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May 10, 2022
It recently announced the close of a $17.7 million funding round.
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An eventful week for African agtech as 2 startups raise close to $100m
March 25, 2022
Nigeria’s ThriveAgric and Kenya’s Apollo Agriculture raised close to $100 million between them this week in a watershed moment for African agrifoodtech.
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.
Through microfinance, AgroCenta is developing end-to-end solutions for Ghana’s smallholders
February 10, 2022
It’s the startup behind grain trading and logistics platform CropChain and financial services provider LendIt.
With a fresh $40m in the bank, TerraMagna is bringing ‘buy now, pay later’ to Brazilian farmers
January 24, 2022
TerraMagna is one of several startups in Brazil looking to improve farmers’ liquidity.
Agrolend aims to connect Brazilian farmers with much-needed credit after $21m raise
January 19, 2022
Agrolend will use the funds to increase its credit portfolio, enabling more options for farmers using its fintech platform.
Indonesian aquatech startup eFishery nets $90m in Sequoia, SoftBank-led Series C
January 10, 2022
The Bandung-based startup plans to launch into other major fish and shrimp farming markets, including China and India.
OKO Finance is delivering crop insurance to cushion Mali’s farmers from climate change
December 21, 2021
OKO Finance offers crop insurance to smallholder farmers in Mali – one of the few fintech companies focusing on the landlocked West African country.
EXCLUSIVE: Agrofy adds $30m in Yara-led Series C round to grow ‘agfintech’ services
December 16, 2021
The Argentine startup will use the funds to strengthen its e-commerce and fintech offerings, as well as for growing its footprint in Brazil.
DGV raises $3.1m to bring financial services to India’s underbanked dairy farmers
November 16, 2021
It’s on a mission to help India’s 100 million dairy farmers and workers get access to formal banking and other financial services.
EXCLUSIVE: Ag fintech company Traive raises $17m Series A funding for US-Brazil venture
November 4, 2021
The St Paul, Minnesota-based startup will continue to build out its technology that connects lenders and farmers, giving the latter improved access to working capital.
Mozare3 is introducing Egypt’s smallholder farmers to the gig economy
November 3, 2021
E-grocers, online ordering, and door-to-door delivery have entwined how people buy and consume food with the gig economy. Mozare3 thinks how food is grown should be, too.
HerVest’s digital savings app gives Nigeria’s female farmers a financial on-ramp
October 29, 2021
The fintech startup is creating a digital community of women who are financially empowering other women – namely, unbanked smallholder farmers.
Q&A: How Pula is breaking through crop insurance barriers to protect Africa’s farmers
October 13, 2021
The Kenyan startup is building a tech bridge between insurance companies and millions of smallholder farmers to protect them from climate change.
GramCover banks $7m Series A, aims to insure 10m Indian farmers in next 3 years
October 4, 2021
The online-to-offline platform aims to insure 10 million Indian smallholders to the tune of $135 million over the next three years.
EXCLUSIVE: SP Ventures closes fund on $42m, adds major financial industry players
September 30, 2021
The Brazilian VC secured investment from Banco do Brasil, one of the largest financial institutions in the country, as it sees continued momentum around ag-related fintech.
‘Crowdfarming’ platform Steward raises $8.8m in Series A round
September 22, 2021
It saw an explosion of activity after the onset of Covid-19 as farmers sought ways to meet consumers’ rising demand for locally-produced food.
Putting the fin in fintech, XpertSea changes course following $20m Series B round
August 17, 2021
The Canadian startup is hoping to give aquaculture farmers a boost by floating them cash while they wait 30-90 days for payment from buyers.
Indian fish farmer network Aquaconnect raises $4m from AgFunder, others
July 12, 2021
The Chennai-based startup will use the pre-Series A funds to strengthen its fintech offering, while also boosting the volume of seafood exports it handles.
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