Archives: Start-Up Profiles

Geneplus Global

Geneplus Global specializes in livestock genetics to enhance the productivity and profitability of African farmers. The company offers high-quality, genetically superior breeding stock and related services to improve livestock performance. Geneplus combines advanced breeding techniques with local knowledge to ensure their solutions are tailored to the needs of African farmers, ultimately aiming to boost livestock […]

Rural Farmers Hub

Rural Farmers Hub provides an e-Extension software, named Capture, that uses remote sensing technology to allow real-time, data-driven, and personalized advisory & extension service to farmers remotely via SMS, robocall or in-person via a Village Agent. It generates automated advice that can cater to the needs of millions of smallholder farmers simultaneously and remotely in […]

Wfrley

Wfrley is a comprehensive SaaS e-commerce platform offering retailers, supermarkets, and wholesalers an integrated solution for stock management, logistics, and delivery. It harmonizes online and offline inventory, enabling seamless operations. Additionally, Wfrley includes a B2B export platform, expanding retailers’ reach into international markets and providing a gateway for global trade opportunities. 

WaziEats

WaziEats is an inclusive pan-African food system that strives to support the community with the supply of local resources and to improve the incomes of the ecosystem of street vendors by systematizing and optimizing this informal sector through digital approaches.

TREEO

TREEO leverages its single-tree monitoring technology to deliver accurate, traceable, nature-based CO2-removals (CDR) through afforestation and reforestation projects. Our innovation gives tree growers access to the carbon removal market while safeguarding the corporate reputation of our clients with transparent and data-driven climate action.

Terraa

Terraa is a farm-to-retail platform that connects farmers to retailers, restaurants, and services providers in Africa, enhancing farmers’ margins, reducing price inflation, and fighting food waste. 

SwiftVee

SwiftVee is working as an online livestock trader in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe offering farmers the opportunity to sell their livestock to an international network of online buyers through real-time live-stream auctions. SwiftVee uses machine learning to create alternative risk profiles of farmers enabling financial institutions to offer digital credit and insurance products […]

Stable Foods

Stable Food innovative irrigation-as-a-service product makes irrigation accessible for smallholder farmers.  This irrigation along with input provision, training and guaranteed market access enables small-scale farmers to transition from subsistence to commercial crop farming. 

SpaceAI

SpaceAI is an open data platform that digitizes the dairy value chain with its own chatbot, accessible via WhatsApp. The embedded AI enables small farmers to receive real-time and fair payments. 

Seniatna

Seniatna is a platform that enriches the lives of African rural artisans by showcasing their know-how and providing the missing links in the agrifood value chain, such as quality assurance, logistics, and financial support. Our digital approach connects these talented producers with consumers, elevating their income while offering a selection of authentic, healthy food products.

Rhea

Rhea is a soil health management company that focuses on improving soil fertility, assesses soil health using IoT approaches, provides advice to farmers, and facilitates access to fertilizers and other measures to maintain soil fertility.

Releaf

The start-up develops technology to source and process agricultural products, especially oil palm in Nigeria, thereby increasing added value in the country. Farmers also benefit from advisory services, financial products, and sales opportunities.

Maua Mazuri

Maua Mazuri helps farmers avoid disease in their crops through better planting material for seedlings such as bananas. The start-up cultivates and sells tissue-culture banana seedlings, also providing training and agronomical support upon request.

Kumulus

Kumulus develops, produces, and operates machines that generate drinking water from the humidity in the air. The machines are digitally connected and can be controlled remotely, offering the possibility for sustainable, fully autonomous access to drinking water.

Ishamba

Ishamba transforms agriculture and boost productivity and income of smallholder farmers by providing precise advice on crops and livestock through its call center-based platform. Its wide reach connects with diverse farming communities, bridging information gaps. Supported by ‘’Shamba Shape Up’’ TV, iShamba is a flexible, user-friendly platform, focusing on last-mile connectivity and overcoming the digital […]

GAvicole

GAvicole develops and implements IT solutions to assist poultry farmers throughout Africa in managing every aspect of their poultry businesses. Their digital platform provides a 360-degree view (operations and statistical data) about their farms.

