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BasiGo provides electric buses designed for African public transport, along with a pay-as-you-drive leasing model that removes the high upfront cost of ownership and a charging and service network.
CleantechClimate TechMobility & TransportationClaymont, US
Jonathan Green(CFO & Co-Founder)Abhijit Bhattacharya(Executive Officer, Director)Jit Bhattacharya(CEO & Co-Founder)Moses Nderitu(Kenya Managing Director)Doreen Orishaba(Chief Product Officer)
BoardAkira Wada(Director)
Co-investorsKeiki CapitalMoxxie VenturesNimble PartnersTrucks VC
Breadfast is a delivery app offering groceries, fresh bakery items, fruits and vegetables, ready-to-eat meals, beauty, pharmacy, and household products, along with financial features like cashback and rewards.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationCairo, EG
Muhammad Habib(Founder)inAbdallah Nofal(Founder)inMostafa Amin
Co-investors4DX Ventures500 GlobalOutliers VCShorooq PartnersVershina CapitalVNV Global+5 more
Chowdeck is a food delivery platform in Africa that connects customers with restaurants and delivery riders.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesLA, NG
Femi Aluko(Founder)inOlumide Ojo(Founder)inLanre Yusuf(Founder)in
BoardBrian Waswani Odhiambo(Director)in
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalGFR FundHoaQPalm Drive CapitalRocketship.vcVelocity Digital+1 more
Elephant provides digital health infrastructure for public healthcare systems in low- and middle-income countries, offering an offline-capable EHR (ElephantOS), clinical guidance tools (Elephant Nudge), and an AI-driven platform to integrate third-party healthcare tools into clinical workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechUK, ZA
Michael D.(Founder)in
Co-investorsEntrΓ©e CapitalManta Ray VenturesPUSH Ventures
Novastar Fund III (NVIII) portfolio company.
Co-investorsCeniarth
Co-investorsLateral CapitalVKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)Waarde Capital
Komaza is a forestry company in Kenya that uses a smallholder microforestry model, partnering with thousands of small farmers to grow trees on distributed land pockets rather than large plantations.
AgTechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodNairobi, KE
Tevis Howard(Founder)Ayesha Wagle(Executive Officer)Joris de Vries(Director)
BoardSteve Beck(Director)
Co-investorsCeniarth
MAX operates a transportation platform in Africa that provides vehicles, financing, insurance, and driver training to transport operators and micro-entrepreneurs, and offers ride services to passengers.
CleantechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsAlitheia CapitalBreakthrough Energy VenturesGoodwell InvestmentsOlive Tree CapitalShell FoundationWaarde Capital
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationLagos, NG
Chinedu Azodoh(Executive Officer, Director)Adetayo Bamiduro(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCapria VenturesTechstarsEndeavor CatalystGlobal VenturesTriple Jump
MoKo Home designs and sells modern furniture pieces for residential customers.
ConsumerE-commerce
Moniepoint provides banking, payments, credit, and cross-border payment services along with business management tools for African businesses and individuals, with a focus on MSMEs.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsCapria VenturesDevelopment Partners InternationalNew VoicesOui CapitalQED InvestorsInternational Finance Corporation+4 more
mPharma operates a network of pharmacies across Africa that uses technology to negotiate lower drug prices with manufacturers and manage prescription information and payments.
B2B MarketplacesDigital HealthHealthtechLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investors4DX VenturesBreyer CapitalOTVPeregrine VenturesThe Raba PartnershipTimon Capital+2 more
Co-investorsLearn CapitalManta Ray VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Nimble PartnersRethink Capital Partners
Seattle, US
Nick Quintong(Executive Officer, Director)Fausto Marcigot(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Hahn(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMark O'Keefe(Director)Laura Talsma(Director)
Co-investorsE3 CapitalGlobal Innovation FundVillage Capital
PayGo Energy builds hardware and software to expand access to Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) for clean cooking in emerging markets, targeting consumers who otherwise rely on charcoal and kerosene.
CleantechEnergyHardwareNairobi, KE
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-investorsFINCA VenturesGlobal Partnerships
Regen Organics locally manufactures regenerative products to decarbonize the production of food, feed, and fuel, serving farmers and food systems in emerging markets.
AgTechCircular EconomyClimate Tech
The Sanergy Collaborative is a network of partner organizations addressing the sanitation crisis in densely populated cities through a circular economy approach: building safe sanitation systems, collecting and treating waste, and upcycling it into products like organic fertilizer, ecofuels, and animal feed.
Circular EconomyCleantechImpact & Social GoodNairobi, KE
Sistema.bio manufactures prefabricated, modular tubular biodigesters that convert animal dung into biogas for small and medium-sized farms.
AgTechCleantechClimate TechEnergyMexico City
Alexander Eaton(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inCamilo PagΓ©s(Founder)in
BoardThibault Couturier(Director)Liesbet Mijlemans(Director)inMarcus Watson(Director)inJoyce Cacho(Director)
Co-investorsDila CapitalFactor[e] VenturesShell Foundation
Oakland, US
Ella Peinovich(Executive Officer, Director)Gwendolyn Floyd(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAshoka Reddy(Director)Ernest T. Selig(Director)Percy Grundy(Director)Elizabeth White(Director)
San Francisco, US
Michael Ukpong(Executive Officer, Director)Ruke Awaritefe(Executive Officer, Director)Chukwunenye Onyekachi Izukanne(Executive Officer, Director)Onyekachi Izukanne(Founder)in
BoardTidjane Deme(Director)inCyril Collon(Director)in
Co-investorsMSA NovoSahel CapitalPartech Ventures
Turaco provides simple, affordable microinsurance products for mass-market and underserved customers in Africa, delivered through partnerships with brands and financial institutions.
FintechImpact & Social GoodInsurTechWilmington, US
Charles Welden(Director)Rachel Levenson(Director)Theodore Pantone(Director)Peter Gross(Director)Brekly Pantone(Director)
Co-investorsAfricInvestAmbassadors Impact NetworkEnza CapitalGlobal PartnershipsMercy Corps VenturesMusha Ventures+2 more
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