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Africa Portfolio

Flutterwave

Flutterwave provides technology, infrastructure, and services to enable global merchants, payment service providers, and Pan African banks to accept and process payments on any channel (Web, Mobile, ATM & POS). 

Country: Nigeria

Leadership: Olugbenga Agboola (“GB”), and Adeleke Adekoya

Partnership: Series A // 2018

flutterwave.com

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mPharma

mPharma is making medicine accessible, safe and affordable in Africa through technology, data, and supply chain development.

Country: Ghana

Leadership: Greg Rockson, Dan Shoukimas, and James Finucane

Partnership: Series A // 2016

mpharma.com

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Wasoko

Wasoko is re-imagining ordering and delivery for small retail stores in emerging markets using mobile communications and payments.

Country: Kenya

Leadership: Daniel Yu

Partnership: Seed // 2017

wasoko.com

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M-Kopa

M-Kopa is a revolutionary financial technology company based out of Nairobi. They are bringing off-grid solar electricity to the base of the pyramid across Africa. 

Country: Kenya

Leadership: Jesse Moore, Chad Larson, and Nick Hughes

Partnership: Series C // 2015

 www.m-kopa.com

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Taptap Send

Taptap Send handles consumer remittances to Francophone countries in Africa. It was spun out of Segovia Technology.

Country: USA

Leadership: Michael Faye, and Paul Neihaus

Partnership: Series A // 2016

www.taptapsend.com

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Stitch

Stitch offers full API access to bank accounts across Africa.

Country: South Africa

Leadership: Kiaan Pillay, Nick Cuthbert, and Priyen Pillay

Partnership: Seed // 2021

stitch.money

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Omnibiz

Omnibiz provides a unified distribution platform, digitizing the chain from distributors to retailers.

Country: Nigeria

Leadership: Deepankar Rustagi

Partnership: Seed // 2021

www.omnibiz.com

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Nomba

Nomba is building a payment solution in Nigeria through messaging for consumers and small businesses.

Country: Nigeria

Leadership: Yinka Adewale, and Pelumi Aboluwarin

Partnership: Seed // 2018

nomba.com

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Carry 1st

Carry1st develops and publishes entertainment and social applications for Africans.

Country: South Africa

Leadership: Cordel Robbin Coker

Partnership: Seed // 2020

www.carry1st.com

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Shara

Free enterprise software for consumer goods distribution SMEs in several markets in Africa.

Country: South Africa

Leadership: Grant Brooke

Partnership: Seed // 2020

shara.co

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Apollo Agriculture

Apollo helps farmers in emerging markets maximize their profits. They use agronomic machine learning, remote sensing, and mobile phones to deliver a customized package of seed and fertilizer, farming advice, and credit delivered to maize farmers in Kenya.

Country: Kenya

Leadership: Eli Pollak, and Earl St Sauver

Partnership: 2018 // Seed

www.apolloagriculture.com

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Honeycoin

Connecting creators and consumers in Africa.

Country: Kenya

Leadership: David Nandwa

Partnership: Seed // 2021

honeycoin.app

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Yoco

Card machines and online payments made simple across Africa.

Country: South Africa

Leadership: Katlego Maphai, and Carl Wazen

Partnership: Series B // 2020

www.yoco.co.za

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Guidewheel

Guidewheel is building software to make factories run better across Africa.

Country: Kenya

Leadership: Lauren Dunford, and Weston McBride

Partnership: Seed // 2019

guidewheel.com

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WorkPay

WorkPay gives you a complete HR and Payroll solution with Time attendance management and Payment Processing to banks and mobile wallets in Kenya.

Country: Kenya

Leadership: Paul Kimani

Partnership: Seed // 2020

www.myworkpay.com

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Busha

Busha is a platform where users can manage their crypto portfolios.

Country: Nigeria

Leadership: Michael Adeyeri

Partnership: Seed // 2021

www.busha.co

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Oval

Oval enables fintechs to offer their customers access to DeFi-enabled products.

Country:

Leadership: Chinedu Okpala

Partnership: Seed // 2022

www.ovalfi.com

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Opareta

Opareta facilitates financial services for mobile money agent businesses by digitizing daily operations and easing access to working capital loans.

Country: Uganda

Leadership: Ray Besiga, and Michael Schwartz

Partnership: Seed // 2021

www.opareta.com

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Twiga Foods

Twiga Foods are revolutionalizing the future of Kenyan agriculture retail through technology and supply chain optimization.

Country: Kenya

Leadership: Grant Brooke, and Peter Njonjo

Partnership: Seed // 2016

twigafoods.com

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Prospa

Open a business account for small businesses quickly and create SMB digital banking solutions.

Country: Nigeria

Leadership: Fred Obasi

Partnership: Seed // 2020

getprospa.com

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Nuzo

Wallet to earn rewards in stable currency.

