FINCA Ventures

Amped Innovation designs and manufactures off-grid solar systems and appliances for solar-rich environments, building its own circuits, software, and mechanical components.

CleantechEnergyHardwarePalo Alto, US

Kurt Kuhlmann(Executive Officer, Director)inWhitney Goodwin(Executive Officer, Director)Andrea Kleissner(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAutodesk FoundationGlobal PartnershipsSilicon Valley

Bankingly provides a SaaS digital banking platform for banks, credit unions, and regulated financial institutions, offering digital channels, onboarding, payments, AI-based fraud prevention, and compliance tools on an API-first architecture.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSMontevideo, UY

Co-investors2080 VenturesDalus CapitalKube VCElevar EquityFirst Check VenturesSixThirty Ventures

CassVita uses a process to extend the shelf-life of cassava from 3 days to 18 months and processes the crop in automated facilities into fufu, flour, starch, and animal feed, which it sells to multinationals including Nestle.

AgTechFoodTechImpact & Social Good

Pelkins Ajanoh(Cofounder)

Co-investorsDorm RoomMulago FoundationSBXi

Converts food waste into protein feed additive using Black Soldier Fly larvae, sold to poultry and fish farmers across Tanzania and Kenya.

Aggregates smallholder farmers into larger 'mosaic' farms with professional agronomy and guaranteed income.

Builds cold-chain infrastructure linking rural farmers to urban vendors in East Africa.

Elucid provides health programs, financial services, and verified impact reporting for producers and workers in global supply chains, aiming to improve healthcare access and livelihoods while giving companies sustainability data.

AgTechDigital HealthImpact & Social Good

Co-investorsElea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization

FINCA provides inclusive financial services to microentrepreneurs through a network of community-based banks and microfinance institutions, and invests in early-stage high-impact enterprises.

FintechImpact & Social GoodMarketplaces

FloatPays is a financial services provider offering credit and payments solutions, regulated in South Africa as a financial intermediary and payments provider.

FintechHR TechSaaSCape Town, ZA

Simon Ward(Founder)in

Co-investors4DX VenturesFounders Factory AfricaThe Raba PartnershipY Combinator

Helps financial institutions invest in smallholder farmers in Ghana via cashless input loans and digital loan management.

The National Geographic Society funds and supports Explorer-led projects in science, conservation, exploration, education, storytelling and technology across six focus areas including ocean, land, wildlife and space.

Climate TechEdTechImpact & Social Good

Good Nature Agro is an agriculture company operating in Zambia, working with legume farmers.

AgTechImpact & Social GoodLusaka, ZM

Co-investorsCeniarthGlobal PartnershipsGoodwell Investments

Provides hyper-local tropical weather forecasts via SMS to help farmers make smarter planting decisions.

Jibu is a for-profit social enterprise that finances, equips, and trains entrepreneurs in emerging markets to run franchises producing safe drinking water through multi-step filtration, along with other essential products such as LPG and fortified porridge.

CleantechFoodTechImpact & Social GoodMarketplacesColorado Springs, US

Randall Scot Welsch(Executive Officer)Galen Michael Welsch(Executive Officer)

Kentaste is an East African producer and exporter of coconut products, including virgin coconut oil, milk, cream, desiccated coconut, coconut flour, and coconut snacks.

Advanced ManufacturingConsumerFoodTech

Co-investorsAHL Venture Partners

Kuunda provides liquidity solutions and credit access for agents, small businesses, and consumers in emerging economies across Africa and Asia.

B2B MarketplacesFintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS

Co-investorsAccion Venture Lab4Di CapitalAccionE4E AfricaSeedstarsFuture Africa

Kwara provides modern banking software for credit unions (SACCOs), enabling staff to manage operations and members to save, borrow, and earn returns.

Cloud ComputingFintechImpact & Social GoodSaaSNairobi, KE

Cynthia(Founder & Chairperson of the Board)inEmilie(COO & CPO)in

Co-investorsE4E AfricaHoaQSoftBank Investment Advisers’ Emerge ProgramThe Raba Partnership

Pan-African eyewear brand expanding access to affordable eye care across 10 countries with 134+ stores.

Co-investorsAsia Africa Investment & Consulting (AAIC)Beyond Capital VenturesEQ2 VenturesSaviu VenturesAfricInvestProparco

MDaaS builds digital health infrastructure and services for healthcare providers across Africa.

Digital HealthHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US

Oluwasoga Oni(Executive Officer, Director)Genevieve Oni(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMobolaji Adeoye(Director)

Co-investorsConsonance Investment ManagersNewtown PartnersTechstarsVentures Platform

Provides mapping and land documentation services to smallholder farmers, unlocking land value.

Penda Health operates a network of medical centers in Nairobi providing outpatient, home-based, specialist, and diagnostic care, along with telemedicine, to patients and corporate partners.

Digital HealthHealthtechNairobi, KE

Co-investorsGlobal PartnershipsNovastar Ventures

Releaf Earth produces biochar from organic and agricultural waste in Nigeria, providing carbon sequestration, improved soil fertility, and rural jobs.

AgTechCircular EconomyClimate Tech

Co-investorsAngaza CapitalConsonance Investment ManagersFlori Ventures

Rising Academies works with governments to improve teaching and learning in public school systems, using structured curriculum, teacher coaching, assessment data, and AI-enabled tools.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechImpact & Social Good

Co-investorsMulago Foundation

Sanivation partners with local governments and water utilities in African secondary cities to manage waste safely.

Circular EconomyCleantechImpact & Social Good

Emily Woods(Cofounder)Andrew Foote(Cofounder)

Co-investorsCool Climate CollectiveSilicon Valley

Designed Hemafuse, a manual autotransfusion device that recycles blood during internal bleeding without electricity.

YYTZ Agro processes and supplies cashew nuts, operating a mechanized cashew processing facility and offering full farm-to-table traceability.

AgTechFoodTechToronto, CA

Co-investorsGlobal Partnerships