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Terragon is a leading Data and Marketing Technology company that uses data aggregation and predictive analytics to help African-focused businesses intelligently connect with their customers across channels and devices. Headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, Terragon also has operations in Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, and India.

Talstack is a subscription-based talent management platform that helps companies identify learning gaps among employees and address them by providing access to courses and mentorship from Africa's top professionals.

Founded in 2020, Vendease is an online marketplace based in Lagos, Nigeria. It enables restaurants across Africa to order supplies directly from farms and manufacturers, digitizing procurement processes, automating inventory management, and providing analytics for improved profitability.

Pastel is a company focused on supporting African businesses by providing financial applications that enhance operational efficiency. It offers various tools, including quick receipt management, bookkeeping solutions, and financing options tailored for small businesses in developing countries. By leveraging artificial intelligence and data science, Pastel develops digital tools that empower clients to improve their financial accountability and streamline their business processes. The company's mission is to unlock the potential of these businesses, enabling them to thrive in a competitive landscape.

Kobo360 is a digital logistics platform that connects cargo owners, truck owners/drivers, and recipients. It uses data analytics and technology to streamline supply chains, reduce waste, and enable efficient delivery of goods across Africa.

uLesson is an educational technology company based in Jos, Nigeria, founded in 2019. It specializes in providing a mobile application that offers home education solutions for students across Africa. The platform delivers curriculum-relevant content in subjects such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology, enabling learners to study effectively without the burden of internet connectivity issues. uLesson’s offerings include streaming content and secure digital cards, ensuring accessibility for students with varying internet capabilities. The company integrates a culture-specific curriculum with a network of tutors and practice tests, allowing users to receive tailored educational support aligned with their syllabi. This innovative approach aims to enhance learning outcomes and facilitate exam preparation for students throughout the region.

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.

Autochek is an automotive technology company that operates online platforms connecting buyers and sellers and provides digital infrastructure for the car market. Founded in 2020 and based in South Africa, it offers an automotive marketplace that supports access to auto loans, maintenance and aftersales services, warranty solutions, and transactional capabilities, helping buyers and sellers coordinate and maintain vehicle records.

Okra is a fintech company that develops open finance infrastructure to digitize financial services, with a focus on Africa. Its platform securely connects financial accounts to business applications and services, enabling clients to access financial information and payment capabilities as needed and facilitating seamless integration of financial data into workflows.

uLesson is an educational technology company based in Jos, Nigeria, founded in 2019. It specializes in providing a mobile application that offers home education solutions for students across Africa. The platform delivers curriculum-relevant content in subjects such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology, enabling learners to study effectively without the burden of internet connectivity issues. uLesson’s offerings include streaming content and secure digital cards, ensuring accessibility for students with varying internet capabilities. The company integrates a culture-specific curriculum with a network of tutors and practice tests, allowing users to receive tailored educational support aligned with their syllabi. This innovative approach aims to enhance learning outcomes and facilitate exam preparation for students throughout the region.

Ilara Health develops and distributes AI-powered diagnostic devices for primary care doctors serving rural and peri-urban communities in Africa, with its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. The compact devices connect to a proprietary software platform and electronic medical records, recording patient data to support accurate, affordable diagnostics at the point of care. The company aims to expand access to essential diagnostics by targeting the highly fragmented primary care infrastructure and delivering devices directly to clinicians, enabling clinicians to deliver timely, data-backed diagnostic services.

Autochek is an automotive technology company that operates online platforms connecting buyers and sellers and provides digital infrastructure for the car market. Founded in 2020 and based in South Africa, it offers an automotive marketplace that supports access to auto loans, maintenance and aftersales services, warranty solutions, and transactional capabilities, helping buyers and sellers coordinate and maintain vehicle records.

Okra is a fintech company that develops open finance infrastructure to digitize financial services, with a focus on Africa. Its platform securely connects financial accounts to business applications and services, enabling clients to access financial information and payment capabilities as needed and facilitating seamless integration of financial data into workflows.

uLesson is an educational technology company based in Jos, Nigeria, founded in 2019. It specializes in providing a mobile application that offers home education solutions for students across Africa. The platform delivers curriculum-relevant content in subjects such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology, enabling learners to study effectively without the burden of internet connectivity issues. uLesson’s offerings include streaming content and secure digital cards, ensuring accessibility for students with varying internet capabilities. The company integrates a culture-specific curriculum with a network of tutors and practice tests, allowing users to receive tailored educational support aligned with their syllabi. This innovative approach aims to enhance learning outcomes and facilitate exam preparation for students throughout the region.

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.

Kobo360 is a digital logistics platform that connects cargo owners, truck owners/drivers, and recipients. It uses data analytics and technology to streamline supply chains, reduce waste, and enable efficient delivery of goods across Africa.

Andela is a technology company that recruits, screens, trains, and manages software developers for organizations worldwide. Through its AI-powered talent platform, Andela Talent Cloud, it enables clients to hire individual engineers or fully managed teams with rapid onboarding and flexible engagement models, often at lower cost and faster delivery than traditional hiring. The company handles the groundwork for global staffing, including recruitment, onboarding, payroll, compliance, and ongoing talent management, allowing clients to scale engineering capacity as needed. Andela maintains a diverse, geographically distributed network of developers across numerous countries, with emphasis on Africa and other emerging markets. Its expertise spans application development, artificial intelligence, cloud and DevOps, data engineering, and related fields. Andela serves a range of customers from startups to established brands, helping them accelerate project delivery and access top technology talent.

