Seedstars Africa Ventures

Beacon Power Services is a provider of data solutions and grid management software for the power sector. Adora, its AI-enabled grid management platform, solves one of two fundamental problems that African power distribution companies face. The software provides electric utilities with real-time visibility into network performance and connects to every utility asset and customer node on the grid, allowing energy providers to anticipate outages and identify network losses, respond to them quickly, and distribute electricity more efficiently. In addition, it gives consumers complete control over their energy infrastructure, allowing them to handle not only invoicing but also installations and logistics. BPS's goal is to improve the quality and duration of electricity supplied to African cities by building smart grids across the continent and using data to reduce significant inefficiencies in electricity distribution systems.

Poa! provides low cost internet to individuals and small businesses in low-income neighborhoods in East Africa. poa! offers customers access to affordable and reliable data that is 40% cheaper than network operators, free content and free online services and tools. poa! services are delivered through a Wi-Fi network that blankets an entire neighborhood, enabling access to the internet on any Wi-Fi enabled device at any time. Unlike competitors, poa! offers transparent pricing, data bundles that are not time-limited and free content and online services such as job boards and marketplaces.

Shamba Pride is a technology-driven company that offers online to offline platforms to connect smallholder farmers to services from technology-powered digishops. They provide tools and technology to agricultural input distributors to help them provide quality agricultural products, services, and information to their farmers. They offer services such as agro dealer upscaling, financial management, soil testing, and logistics management services.