Startups Profile

Omnisient: Story, Founders, Investors & Funding Rounds

The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Cape Town, South Africa. It offers consumer insights and market benchmarking, data partnership evaluations, customer data commercialization, and customer data exchange. Omnisient is Africa’s first cloud-based privacy-preserving data collaboration platform and the leader in emerging markets.  Omnisient’s bank-grade cryptography protects consumer privacy and ensures compliance […]

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Youverify: Story, Founders, Investors & Funding Rounds

Youverify came into Africa’s regtech scene when founder and CEO Gbenga Odegbami founded the company in 2018. Launched in the Nigerian market, Youverify first provided an API for address and identity verification to several financial institutions. Now it has added more KYC products and expanded into new markets such as Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa,

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4G Capital: Story, Founders, Investors & Funding Rounds

The most advanced financial technology company in Africa is the 4th Generation Capital Company or 4G Capital. They give credit to people who need it the most and do it responsibly. They also give people quick, easy access to low-interest, no-collateral loans that meet our strict affordability standards so they don’t get into too much

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mPost: Story, Founders, Investors & Funding Rounds

Abdulaziz Omar and Twahir Mohamed started MPost together in 2015. It is a service that turns customers’ mobile phone numbers into real digital addresses and lets them know when they get mail. MPost’s international network of post offices makes it easy to send and receive packages quickly, safely, and cheaply. This is called the “last

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Rensource Energy: Story, Founders, Investors & Funding Rounds

Rensource has become the leading provider of services related to renewable energy in West Africa. It does this to fill the gap between the need for and supply of electricity. The company focuses on designing, building, and financing solar-hybrid captive power systems for commercial, industrial, and utility clients.  Rensource uses a wide range of combinations

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Turaco Insurance: Story, Founders, Investors & Funding Rounds

Turaco Insurance is an insurance company that was started in 2018. It works with local businesses and mobile lending organizations to help people who don’t have access to healthcare get it at a low cost. The company, which is currently active in Kenya and Uganda, sells health and life insurance through partnerships. Its product is

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upOwa: Story, Founders, Investors & Funding Rounds

upOwa designs and runs smart solar systems that provide electricity to off-grid communities in Africa. These systems can be used to power lights and phones. Its pay-as-you-go model is flexible, so customers can make payments ahead of time or when their income changes. In addition to selling solar panels, the company offers emergency alarms and

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