2C educational platform based in North Africa. It's a platform that links students of primary, secondary and Highschool, with students of universities, business, and engineering schools that are able to teach and dispense coaching sessions. Smartprof helps match easily the supply and demand in the learning sphere in Morocco. It then creates a differenciated and innovative offer of teaching and learning, as the teachers and coachs are freshly young graduates that are molded to teaching. Finally, Smartprof aspires to become the reference of online courses and e-learning in the Northern African market and on the long term the Asian one.
Jobop is a staffing platform that facilitates the connection between companies and qualified employees seeking temporary work contracts. The company specializes in providing staffing solutions across various sectors, including hospitality, construction, logistics, and manufacturing. By offering a streamlined process for hiring contract-based employees, Jobop helps organizations efficiently onboard temporary job seekers, ensuring that they can meet their workforce needs promptly and effectively.
Youverify Inc., founded in 2017 and based in Lewes, Delaware, specializes in identity verification services for businesses and individuals. The company offers a platform that confirms a user's identity by comparing their identity documents with facial biometrics, utilizing advanced AI technology. In addition, Youverify enables the verification of physical addresses by leveraging a network of over 20,000 field verification officers across Sub-Saharan Africa, ensuring that this process is completed in less than 48 hours. The company's services are supported by access to more than 300 local and global databases, providing a comprehensive solution for identity and address verification through a single API.
Pharmacy Marts is an online platform that enables pharmacists to get their daily prescriptions and medications from a variety of suppliers. Pharmacy Marts was founded in 2021 and is located in Cairo, Egypt.
TradeBuza operates a cloud-based web and mobile platform for out growers, commodities aggregators, exporters, and agricultural processors. Its platform provides real-time visibility, data management, trade finance, and commodities trade solutions. The company is based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Salescabal is a cloud retail application that allows merchants and retailers to collect customer data and engage with them on their different social network or via traditional media. Salescabal take business from offline to having a complete online presence with a storefront and a companion mobile app to collect customer data in their brick and mortar stores.
WafR is a reward-based loyalty startup that allows users to earn phone recharges while shopping at retail shops.
Bosta is an on-demand delivery service based in Cairo, Egypt, that specializes in B2C instant delivery. Founded in 2016, the company offers an online platform and mobile application that enables individuals and businesses to easily send and receive shipments while tracking their deliveries in real-time. Deliveries are primarily made using scooters, which are mainly owned by the delivery personnel. Bosta aims to simplify the logistics process in densely populated urban areas, providing a convenient solution for users to manage their shipping needs with minimal effort.
Tendo designs and develops a platform, which allows people to resell ready-to-ship products available on the platform. The company sources products from different suppliers and delivers it to the customers of the resellers. Tendo was founded in 2019 and is based in Accra, Ghana.
Chari.ma is the leading B2B e-commerce platform for FMCG products in Morocco
Odiggo is an eCommerce platform that connects customers with established car parts & services suppliers all around Egypt. We're here to make car parts & services as simple as buying a t-shirt online, with a few clicks we can help people find their car parts and get them delivered to their service centers or their homes.
Chari.ma is the leading B2B e-commerce platform for FMCG products in Morocco
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.
Bosta is an on-demand delivery service based in Cairo, Egypt, that specializes in B2C instant delivery. Founded in 2016, the company offers an online platform and mobile application that enables individuals and businesses to easily send and receive shipments while tracking their deliveries in real-time. Deliveries are primarily made using scooters, which are mainly owned by the delivery personnel. Bosta aims to simplify the logistics process in densely populated urban areas, providing a convenient solution for users to manage their shipping needs with minimal effort.
Bankly is a digital savings and peer to peer transfer product where users fund their wallet using tokens available on Bankly vouchers nationwide in a “Recharge to save” model. This cash digitisation system is similar to the telco mobile airtime top up and is currently available on MTN and 9mobile networks in Nigeria. Financial services has to be seen through the lenses of a fast moving consumer product in order to reach the last mile and the use of vouchers has been proven to be a successful cash digitisation system by the telecoms industry. Leveraging this existing consumer behaviour to drive financial inclusion, reduce cost of financial services and create a foundation to provide other financial services is where Bankly identifies huge potential and is poised to make an impact.
