Startups Profile

Launched as TozzaPlus in 2017, the startup was founded by Paul Kimani and Jackson Kibigo. As TozzaPlus, it was a full-on enterprise resource planning (ERP) software providing inventory management, CRM, HRM, accounting, and project management solutions. It was rebranded in 2019 to WorkPay making it a cloud-based human resources management and payroll solution for small […]

Founded in 2015 by Islam Shawky, Alain El Hajj, and Mostafa Menessy, Paymob is an infrastructure technology enabler providing payment solutions to empower digital financial service providers through mobile wallet technology. Paymob’s mobile wallet infrastructure processes over 85% market share of transactions in Egypt and serves merchants across five different markets including Kenya, Pakistan, and

Founded in 2012, LightWare gives eyes to machines, designing and manufacturing the world’s smallest and lightest precision LiDAR systems for use in drones, robots, autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and other applications. The company delivers leading-edge LiDAR technology to global clients including the largest internet, logistics, and drone companies in the world. LiDAR is a remote

Founded in 2018 by Eric Muli, Lipa Later started as a program to help internal employees access mobile phones that’d allow them to be efficient at work. Muli had initially founded Alpha Force Security Ltd, a company that dispatches security guards to homes and offices in Kenya. In 2017, Alpha Force started a mobile phone

Guidepost was established in 2012 to help improve the quality of life of people living with diabetes, a condition that affects more than 400 million people globally. Led by a team of medical doctors, scientists, and AI specialists, they are committed to finding solutions to help as many people living with diabetes as possible. A

Formed in 2011, and based in Cape Town, South Africa, Sea Monster creates engaging, memorable digital content and experiences using animation and games that drive business and social outcomes.  The startup’s creative digital products have solved communication, change management, staff engagement, and learning challenges for some of the largest corporates in South Africa and around

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

Launched in 2019, VALR is a digital asset platform that allows customers to buy, sell, store and transfer Bitcoin and 60 other cryptocurrencies – the widest selection of any platform in Africa – seamlessly and securely.  It has so far processed over US$7.5 billion in trading volume and serves over 250,000 retail customers and 500

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

DPO is the largest and fastest-growing African payment gateway. They offer small and medium-sized businesses, right up to global companies, the solution, the technology, the opportunity, and the support to make and receive online payments wherever and whenever they want. Developed in-house, their solutions enable customers to make and receive business payments quickly and securely