Country: Kenya

Founders: Charles Nichols

Partnership: Seed // 2023

https://www.nuzo.co/

Sukhiba

Sukhiba is building an entire workflow and order management system for small merchants powered by WhatsApp

Country: Kenya

Founders: Ananth Gudipathi

Partnership: Seed // 2024

https://sukhiba.com/

Seamless HR

End-to-End HR Software for Hiring, Training, and Managing Top Talent in Nigeria.

Country: Nigeria

Leadership: Emmanuel Okeleji

Partnership: Seed // 2020

seamlesshr.com

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Kaya

Kaya is a B2B procurement platform to easily discover & purchase construction materials directly from suppliers.

Country: South Africa

Leadership: Ojonimi Bako, and Nicholas Selz

Partnership: Seed // 2022

www.kayapay.co

Jem HR

Jem is building HR and Payroll software on top of WhatsApp.

Country: South Africa

Founders: Simon and Caroline

Partnership: Seed // 2024

https://www.jemhr.com/

Sika

Sika is building access to local payment rails (with local currency) with a single integration.

Country: Ghana

Founders: Emmanuel Ashirifi

Partnership: Seed // 2024

https://mysikabox.com/

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Capi Money

Capi Money is an FX & payments platform for emerging markets SMEs in Africa.

Country:

Leadership: Mitch Riley, Scott Liddle, and Tom Watson

Partnership: Seed // 2023

Ilara Health

Ilara Health is trying common diagnostics accessible and affordable to the 500 million people in Africa who today struggle to access even basic blood tests.

Country: Kenya

Leadership: Emilian Popa, Amaan Banwait, and Hannes Eckmayr

Partnership: Seed // 2019

www.ilarahealth.com

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Autochek

Buy and sell used cars online across West Africa. The leading used car marketplace in Nigeria.

Country: Nigeria

Leadership: Etop Ikpe

Partnership: Seed // 2020

autochek.africa

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Lipa Later

Lipa Later (Odyssey Capital) provides asset financing for electronic goods for e-commerce and physical point of sale for consumers and businesses.

Country: Kenya

Leadership: Eric Muli, and Michael Maina

Partnership: Seed // 2019

www.lipalater.com

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GTXN

GTXN is a software infrastructure that drives down the cost of doing cross-border transactions in Africa.

Country:

Leadership:Dan Kleinbaum

Partnership: Seed // 2023

gtxn.co

Branch.co

Branchless banks focused on emerging markets with credit as the first product.

Country: USA/Kenya

Leadership: Matt Flannery, Daniel Jung, and Random Bares

Partnership: Seed // 2015

branch.co

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Lidya

Lidya is providing credit and working capital to small businesses in Nigeria. They aim to provide broad banking services to African small businesses starting with invoice financing and working capital.

Country: Nigeria

Leadership: Tunde Kehinde

Partnership: Seed // 2016

www.lidya.co

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Kobo360

Kobo360 is a tech-enabled digital logistics platform that aggregates end-to-end haulage operations to help cargo owners, truck owners, drivers, and cargo recipients achieve an efficient supply chain framework. 

Country: Nigeria

Leadership: Obi Ozor, and Ife Oyedele II

Partnership: Seed // 2018

www.kobo360.com

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Startbutton

Operating system for expansion in Africa

Country: Nigeria

Founders: Mallick, Bolakale

Partnership: Seed // 2023

https://www.startbutton.africa/

Brolly

Brolly is providing “earn as you go” insurance to drivers in Ghana

Country: Ghana

Founders: Bernard Baah

Partnership: Seed // 2024

https://www.brolly.africa/

Turaco

Modern insurance for East Africans.

Country: Kenya

Leadership: Ted Pantone

Partnership: Seed // 2019, Series A // 2020

www.myturaco.com

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Terraa

Terraa is a tech-enabled B2B platform connecting farmers to retailers in North Africa.

Country: Morocco

Leadership: Youssef Benkirane, and Benoit De Vigne

Partnership: Seed // 2022

terraa.co

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Ramani

Ramani is a CRM and Sales tracker for distributers.

Country: Tanzania

Leadership: Iain Usiri, Calvin Usiri, and Kibet Martin

Partnership: Seed // 2021

www.ramani.io

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Garage

Garage is a platform for car owners to connect with a network of vetted mechanics. They partner with mechanics and provide them with parts, tools, and equipment for faster and more efficient service.

Country: Ghana

Leadership: Gwanygha'a Gana, and Cedric Foudjet

Partnership: Seed // 2021

www.garagemobility.com

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Lori

Lori provides logistics and payment infrastructure for long haul trucking

Country: Kenya

Founders: Jean Claude Homawoo

Partnership: Seed // 2024

https://www.lorisystems.com/

Orca Fraud

Orca is solving the growing issue of fraud in Africa

Country: South Africa

Founders: Thalia and Carla

Partnership: Seed // 2024

https://www.orca-fraud.com/

Nash

Nash is a payments operations management platform/API for businesses & individuals in Africa.