Amitruck Limited is a Nairobi-based company that operates a mobile and web-based logistics platform designed to connect cargo owners with trucking professionals. Founded in 2018, Amitruck streamlines the delivery process by allowing customers to book shipments through its online platform. The company has developed a driver application that enables transporters to access client requests and communicate seamlessly. Users can track their deliveries in real time, receive instant quotes, and find the nearest available trucks, ensuring timely updates on their shipments. Amitruck’s innovative approach provides complete visibility throughout the delivery process, enhancing efficiency for both clients and drivers.
Bankly is a digital savings and peer to peer transfer product where users fund their wallet using tokens available on Bankly vouchers nationwide in a “Recharge to save” model. This cash digitisation system is similar to the telco mobile airtime top up and is currently available on MTN and 9mobile networks in Nigeria. Financial services has to be seen through the lenses of a fast moving consumer product in order to reach the last mile and the use of vouchers has been proven to be a successful cash digitisation system by the telecoms industry. Leveraging this existing consumer behaviour to drive financial inclusion, reduce cost of financial services and create a foundation to provide other financial services is where Bankly identifies huge potential and is poised to make an impact.
Amitruck Limited is a Nairobi-based company that operates a mobile and web-based logistics platform designed to connect cargo owners with trucking professionals. Founded in 2018, Amitruck streamlines the delivery process by allowing customers to book shipments through its online platform. The company has developed a driver application that enables transporters to access client requests and communicate seamlessly. Users can track their deliveries in real time, receive instant quotes, and find the nearest available trucks, ensuring timely updates on their shipments. Amitruck’s innovative approach provides complete visibility throughout the delivery process, enhancing efficiency for both clients and drivers.
NowPay, Inc. is a fintech company based in Cairo, Egypt, founded in 2018. It operates an online platform designed to enhance the financial wellness of corporate employees. The platform offers personal finance management services, allowing users to track savings, spending, budgeting, and borrowing. Additionally, NowPay provides a mobile application that offers detailed insights into employees' salaries, balances, and eligible loan amounts. The company partners with employers to facilitate advance salary payments, enabling employees to access their earnings at any time during the month without incurring liabilities, and to repay these advances over multiple months.
NowPay, Inc. is a fintech company based in Cairo, Egypt, founded in 2018. It operates an online platform designed to enhance the financial wellness of corporate employees. The platform offers personal finance management services, allowing users to track savings, spending, budgeting, and borrowing. Additionally, NowPay provides a mobile application that offers detailed insights into employees' salaries, balances, and eligible loan amounts. The company partners with employers to facilitate advance salary payments, enabling employees to access their earnings at any time during the month without incurring liabilities, and to repay these advances over multiple months.
Helium Health is a technology company focused on transforming healthcare in Africa through its electronic health records and hospital management systems. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, the company provides a comprehensive suite of software tools designed to digitize medical records, manage hospital operations, and facilitate financial applications. Its platform features capabilities for managing patient visits, prescriptions, billing, and telemedicine solutions, all accessible from various devices. Additionally, Helium Health offers functionalities such as customizable forms, smart analytics, appointment management, and alerts, which help healthcare providers enhance efficiency, improve patient care, and reduce operational waste. By leveraging technology, Helium Health aspires to become the leading healthcare data exchange in Africa.
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.
Gozem is a transport technology platform for Francophone West and Central Africa.
Gozem is a transport technology platform for Francophone West and Central Africa.
RxAll, Inc. develops an artificial intelligence pharmacy platform for pharma authentication, distribution, and primary care through which patients and pharmacies in Africa order authenticated medicines and receive tele-pharma primary care. Its platform uses a molecular sensor device and a cloud database of spectral signatures of medicines to carry out non-destructive product authentication before pharmacy order fulfillment. The company uses artificial intelligence and deep learning algorithms to identify drug counterfeits and provide real time information to pharmaceutical companies. RxAll, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in New Haven, Connecticut.
Dapi Ltd is a fintech company that specializes in developing application programming interfaces (APIs) to facilitate payments between consumer bank accounts and businesses. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Abu Dhabi, the company provides a suite of open banking APIs designed to connect customer bank accounts, initiate payments, and access financial data in real-time. Dapi acts as an intermediary between financial applications and banks, enabling developers to create solutions such as digital wallets, budget trackers, and investment applications. Its services allow fintech companies to initiate payments through banks and offer financial services based on customer bank statement data. Dapi operates in multiple countries, including the United States, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, South Africa, and Kuwait, and has demonstrated significant demand for its offerings, achieving substantial growth in annual recurring revenue.
