Farmerline raises $13m to connect West African farmers with services, buyers with data
April 26, 2022
The agribusiness marketplace for Ghanaian smallholders has raised $6.5 million in equity and $6.4 million in debt.
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Jocelyn Nyaguse
SokoFresh offers cold storage & market linkage to minimize Africa’s post-harvest losses
April 6, 2022
SokoFresh provides a mobile cold storage solution for smallholders in Kenya, based on a ‘pay-as-you-store’ business model.
Catalyst Fund selects 4 agrifood-focused startups to join its latest fintech cohort
March 18, 2022
The accelerator plans to back 100 entrepreneurs working on financial and climate resilience innovation over the next four years.
‘African founders, African VCs, solving African problems’: Marketforce CEO on $40m Series A
March 1, 2022
The Kenyan retail platform connects small-scale merchants with FMCG brands and financing options so that they can grow their businesses.
In Ghana’s agrifoodtech sector, investors and entrepreneurs share mutual skepticism
February 28, 2022
Ghana’s nascent agrifoodtech sector is active, but investors lack familiarity with the market while entrepreneurs are cautious of raising capital too soon.
Q&A: Ignatius Akpabio on TradeDepot’s $110m raise & Africa’s e-commerce surge
February 4, 2022
Fresh off its $110 million funding round, Nigeria’s TradeDepot is pushing the boundaries of digitalization and financing for Africa’s small food businesses and retailers.
Q&A: VestedWorld’s Euler Bropleh on the opportunity of investing in ‘the basics’ in Africa
January 26, 2022
Chicago-based impact investment fund VestedWorld has supported more than 20 African startups addressing critical social and market needs, like improving cost and value chain for food.
Nigeria’s Grocedy is fighting food inflation with grocery subscriptions
December 23, 2021
E-grocery exploded during the Covid-19 pandemic. In Nigeria, Grocedy’s focus is on helping consumers save on rising food costs rather than shopping convenience.
Q&A: Aerobotics co-founder James Paterson on centering the farm in ‘farm tech’
November 29, 2021
The Cape Town-based startup considers itself a farming company enabled by technology, rather than a tech company working in ag, says CEO James Paterson.
Zebu Investment Partners is supporting African agriculture from ‘dirt to dinner table’
November 24, 2021
The South African private equity firm’s second fund invests in the tech enablement of Africa’s SME agribusinesses – the backbone of the continent’s agriculture sector.
Complete Farmer looks to the crowd to give African smallholders a boost
November 16, 2021
The Ghanaian startup allows crowdfunders – which it calls ‘digifarmers’ – to invest in African smallholdings, and then digitalizes the ag value chain end-to-end.
Women entrepreneurs are unlocking value in Africa’s overlooked agrifood resources
October 5, 2021
Talmond, Safi Organics, and Yanaya are among Africa’s women-led businesses identifying untapped resources to boost farmer incomes and cultivate healthy livelihoods.
VeggieVictory is making meat alternatives suited to African tastes
September 8, 2021
The Nigerian startup’s goal is two-fold: to offer affordable meat alternatives to African consumers, and to match local taste and texture preferences.
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