Startups Profile

Founded in Nairobi, Kenya in 2015, PayGo builds hardware and software solutions to help grow early-stage markets for LPG.  It all began in the informal settlement of Mukuru kwa Reuben in the industrial area of Nairobi, Kenya. They noticed that charcoal and kerosene were available for sale on every street corner, but LPG was difficult […]

Peach Payments began after a chance meeting between Rahul Jain and Andreas Demleitner in 2009. As immigrants to South Africa, they were unsure if they would remain – or even when their paths would next cross. But the two knew they had complementary traits. So two years later, they decided to reunite in Cape Town

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

Founded in 2019, Apollo Agriculture empowers farmers to increase their profitability with access to financing, high-quality farm inputs, insurance, and optimized advice.  The startup leverages machine learning, remote sensing, and mobile payments to accurately underwrite farm credit risk and has built an automatically managed network of more than 5,000 agents and nearly 1,000 retailers that

Around the world, investing is a trusted and sustainable path to building long-lasting wealth. But unfortunately, in Africa, investing is making the majority poorer because they are limited to local capital markets that are volatile and currency returns that are negatively adjusted by inflation and devaluation. Worst still, most Africans are not investing because they

Founded in 2011 by Mai Medhat and Nihal Fare, Bevy was purpose-built to help companies build, grow and scale their global communities by developing mobile event apps, ticketing, registration systems, and business intelligence reports that enable event organizers to create engaging event experiences. Early customers included Asana, Atlassian, Docker, Duolingo, Evernote, and Salesforce. In 2019,

Founded in 2016, Helium uses proprietary technology and data to empower healthcare providers to make better decisions, operate more efficiently, and improve patient outcomes. Wider healthcare stakeholders also benefit from Helium’s data-driven insights, leading to optimum resource allocation and oversight. Helium has grown rapidly to date in Africa, solving the continent’s problems of fragmented markets,

Located in Rondebosch the heart of Cape Town’s Southern Suburbs, their location offers convenience and world-class facilities, that are easily accessible from all the major arterial routes in and out of the City. Ingress Medical Centre Rondebosch provides patients with the best possible medical services, delivered with integrity and respect. They pride themselves on their

Founded and launched by CEO Joanna Bichsel in July 2016, Kasha sells menstrual care products, contraceptives, pharmaceuticals, and a range of beauty products, and delivers to customers confidentially. The startup allows customers to place orders for products via its website, a mobile app, an SMS shortcode, or a phone call. It does not require a

The company, founded by Omar Saleh, Ahmed Wagueeh, Fatma El Shenawy, and Omar Salah in 2019, provides basic banking and various financial services focusing on middle and lower-income earners.  Its entry point product was an earned wage access product launched in 2020. Dubbed Khazna HR, this product allows partner employers to offer cash advances to