Startups Profile

SPARK Schools was co-founded by Stacey Brewer and Ryan Harrison in 2012. Concerned by the state of South African education they committed to finding a solution.  They believed that an innovative approach could disrupt the crisis in South African education and dedicated themselves to creating a new model that would provide access to high-quality education […]

VeggieVictory was founded in 2013 and its flagship product is a plant-based meat chunk alternative dubbed Vchunks, a protein-rich analog developed, produced and packaged locally in Nigeria, and currently sold in over 12 states in the country. After Hakeem, himself a vegan for many years, returned from a trip to Asia where he found many

TymeBank offers a transactional bank account with zero or low monthly fees and a savings product. Most of its customers are onboarded via physical kiosks, usually in Pick n Pay and Boxer stores around the country.  Since launching in February 2019, TymeBank has grown rapidly and now has about 2.8 million customers. TymeBank claims to

Founded in February of 2017 and led by Jonathan Ovadia, CEO, Ovex is a cryptocurrency exchange platform, specializing in OTC trading and arbitrage, offering South Africa’s largest selection of digital asset markets.  With $300m (USD) in monthly trading volume, the company delivers prime brokerage services to institutions and high net-worth individuals globally amid rising demand

Founded by Kiaan Pillay, Natalie Cuthbert, and Priyen Pillay, Stitch works to provide full API access to financial accounts across Africa starting from its first market, South Africa. The Stitch API also allows developers to connect apps to financial accounts within minutes, allowing their users to share their transaction histories and balances, confirm their identities,

Mehta co-founded Uncover with Jade Oyateru (COO) and Catherine Lee (advisor), who were inspired to build a data-driven, digital-first health and wellness brand for African women by leveraging their experience and expertise. Uncover was launched after incubation at Antler. It uses African botanicals and outsources its manufacturing to Korean original design manufacturers, who they say

The story of Koa can be traced back to MEST Africa as it’s the first place the two co-founders met and worked. But the idea to start a company together hadn’t been born yet.  They were only heavily involved in MEST’s mission, which is to incubate and help scale African entrepreneurs and startups, and were

Launched in 2014, Charis UAS was the first-ever licensed UAV company in Rwanda and provides high-quality aerial imagery and data solutions to support intelligent decision-making. They are the first-ever licensed drone company in Rwanda and a leader in drone services and manufacturing. Their company provides high-quality aerial imagery and data solutions to support intelligent decision-making

The startup was founded by Miishe Addy and Solomon Torgbor in 2018. The founders started Jetstream to enable African businesses to see and control their cross-border supply chains. It aggregates private sector logistics providers at African ports and borders and brings them online. Jetstream Africa is also an e-logistics company founded in Tema, Ghana, and

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