Ventures Portfolio

Rhea is a soil health management company that collects data on soil status. It provides farmers with improvement recommendations to help them grow sustainably and profitably.

Irebe Biotech is Rwanda's pioneer pharmaceutical and phytomedicines manufacturer. It was founded to help end Africa's reliance on imported medicines.

Credit Jambo provides micro-loans to BodaBoda riders at low interest rates. Its loans require no collateral and are available anywhere.

Grofunder unlocks the potential of Kenya's smallholder farmers by offering a safer and more profitable way to invest in agriculture. It uses data-driven credit scoring and financial tools to reduce investor risk while helping farmers boost their yields, with a mission of bridging the gap between capital and impact.

Ambucycle is a private limited company focused on delivering emergency care to every African. Its mission is to make emergency care accessible regardless of location or economic status.

Konjo Foods is an Ethiopian food production company bringing the authentic taste of home to families, restaurants, and retailers. It specializes in fresh injera, traditional Ethiopian spice blends, and ready-to-use packaged foods.

Go Meals addresses a growing nutrition challenge in rapidly urbanizing African cities, where busy lifestyles often lead to skipped meals and poor nutrition. It builds practical, nutritious, and accessible meal solutions designed for real life.

Lifesten Health is a dynamic wellness platform dedicated to transforming lives through comprehensive health solutions. Its team of health and tech enthusiasts believes in the power of holistic wellness to drive positive change, describing Lifesten as more than an app — a movement.

Radava is about empowerment, not just storage, providing infrastructure for farmers to preserve their wealth. It offers instant warehouse receipts, quality certification, credit access, and direct market access, giving buyers the transparency to source with confidence.

Mulika provides farmers with a transparent marketplace for their produce. Its goal is to eliminate middlemen, who can take away more than 50% of a farmer's potential earnings.

PsychX is transforming mental health by making it accessible, affordable, and technology-driven. Its AI-powered platform matches individuals with suitable therapists, while features such as in-app note-taking and consent-form signing help organizations support employee well-being.

Kold offers food preservation solutions with sustainable cold storage for vendors, restaurants, and distributors in Rwanda. Its PCM-based technology keeps food fresh for over 24 hours without electricity, helping address post-harvest waste and reduce vendor costs.

StoneForge is revolutionizing construction project management. Its platform gives construction professionals real-time collaboration and tracking tools to help them deliver projects on time, within budget, and to a high standard.

Cradle designs and delivers farm services by staying close to the field and prioritizing what works over what looks good. It takes responsibility for the results on every acre it touches.

Kanda Technologies is a technology-driven company committed to transforming the insurance industry through innovative solutions and strategic partnerships.

Carbon Smart Spaces is a digital platform that organizes construction materials, suppliers, pricing, and basic carbon indicators for East Africa. It was built for architects, contractors, and local manufacturers.

Instasoko uses advanced AI to automate core business operations. Its AI handles tasks such as inventory forecasting and customer engagement around the clock.

Wekraft is committed to shaping Africa's next generation of thinkers, makers, and leaders. In alignment with SDG 4, SDG 8, and Africa's Agenda 2063, it equips children with the creativity, innovation, and problem-solving skills needed for the future of work.

Ace Solutions is a pioneering Rwandan IT company dedicated to improving the competitiveness and efficiency of institutions through technology. Its team develops solutions that streamline business operations to help clients succeed in a digital landscape.

Geuza transforms discarded electronics into smart, affordable assistive devices through circular innovation. This approach expands access to rehabilitation and disability support while giving e-waste a second life.

Bountiful Farmers is dedicated to producing top-quality potato seeds through sustainable farming practices. It operates two greenhouses in Gicumbi District, where it multiplies potato seeds to meet growing demand.

Laminar Technologies offers expertise in R&D, design optimization for manufacturing, machinery sourcing and fabrication, maintenance and servicing, and operator training for its partners.

LUNA is a pioneering health platform empowering women across Africa through sexual and reproductive health services. It is committed to breaking down the barriers and stigmas associated with women's health.

Kuza Africa exists to give aspiring fashion and creative entrepreneurs across Africa the resources and opportunities they need to succeed. It was founded in Rwanda to bridge the gap between talent and opportunity in Africa's fashion scene.

HIQ builds insight-driven growth for African retail, developing digital infrastructure that turns FMCG retail across the continent into engines of trust, transparency, and financial growth.

ElimuXR is an immersive learning platform that brings STEM subjects to life. It transforms learning into interactive experiences that let students see, explore, and truly understand what they learn.

Sasabot built its platform to be the intelligent assistant every African SME needs. It automates routine conversations and provides instant responses, helping businesses capture more leads and grow faster.

SowPrecise is an organization focused on sustainable agriculture in Kenya's arid and semi-arid lands. It provides affordable solar-powered irrigation systems, called SunRider, that give low-income farmers access to reliable irrigation without upfront costs, with a mission to enhance productivity, build resilience, and secure long-term livelihoods for smallholder farmers through precision agriculture technologies and shared farming resources.

BlockCoop is a provider of financial solutions for SACCOs, offering guarantor services, automated share trading, and member onboarding. Its platform lets SACCOs onboard members digitally and trade shares with real-time updates.

