Author name: Techie

Founded in 2018, Wallets Africa makes it easy for users to transact across Africa with an app and a card. According to founder and CEO, John Oke, the startup wants to be Africa’s foremost borderless digital financial platform. The idea for Wallets Africa first crossed the founder’s mind in 2016 when he was a software […]

Founded by Abubakari Malik Addae, and Shen Tian, Lifecheq is a fintech platform empowering financial advisers to provide quality, holistic financial advice. Since its launch in 2018, LifeCheq has helped more than 45,000 users in South Africa to gain access to financial advice and planning. The startup uses data and algorithms to tailor and personalize

Launched as CarGet in 2017, Planet42 partners with dealerships across South Africa to offer access to a personal car to its largely underbanked clientele. The startup uses an automated scoring algorithm to process client applications based on the credit bureau, affordability, and alternative data. If the application is approved, Planet42 analyzes2 the customer’s validation documents

Founded in 2014 by Ahmed Abu Elhaz and Mohammad ElShami, Shezlong enables users to find and speak to licensed psychiatry therapists through its web-based platform.  Shortly after receiving a diagnosis of depression years ago, Ahmed Abu Elhaz was hard-pressed to find psychotherapy services that were professional, reliable, and cheap. The glaring market gap inspired the

Founded in 2018 by Moses Onitilo and Olusegun George, Jamborow brings together all players in the financial ecosystem, including lenders, borrowers, and intermediaries. Its system digitizes KYC data, automated and digitized operations, creates a credit score for all members, avails e-wallets to members, provides additional sources of funding for on-lending, has a business intelligence tool,

Founded in 2012 by Gys Kappers and Gerhard Pretorius, the Stellenbosch-based Wyzetalk is a digital employee engagement platform that has successfully deployed with corporates such as Shoprite, Woolworths, Pick n Pay, RCL Foods, Harmony Gold, and Impala Platinum. Their journey began by signing up local, proudly South African companies and clients like Woolworths, Pick n

Founded by couple Syrine Chaalala and Mohamed Gastli, nextProtein harvests Black Soldier Fly larvae, which are processed into valuable components for aquaculture, livestock, and pet feedstocks, as well as agricultural fertilizer. NextProtein has specialized in the breeding of insect larvae which it transforms into components dedicated to animal feed, as well as organic and natural

Founded by an American woman entrepreneur, Tomato Jos grows and processes tomatoes, maize, and soya in Nigeria.  The company uses best practices in agriculture and food processing, coupled with local market expertise, to replace bulk tomato imports with better quality, locally-processed products. Tomato Jos was founded with the vision to create and retain local value-add