Startups Profile

Folklore was founded in 2018 by Amira Rasool. Previously, Folklore sourced, shipped, and did last-mile delivery to customers in 20 countries including the US which did not allow it to grow fast enough. As there was a spike in demand for fashion and lifestyle products, their sales hastened the startup’s shift to wholesale. The Folklore […]

Founded in 2014 by Arjun Khoosal and Sayo Folawiyo, Kandua helps anyone who needs work done in their home – from small fixes to major renovations – to find a vetted, background-checked professional.  It also helps independent contractors and small businesses to make a name for themselves and to grow their businesses by helping them

Founded in 2018, Cape Bio Pharms (Pty Ltd) is the holding company for the group of Cape Biologix Technologies companies; Cape Biologix Technologies (SA) and Cape Biologix Technologies (MAU). With its headquarters in Cape Town, South Africa, Cape Bio Pharms drives innovation for the group by conducting product and process research and developing and owning

Launched in June 2020, CribMD connects users with doctors for house calls and telemedicine services via its on-demand platform, allowing them to schedule appointments from the comfort and safety of their homes, on their schedule. CribMD is a digital Doctor on Demand platform whose goal is to provide medical care at a very affordable rate

Launched in 2014, Popote launched its primary product, a payment, expense management, and accounting solution called PopotePay, in 2017.  The startup also offers other solutions aligned with its long-term vision to be the world’s leading provider of financial technology-driven solutions that promote team collaboration, mobility, and convenience. PopotePay allows businesses to link and payout multiple

Buycoins was founded in 2017 by Timi Ajiboye, Ire Aderinokun, and Tomiwa Lasebikan to afford Nigerians a safe and easy way to buy, sell and store cryptocurrencies.  After being called Buycoins for the past three years, the exchange and all the products created by its team will now be housed under the new parent company,

Bitnob is a peer-to-peer platform that enables the purchase and sale of Cryptocurrency. These services are facilitated by Bitnob Technologies Limited, British Virgin Islands. Bitnob does not provide remittance services in the form of fiat.  Bitnob is not a foreign remittance or money exchange platform. Bitnob is in partnership with third-party licensed companies that facilitate

AgroCenta was founded by two ex-esoko employees, Francis Obirikorang and Michael K. Ocansey in 2015 to improve the agricultural value chain in Ghana by solving two critical problems rural-based smallholder farmers faced namely, access to market and access to finance, be it formal or informal.  The lack of access to structured markets results in smallholder

SunCulture: Story, Founders, Investors & Funding Rounds Founded in 2013 by Samir Ibrahim, Sunculture offers solutions tailored to smallholder farmers by combining mobile banking technology with pay-as-you-go (PAYG) financing and value-add to reach customers across Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Zambia, Senegal, Togo, and Ivory Coast. As the first company to commercialize solar-powered irrigation in Africa, SunCulture

Launched in 2019 as a digital logistics marketplace, Amitruck connects shippers with transporters operating trucks, vans, tuk-tuks (three-wheelers), pickups, and motorbikes, allowing them to negotiate the rates of haulage.  The platform also lets shippers customize services, for example, to add off-loading charges and it includes a transporter’s rating and the mean number of trips made,