Startups Profile

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

Founded by Nelson Aseka (CEO), George Issaias (CMO), Lamusia Anzaya (COO), and Ankit Jindal (CTO), AIfluence leverages advanced machine-learning algorithms to match influencers with a target demographic through its audience-first strategy.  The platform further allows advertisers to onboard and coordinate hundreds to thousands of micro and nano influencers per campaign, generating authentic peer-to-peer conversations and

Ongair was launched in 2014 by current chief executive officer (CEO) Trevor Kimenye and chief operating officer (COO) Charles Gichuki after the pair, who owned a digital consulting agency, were approached by a Kenyan bank and asked to come up with a unique campaign for Valentine’s Day. Ongair is being used by more than 700

It all started when on a trip to Africa, the BGW team saw firsthand the many failed previous attempts to solve the water problem.  They learned two billion people on our planet don’t have ready access to safe drinking water.  In the developing world, 60% of deaths of children under the age of five are

Gradely NG: Story, Founders, Investors & Funding Rounds Gradely was co-founded by Boye Oshinaga, Femi Ibiwoye, Seyi Adelaju, and Babatunde Caleb.  The startup uses AI to help parents and schools intervene in real-time to plug student learning gaps. Gradely provides an adaptive learning platform that allows early identification of learning gaps and recommends specific ways

Co-founded in 2014 by Laurence Olivier, CEO, and Dr. Franco du Preez, Chief Scientist, LifeQ is a provider of biometrics and health insights derived from wearable devices. By offering a 24/7 lens into the body, LifeQ generates business-grade biometrics for consumers, athletes, and the acutely and chronically ill to detect health problems earlier, manage their

Watobe was founded by Henry Warren, former director of innovation at publishing company Pearson, and Erik Lönnroth, also ex-Pearson and a former consultant at PwC, in 2019. Africa is in the midst of an education crisis – a perfect storm of population growth, teacher shortages, under-resourced schools, and a global pandemic working to curtail the

Founded in 2020 by British-born Nigerians Ladi Delano and Jide Odunsi, Moove is democratizing vehicle ownership in Africa by providing revenue-based vehicle financing to mobility entrepreneurs. Moove was founded in response to the challenge faced by over 2 million African mobility entrepreneurs – the lack of access to vehicle financing.  Moove was initially built to

Launched in May 2017, Sky. Garden is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for mobile commerce that is built specifically for African businesses. Its easy-to-use online marketplace allows informal traders, SMEs, and established businesses to sell their products. Its technology has been built with a strong focus on African sellers and adapted to tap into the extensive