Startups Profile

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, […]

WhereIsMyTransport was founded in London in 2015. This gave the company a central place to access important resources, such as human capital, technological innovation, and business growth. Their team has grown and they now work from home, but one thing hasn’t changed: their commitment to giving people useful information that helps them get where they

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

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

MFS Africa is the best digital payments gateway in the area. It is backed by a global, cross-cultural, and highly skilled staff from more than 30 different countries who all want to build a world without borders. They connect people all over Africa and to the digital economy around the world by always being on

Mobius designs make and sell cars that are made to meet the needs of the middle class in Africa. The Mobius II was rethought to better meet the needs of the average African customer. Things like typical road conditions, normal vehicle loads, and average household income were taken into account. The result is an SUV

Since its launch in 2012, Mubawab has been Morocco’s real estate website of choice. It has offices all over the country and offers translations into French, Arabic, English, and Spanish. Mubawab makes it easier for people in Morocco who want to rent or sell a property to talk to each other. Almost 2 million different

Skynamo is a company that started in 2012. Sales reps and their managers use it to get a better look at what’s going on in the field, cut down on paperwork, and help with coaching, all of which leads to more sales. Skynamo helps manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors understand and take control of their field

VerifyMe helps build confidence in Nigeria’s economy by providing digital identification and verification services to a variety of sectors, including the retail sector. The National Identity Management Commission has given us permission to offer verification services through our API and full-service Managed Verification Platform (NIMC). Using their facial recognition and liveness detection technology, which is

Kamtar is an Ivorian startup that was started in September 2016 and went public in January 2018. It makes it easier for carriers and businesses and individual clients to talk to each other. Thuet and N’Dri talk about the wide range of services that the company offers, such as packing, moving, and even delivering within