Kobo360 is a digital logistics platform that connects cargo owners, truck owners/drivers, and recipients. It uses data analytics and technology to streamline supply chains, reduce waste, and enable efficient delivery of goods across Africa.

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.

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.

Terragon is a leading Data and Marketing Technology company that uses data aggregation and predictive analytics to help African-focused businesses intelligently connect with their customers across channels and devices. Headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, Terragon also has operations in Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, and India.

Andela is a technology company that recruits, screens, trains, and manages software developers for organizations worldwide. Through its AI-powered talent platform, Andela Talent Cloud, it enables clients to hire individual engineers or fully managed teams with rapid onboarding and flexible engagement models, often at lower cost and faster delivery than traditional hiring. The company handles the groundwork for global staffing, including recruitment, onboarding, payroll, compliance, and ongoing talent management, allowing clients to scale engineering capacity as needed. Andela maintains a diverse, geographically distributed network of developers across numerous countries, with emphasis on Africa and other emerging markets. Its expertise spans application development, artificial intelligence, cloud and DevOps, data engineering, and related fields. Andela serves a range of customers from startups to established brands, helping them accelerate project delivery and access top technology talent.

Upstream S.A. is a mobile marketing technology company that operates the MINT platform, designed to enhance mobile commerce in high-growth markets. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Athens, Greece, Upstream provides a comprehensive suite of mobile solutions, including marketing promotions, mobile content, loyalty programs, and advanced credit services. The company integrates with over 50 mobile operators across 43 markets, enabling 1.2 billion consumers to access and pay for digital subscription services seamlessly via their mobile devices. By tailoring high-value digital services to local market conditions and utilizing direct carrier billing, Upstream has successfully engaged half a billion consumers, converting 65 million into paying customers through subscription micro-payment models. With additional offices in key cities such as London, New York, Rio de Janeiro, and Dubai, Upstream aims to drive mobile commerce growth globally.

Runcom Technologies Ltd. is a privately owned company based in Rishon Lezion, Israel, specializing in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of advanced equipment and systems for 4G wireless communications networks. The company offers a range of products, including high-capacity LTE base stations and network solutions tailored for small to medium-sized operators. Additionally, Runcom provides a variety of 4G WiMAX products, infrastructure solutions, and access devices, such as customer premises equipment and VoIP phones. Recognized as a pioneer in OFDMA technology, Runcom's innovations have been adopted by industry standards organizations for wireless telecommunications. The company also delivers surveillance solutions and various support services, catering to network operators, system integrators, and value-added resellers worldwide. Founded in 1997, Runcom continues to play a significant role in enhancing communication services across mobile and fixed devices.

Axerra Networks Incorporated is a company specializing in circuit and service emulation solutions over packet access networks. Founded in 1999 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, with additional offices in Moscow, Waltham, Woodbury, and Wanchai, Axerra offers innovative pseudo-wire solutions that allow mobile wireless operators, cable multiple system operators, competitive service providers, and incumbent carriers to effectively extend Internet Protocol (IP), legacy voice, and data services over Ethernet, IP, and MPLS networks. The company's product lineup includes pseudo-wire gateways and access devices that support multiservice capabilities and facilitate service interworking across diverse transport technologies such as Ethernet, MPLS, and WiMAX. Axerra's solutions enable the conversion of various packet access networks to alternatives for traditional time-division multiplexing (TDM) access and layer-2 services. Additionally, the company provides solutions for service convergence, mobile backhaul, and business service delivery, addressing the evolving needs of telecommunications and data service providers.

IXI Mobile, Inc. engages in the development, production, and marketing of mobile messaging devices and related services. The company’s data-centric wireless mobile devices, Ogo, deliver various applications, including email, instant messaging, short messaging service, RSS, voice, Web browsing, games, headlines, and other Web information solutions. The company, through third parties, also provides hosted services, including gateways and backend servers, as well as related launch and support services. It serves mobile operators, mobile virtual network operators, and Internet service providers. The company, formerly Israel Technology Acquisition Company, is based in Belmont, California. As of January 8, 2009, IXI Mobile, Inc. operates as subsidiary of Runcom Technologies Ltd.

Axerra Networks Incorporated is a company specializing in circuit and service emulation solutions over packet access networks. Founded in 1999 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, with additional offices in Moscow, Waltham, Woodbury, and Wanchai, Axerra offers innovative pseudo-wire solutions that allow mobile wireless operators, cable multiple system operators, competitive service providers, and incumbent carriers to effectively extend Internet Protocol (IP), legacy voice, and data services over Ethernet, IP, and MPLS networks. The company's product lineup includes pseudo-wire gateways and access devices that support multiservice capabilities and facilitate service interworking across diverse transport technologies such as Ethernet, MPLS, and WiMAX. Axerra's solutions enable the conversion of various packet access networks to alternatives for traditional time-division multiplexing (TDM) access and layer-2 services. Additionally, the company provides solutions for service convergence, mobile backhaul, and business service delivery, addressing the evolving needs of telecommunications and data service providers.