Startups Profile

ColdHubs was founded in 2015 in Owerri, in Imo State, Nigeria. The main objective was to provide an option for farmers and merchants who lost income as a result of the spoilage of fresh produce due to a lack of cold storage facilities. Each 3m2 cooling unit can hold three tonnes of food, with customers […]

Zowasel is an agricultural technology startup developing a sustainable and nature-positive value chain across communities, people, and the planet. It works with over 1.5 million smallholder farmers aggregated across its network in Northern Nigeria, and recently launched operations across Nigeria’s Niger Delta region to support smallholder farmers across the oil palm and cocoa value chains. 

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.