Antara, Inc. provides research and shop services for various health coverage and related products offered by third parties. The company offers appointment and referrals, physical therapy, fitness and nutritional support, medication services and home delivery, virtual care, care management support and follow up, health education, national hospital insurance funds (NHIF) enrollment, preventive healthcare, emergency transport, and other related services. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Sanford, North Carolina.
46 Degrees Technologies Inc. develops and delivers direct carrier billing platform for content providers, such as gaming companies that sell digital goods. The company offers mobile payment alternatives to a host of users that do not have access to a bank account, and thus lack a credit card to purchase digital goods, such as games, music, and digital infotainment products. It offers its solutions to mobile users through the connections with mobile network operators in the emerging markets of Latin America, Africa, India, and Southeast Asia. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Encinitas, California.
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InstaDeep Ltd develops and offers artificial intelligence (AI) based decision making systems for enterprise sector. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with additional offices in Paris, France; Tunis, Tunisia; Nairobi, Kenya; and Lagos, Nigeria.
WorldCover is a company that focuses on providing satellite-enabled insurance to protect farmers from natural disasters, particularly droughts. Founded in 2015 by professionals from MIT in computer science and finance, WorldCover operates a peer-to-peer risk relief network aimed at addressing the significant climate risks affecting agriculture, estimated at $100 billion globally. Headquartered in New York, the company also has operations in Ghana. By leveraging mobile money technology, WorldCover aims to improve food and income security for smallholder farmers in developing countries, a demographic that includes over 70% of the 2.5 billion people living at the base of the economic pyramid, who depend on agriculture for their livelihoods.
Centriq Insurance is a provider of insurance broking services, specializing in insurance brokerage, employee benefits, and consulting services. In addition to insurance, the company develops a home management platform that connects homeowners with essential information about their appliances, building systems, and electronics. This platform allows users to access digital user manuals, maintenance schedules, troubleshooting guides, and how-to videos, all conveniently through a smartphone application. The service also caters to professionals such as realtors, contractors, and insurance brokers, facilitating a comprehensive approach to home management and insurance needs. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Mill Valley, California, Centriq aims to simplify the management of home information for homeowners and professionals alike.
BitPesa Ltd., founded in 2013 and based in Karen, Kenya, is a digital currency exchange that specializes in converting Bitcoin to Kenyan Shillings. The company operates an online platform that utilizes blockchain technology to facilitate business payments and trade between Africa and global markets. BitPesa aims to lower transaction costs and enhance the speed of payments, making it easier for businesses in frontier markets to engage in international trade. By offering a streamlined solution for both cryptocurrency traders and businesses, BitPesa plays a crucial role in connecting African economies with suppliers and partners around the world.
Lynks is an e-commerce company focused on making high-demand products accessible to individuals in developing countries. It provides online shopping services that allow users to order products not readily available in their local markets and ensures delivery to their doorsteps without incurring customs duties. By simplifying the shopping process, Lynks enables customers to access a broader range of brands and products, addressing the challenges faced by consumers in regions with limited availability.
Telly, Inc. operates a Web-video discovery platform. The company offers Telly, a solution to share and discover videos; and Telly Plus, a premium content service that allows users to stream movies and television shows to their iOS and Android mobile devices, and computers. It serves customers primarily in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Iraq, and Yemen. Telly, Inc. was formerly known as TwitVid, Inc. and changed its name to Telly, Inc. in June 2012. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Quantenna Communications, Inc. specializes in designing, developing, and marketing advanced wireless communication solutions for local area networking. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company offers a range of products, including radio frequency and digital baseband chips that support various IEEE Wi-Fi standards such as 802.11n, 802.11ac, and the draft Wi-Fi 6 standard. Quantenna also provides Qdock, a software framework that facilitates the integration of third-party applications with its Wi-Fi solutions. Its offerings cater to a wide array of applications, including home networking, retail, outdoor, small and medium businesses, enterprise settings, and consumer electronics. Quantenna markets its solutions directly to original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, and third-party distributors across the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, generating significant revenue from the Asia-Pacific region. As of June 2019, Quantenna operates as a subsidiary of ON Semiconductor Corporation.