Startups Profile

AiCare was incubated in 2020 at the Antler Program and later joined the BIMA Lab Insurtech accelerator run by the Insurance Regulatory Authority of Kenya (IRA). AiCare has developed an in-house technology that uses automobile driving data and driving behavior data to calculate the driver’s accident risk and quantify a risk score for insurance products […]

Movemeback is a members-only community that connects overseas leaders, influencers, talent, and organizations to unique, exclusive, and exciting high-potential opportunities on the African continent. They focus on distinctive and non-cliché opportunities from senior leadership roles with Africa’s most influential organizations to unique investments, creative and entrepreneurial partnerships, nation shaping, social impact, and more.  They are

Bongalow began as MyAwayHome, a mortgage origination platform for Africans living abroad.  Shortly after serving the diaspora and working closely with leading banks, we realized accessibility to financing, securing the best terms, and independent advice on what works best for clients in need of home financing was missing here at home. They rebranded as Bongalow,

Founded in 2017 (and fully operational since 2018) and led by Chief Executive Officer Uka Eje, CTO Ayo Arikawe, CFO Olurotimi Arigbede, and Head of Risk Management and Compliance Michael Kadiri, ThriveAgric empowers farmers in Nigeria to sell their products to FMCGs and food processors, leveraging its proprietary technology to access finance as well as

Money254 is the only comprehensive integrated financial services marketplace in Kenya. Launched in April 2021, Money254 is a financial services comparison platform, making it easier for users to find, compare and apply for financial products that match both their needs and eligibility.   In response to the decades-old problem of low financial sector transparency, Money254 aggregates

Launched in Nigeria in June 2019, Seso has developed a customer relationship management (CRM) portal that enables property developers, agents, and governments to manage their properties, documentation, and transactions on a secure blockchain database.  Once verified, properties are listed on the Seso marketplace where clients can browse properties and interact with further service providers such

Founded in August 2020 by Chukwudi Enyi, Moses Nmor, and Julian Flosbach, BFREE offers ethical digital-first credit collection solutions for financial institutions in emerging markets.  After 16 months in business, the startup now manages collection processes for more than 30 digital lenders, microfinance banks, and commercial banks in Nigeria and Kenya. After many years of

From coding boot camp to global career development platform. The iX founders were both incredibly grateful for their Yale undergraduate experience but felt there was something fundamentally lacking from their four years on campus.  They were high on theoretical knowledge, but low on skills. The material they had learned was already out of date by

Growing up in the Townships of South Africa, Kombo Kings co-founder, Zithulele KK Combi, understood the massive demand and gap in the market for quick, consistent, and healthier fried food that is freely and easily available. Kombo King (Pty) Ltd is a 100% black-controlled company that focuses on designing and producing smart controlled fast food

Created in 2013, MUNYAX ECO is a Rwandan / Belgian company reconciling business and a clean environment. MUNYAX ECO is working in solar energy as well as energy efficiency sectors by selling and installing environmentally friendly and high-quality equipment at very competitive prices. Since 2014, MUNYAX ECO was selected by REG (through a tender from