Foodlocker

Foodlocker is the market access and precision agriculture platform that optimizes the outcomes and yields of smallholder farmers by supporting and monitoring production activities and opening up big markets using their omnichannel distribution system.

Farm to Feed

Farm to Feed is a tech-enabled solution to food loss and waste in Africa. They aggregate & repurpose imperfect and surplus produce from farms to sell to B2B customers through an e-commerce platform in Kenya. With plans to expand beyond. 

eAgro

eAgro is a digital advisory tool for climate-smart farmers, including data analytics, AI, or satellite imagery to provide farmers with cultivation recommendation, disease, and pest management as well as climate and weather data. Accessible through smartphones, feature phones (USSD), and WhatsApp.

CowTribe

CowTribe is an innovative distribution platform specializing in veterinary vaccines in Africa. Cowtribe collaborates with manufacturers, distributors, and logistics service providers to streamline the vaccine supply chain. Its model focuses on ensuring reliable access to vital animal health products for remote and underserved communities, enhancing the overall health and productivity of livestock across the continent. 

CoAmana

CoAmana is an agricultural technology company that provides SAAS with two different digital solutions: Amana Analytics and Amana Market. Amana Analytics is an analytical tool that compiles data analytics and provides insights in the Nigerian and Kenyan agriculture markets. And Amana Market is a market access platform for farmers, traders and input suppliers in the […]

Cinch Markets

Cinch Markets provides a solution for the many farmers in Africa who only have small areas of land to cultivate by pooling adjacent lands and collectively cultivating them on a large scale. The farmers receive a monthly income (3-6 times higher than usual) along with access to other services. 

Avenews

Avenews is the financial super app for 2.5 million agricultural SMBs across Sub-Saharan Africa. It unlocks access to capital, enables efficient financial management, and provides essential tools for a deeper understanding of their business — all consolidated into one comprehensive platform. 

Aquarech

Aquarech is a platform for integrating stakeholders and service providers in the aquaculture sector: services for farmers with fish farms, market access, integration of input suppliers (fingerling, feed, etc.) and buyers. 

Source Africa

Source Africa is at the forefront of agricultural innovation, weaving a web of strategic partnerships throughout the supply chain. Our commitment to digital transparency and traceability sets us apart as we connect agribusinesses with premium produce to contract manufacturers who transform their produce into high-value products. Beyond this, we help them explore new markets for export, expanding their reach […]

Arinifu Technologies

Arinifu Technologies (Smart brooder) uses IOT sensors and modern eco-friendly heaters to automate one of the most challenging stages in poultry: raising chicks to chicken (brooding). The smart brooder enhances the entire brooding process by monitoring and controlling the brooding space while providing optimal growth conditions and using technology to convey recorded data.

eMsika

eMsika is an agricultural e-commerce platform that connects farmers and suppliers providing them with greater accessibility to farm inputs. It aims to simplify the sourcing process for all stakeholders of the value chain offering a range of products which are needed for farming such as seeds for crops, fruits and vegetables, machinery and equipment, chemicals […]

Maali Card

Maali Card is a Digital payment Solution that enables individuals and non-individuals to connect to save, spend, send & share digital savings with interests, take microloans and share cash using an online digital account called maalipot. Allows transactions to be done in a transparent, cost-effective, and efficient way. The service is accessed via USSD Code […]

Pricepally

Pricepally is a tech platform offering a convenient and costeffective way for consumers and businesses in African cities to access fresh and packaged food items. With a user-friendly web platform, mobile app, and chatbot, it provides an easy and efficient way to group-buy and share food items sourced directly from farmers, wholesalers, and producers. It […]

Lentera

Lentera is a farm produce aggregation company supporting farmers to succeed through purchasing a wide selection of farm produce from small holder farmers, providing them with market access. The farm produce is marketed through the award winning “Farmers Best eCommerce portal”. Lentera provides farmers with free digital extension services using its advanced technology stack: CropHQ […]