Country: Kenya

Leadership: Anthony Wagacha, Lione Alushula, and George Mbuthia

Partnership: Seed // 2021

www.nasheq.co

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Ceviant

Ceviant facilitates integration with banks through API to allow businesses to have better visibility of their cash positions across multiple accounts.

Country: Nigeria

Leadership: Idris Saliu

Partnership: Seed // 2021

www.ceviant.finance

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EarniPay

Earnipay enables businesses to offer employees access to their earned salaries instantly at any time without making changes to their existing payment process.

Country: Ghana

Leadership: Nonso Onwuzulike

Partnership: Seed // 2021

earnipay.com

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Octo

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Kaoun

Kaoun is building financial inclusion pipeline for the previously unbanked and underbanked in North Africa.

Country: Tunisia

Leadership: Anis Kallel, and Nebras Jemel

Partnership: Seed // 2021

www.kaoun.com

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BuyPower

BuyPower is a digital payment service in Nigeria that enables consumers to conveniently purchase utilities from anywhere at any time.

Country: Nigeria

Leadership: Ojima Benjamin Ufaruna, Ebuka, and Oladipo

Partnership: Seed // 2019

buypower.ng

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Revivo

Revivo is a B2B marketplace where electronic repair shops can find spare parts, tools, and refurbished devices.

Country: Kenya

Leadership: Sarah Johnson

Partnership: Seed // 2023

revivokenya.com

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HustleSasa

HustleSasa is an app that helps creators start and grow their businesses online.

Country: Kenya

Leadership: Peng Chen, Michael Denuh, Rizz Jiwani, and Sauti Sol

Partnership: Seed // 2023

hustlesasa.com

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Novek

Novek is building a supply chain technology system that can eliminate single-use plastic.

Country: Kenya

Leadership: Zahid Mitha, and Edoardo Biraghi

Partnership: Seed // 2022

www.novek.io

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OKHI

OKHi is bringing addresses to the 4BN people in the world without one. 

Country: Kenya

Leadership: Timbo Drayson

Partnership: Seed // 2014

www.okhi.com

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Bloc

Bloc is building Banking as a Service, Liquidity, and Complicate for the African ecosystem.

Country: Nigeria

Leadership: Edmund Olotu

Partnership: Seed // 2021

techadvance.ng

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Alsoug (Cashi)

Payment and classifieds service for Sundan.

Country: Sudan

Leadership: Nina Saeed

Partnership: Seed // 2021

www.alsoug.com

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Schoolable

Financial infrastructure to run a successful school business.

Country: Nigeria

Leadership: Henry Nnalue

Partnership: Seed // 2021

schoolable.co

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Convoy

Convoy is building a system to monitor your product's third-party dependencies in one dashboard.

Country: Nigeria

Leadership: Emmanuel Aina, and Subomi Oluwalana

Partnership: Seed // 2021

frain.dev

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SendBox

Sendbox is an e-commerce and logistics provider for social commerce sellers.

Country: Nigeria

Leadership: Emotu Balogun, and Segun Afolahan

Partnership: Seed // 2021

sendbox.co

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Dot

Dot focuses on underserved markets and is a mobile-first AI-led banking solution that allows users to withdraw/save money, transfer funds, pay bills, and access insurance as well as credit.

Country: Nigeria

Leadership: Ayodeji Adewunmi

Partnership: Seed // 2022

www.dotbank.africa,www.dotpay.africa

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Nestcoin

Nestcoin is a non-custodial DeFi wallet with a social layer.

Country: Nigeria

Leadership: Yele Bademosi

Partnership: Seed // 2021

nestcoin.com

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Hohm Energy

Hohm connects businesses and homeowners with accredited solar providers in their area.

Country: South Africa

Leadership: Tim Ohlsen, and Emir Gluhbegovic

Partnership: Seed // 2022

www.hohmenergy.co.za

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Okja

Okja is a brand that makes animal-free products simple, natural, and delicious.

Country: Kenya

Leadership: David Chait, and Rui Vieira Esteves

Partnership: Seed // 2022

www.okja.co

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FinAccess

Giving world-class digital infrastructure to Micro Finance Institutions in Kenya.

Country: Kenya

Leadership: Barclay Okari

Partnership: Seed // 2020

finaccess.co

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Eden

Service for busy professionals to help them with daily chores.

Country: Nigeria

Leadership: Nadayar Enegesi

Partnership: Seed // 2020

ouredenlife.com

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Safeboda

Safeboda is building the future of 2-wheel urban transportation across East Africa

Country: Uganda

Leadership: Alastair Sussock, Maxime Dieudonne, and Rapa Thomson Ricky

Partnership: Seed // 2018

safeboda.com

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Flutterwave
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mPharma
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Wasoko
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M-Kopa
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Stitch
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Omnibiz
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Nomba
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Carry 1st
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Shara
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Apollo Agriculture
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Honeycoin
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Yoco
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Guidewheel
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WorkPay
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Oval
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