Startups Profile

Launched in 2018 by actuaries Alex Thomson, Sumarie Greybe, and Ernest North, Naked Insurance has built an end-to-end digital platform that enables customers to manage their entire insurance experience online from an app.  Its platform offers comprehensive and instant cover for cars, homes, contents, and standalone items, using AI and automation to create a new […]

Founded in 2019, Wapi Pay, which has offices in Nairobi, Singapore, and Tianjin (China), delivers platform-to-platform integrations, global accounts, and virtual wallets to offer its partners and customers convenient global payments and financial products. In 2019, inspired and prepared by our background in the fintech and banking sector, we set out to start Wapi Pay

Launched in 2019, MVX is a maritime trade and logistics platform with platforms that match the demand for offshore support vessels in the energy industry and provide digital freight forwarding, customs, and in-land logistics services. The startup launched its debut product, the energy sector-focused MVXenergi, in March 2019, and in March 2020 rolled out MVXtransit,

HealthDart’s mobile app helps patients easily and affordably access the healthcare and medication they need, through a mix of virtual and physical consults with nurses and doctors supported by fast and affordable delivery of medication directly to a patient’s home or work. HealthDart is looking to partner with independent pharmacies, nurses, and doctors to grow

Co-founded in 2019 by venture builder The Delta and a private investor, Revio is a SaaS company that powers growing or scaling e-commerce and subscription-based businesses.  In its simplest form, Revio provides recurring billing automation, sending electronic invoices, accepting any payment method, and reconciling with ease.  With its three core products, Payment Orchestration, Billing Automation,

Gamr is a brand that is tech-savvy and progressive, they utilize these qualities and the tools that come with them to create a thriving and lucrative gaming ecosystem in Africa and are primed to break into the global tournament scene. Their mission is to nurture and advance gaming culture and eSports in Africa and the

Treepz was founded in 2019 by Akumah, Johnny Ena, Afolabi Oluseyi, and John Shuaibu as a bus-hailing platform in Nigeria.  At the time, the startup, which was named, Plentywaka, provided a convenient way for users in the bustling city of Lagos to book bus trips. Only a few months before its launch, Opera-backed OBus had

The company was founded in 2014 by two brothers, JP van der Spuy and Thomas van der Spuy, and it has since evolved, growing its product offering and capacity.  This came after the company supplied a white-labeled telephonic payment mechanism at first. Callpay is a Payment Solution Partner to Merchants and the digital payment industry.

Launched in 2020 by Tunji Andrews, Tina Ajishebiyawo, and Gboyega Olatunde, Awabah is a digital platform providing pension access to Africa’s self-employed. The startup is dedicated to making micro-pension services available to those in the informal sector and those whose employers are not legally required to deduct and remit pensions.  Tunji Andrews co-piloted a project

Babban Gona delivers low-cost agriculture inputs, financial services, and training to a franchise network of smallholder maize and rice farmers. Babban Gona is working to revitalize Nigeria’s agricultural sector by serving networks of smallholder farmers. Babban Gona delivers training, credit, agricultural inputs, marketing support, and other key services to farmers’ doorsteps.  Babban Gona’s model is