
Connecting African smallholders with agronomic services, Climate Edge scores seed funding
The UK-based startup secured the funds from US investor Regenerate Ventures.
The UK-based startup secured the funds from US investor Regenerate Ventures.
It’s raising the insects on organic byproducts such as food waste, before converting them into proteins and oils for use in animal feed.
The agribusiness marketplace for Ghanaian smallholders has raised $6.5 million in equity and $6.4 million in debt.
For Earth Day 2022, we explore some of Africa’s ecosystem enablers working to support and finance climate-smart agriculture startups.
Kenya’s Tushop is scaling to allow communities to purchase groceries in groups, thereby getting wholesale prices for goods.
SokoFresh provides a mobile cold storage solution for smallholders in Kenya, based on a ‘pay-as-you-store’ business model.
Nigeria’s ThriveAgric and Kenya’s Apollo Agriculture raised close to $100 million between them this week in a watershed moment for African agrifoodtech.
The Nairobi-based startup – formerly known as Sokowatch – enables informal grocery retailers to restock and finance their stores via its mobile app.
The accelerator plans to back 100 entrepreneurs working on financial and climate resilience innovation over the next four years.
It’ll now be able to back more high-growth, ‘mid-cap’ agribusinesses aiming to become regional and global players, says chief investment officer Chris Isaac.
The Nairobi-based startup raised $1 million in pre-seed funding last year.
East Africa faces drought, livestock deaths, and starvation. Rapid digitalization is helping – but infrastructure development needs to keep pace.
The Kenyan retail platform connects small-scale merchants with FMCG brands and financing options so that they can grow their businesses.
Ghana’s nascent agrifoodtech sector is active, but investors lack familiarity with the market while entrepreneurs are cautious of raising capital too soon.
The year-long program is designed to prime Africa’s agrifoodtech VC pipeline by supporting early-stage startups with investment and business readiness.
The Dakar-based startup is boosting linkages between smallholder farmers and small-scale vendors in Senegal’s informal retail sector.
It’s the startup behind grain trading and logistics platform CropChain and financial services provider LendIt.
The woman-led fund has raised $5.7 million to help the country’s ag sector embrace technology, improve climate resilience, and empower women.
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.
SwiftVee is helping farmers secure fairer prices for their animals amid both drought and increasing global meat prices.
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