Startups Profile

AURA is a tech platform that makes emergency response systems cheaper and easier to use. Their newest connected smart emergency response device gives users quick access to elite private armed and medical responders, no matter where they are or what device they are using. In 2017, AURA was started because private emergency and security response […]

Cradle Technology Services is the place to go for hardware, and solutions, and help with inventory and warehouse management. They’ve been in this business for over twenty years, so you can trust that they’ll help you choose the best option for your company. Since their company started in 2000, they’ve helped customers in many different

Nomanini is the first financial technology platform made for the informal retail sector. It makes it easier for retailers and wholesalers to do business with each other and with service providers all over the world. Since 2012, their team in South Africa has been helping informal shops all over Africa by giving them a platform

In 2014, the founders of Tastemaker Africa planned a trip to Ghana that they called “December in Ghana.”  They helped get the word out about it by posting about it on Facebook and were able to fill all spots within a week. Not long after that, they made the website public.  They saw a chance

TechAdvance does business in Nigeria in the area of financial technology and because of this, it can be used as a place to process transactions and collect, add up, and match payments. Since its start in Lagos in 2009, the company has grown to include several companies that serve different markets. In these markets, you

Libryo is building and taking care of the Libryo Platform. The Libryo Platform is a SaaS ecosystem of software applications, content, professional services, and software integrations. It is built on top of a worldwide API regulatory dataset. No matter what kind of business an employee works for, the Libryo Platform makes it clear what their

FairMoney is working hard to become the best mobile bank in developing countries. Their global reaches and focus on making an impact make them stand out. Their services could help people in developing economies who don’t have bank accounts yet. FairMoney made a new kind of digital bank that lends money based on credit and

MaxAB is an online business-to-business (B2B) platform that connects food and grocery wholesalers and distributors with stores in unserved areas. They are re-engineering the informal grocery and food market by using technology that makes it possible and new supply chains that are tailored to the needs of merchants in the communities they serve. MaxAB is

As the largest digital educational marketplace in Africa, Snapplify is at the forefront of edtech solutions on the continent, making digital learning easier for both people and institutions. Snapplify is used every day in thousands of K-12, higher education, and adult education institutions to teach, learn, and consume educational information. One of the biggest digital

The TemTem One app is a platform for mobility that makes it easy to hire personal drivers and have goods delivered right to the customer’s door. So far, more than 200k people have used it. The company was started in 2018 and has its main office in France. It is the leading pan-African super app