Vitali Health is pioneering a new era in hypertension management by integrating technology, personalized lifestyle interventions, and AI, aiming to provide a proactive, accessible, and cost-effective approach to care.

ProPath revolutionises athlete discovery and development through its platform, iSTEAM. It offers personalised training for athletes, support and resources for parents, and data-driven insights for scouts identifying talent.

Ace Mobility provides public transport for vulnerable groups, including women, the elderly, and people with disabilities, whose lack of mobility limits their social and economic participation. It aims to enable safe, hassle-free mobility.

Adumu was founded on the belief that innovation can redefine how Africa cooks at scale, moving institutions away from firewood and charcoal. It built precision, biodiesel-powered cooking systems to give schools, hospitals, and institutions a clean, efficient alternative, positioning itself as a partner in progress that reduces costs and protects the environment.

FarmSky is a financial services platform for African agriculture, serving smallholder farmers and cross-border lending ecosystems.

Lima Technologies offers a B2B agricultural marketplace connecting farm produce with buyers through transparent, efficient digital trade. It combines technology, data, and supply chain partnerships to simplify agricultural trade and create economic opportunities for farmers.

Eon Recycling is transforming Ethiopia's plastic waste into opportunity. Founded in Addis Ababa in 2025, it uses advanced recycling technology to convert PET waste into high-quality fibers and products, with a mission to reduce pollution, create jobs, and build a circular economy.

Lije Care empowers families with culturally relevant, evidence-based nutrition and health guidance for children aged 0 to 5. It simplifies healthy eating and helps prevent malnutrition through accessible tools rooted in the Ethiopian context.

Kuri Mothers was born from the belief that every breastfeeding mother deserves access to natural products, expert knowledge, and a supportive community.

EDit is passionate about transforming education and equipping primary school students with essential 21st-century skills. Its mission is to provide innovative educational solutions that bridge the gap between traditional learning and today's evolving demands.

PlaTi Corporate Ltd is an innovative Rwandan company that transforms waste into sustainable, high-quality products. Its work supports environmental conservation, creates economic opportunities, and enhances community well-being.

Nabsil Grains works to eliminate post-harvest losses and improve farmers' income through a crop management system that uses innovative sourcing, handling, storage, and tools to maintain high grain quality over time.

Aquatreasures is an intelligence platform that helps fish farmers manage their farms. It enables farmers to monitor feed stock, record feeding activities, access learning resources, and make better decisions using reliable farm data.

IGAFRI was founded on the belief that great healthcare begins with empowered people. It is a Rwanda-born healthtech company strengthening healthcare systems across Africa through digital training and hospital accreditation management, and is a UNDP Timbuktoo Initiative awardee.

Loopa produces high-quality organic fertilizers by transforming locally sourced organic waste into compost, vermicompost, and liquid fertilizers using mechanized, data-driven systems. This addresses the high cost and limited availability of quality soil inputs for farmers while reducing waste and soil degradation.

Melora is a marketplace offering personalised, curated skincare solutions for melanin-rich skin, pairing tech-driven skin analysis with dermatologist-approved formulations to match customers to products suited to their unique needs.

Roomify builds and leases backyard rental units on homeowners' land, giving South African homeowners a way to earn income from unused yard space; after 12 years, ownership of the completed unit is transferred to the homeowner.

Boleka is a community-powered digital lending and savings platform that brings trust, access and affordability to South Africans through stokvel-based savings, lending and protection, digitising a system traditionally run on paper and word of mouth.

Space Time Ads democratises out-of-home advertising for local businesses, letting SMEs stream promotions to a network of Smart TVs installed in venues across the city as an affordable way to reach nearby customers.

Heads Up is a community-powered monitoring platform that turns everyday observations — on safety, lighting, cleanliness and public life — into real-time, mapped information, helping women and other residents see what's happening around them and helping organisations measure progress on making cities safer and more liveable.

Laeta offers refrigeration as a service — rentable refrigeration units, Performance Ice Block, and cooler bags — giving small township traders access to reliable cold storage without upfront capital costs.

Nexus develops Shariah-compliant financial products for the mass market, giving South Africa's Muslim community and other value-aligned consumers access to interest-free, ethically structured savings, financing and payment options.

O-Pen Veld (O-Veld) connects communal and emerging cattle farmers directly to verified buyers, combining aggregation, tracing and an offtaker platform to give non-commercial cattle farmers fair access to formal livestock markets.

iGezi delivers portable backup power and smart WhatsApp load-shedding alerts to township spaza shops, taverns and salons — starting in Soweto — so small business owners can keep fridges, POS systems and lights running through outages, with no installation, fuel or credit check required.

Neo is an AI agent orchestration SaaS tool for managing technical debt, helping engineering teams coordinate AI agents to identify, prioritise and resolve legacy code issues.

U-Send is a parcel aggregator that leverages informal delivery networks to reach rural and township areas, letting customers order collection and delivery over WhatsApp with verified drivers and live status updates for dependable, affordable shipping across South Africa.

NextYield provides small-scale greenhouse and hydroponic infrastructure for emerging farmers, helping them grow high-value crops with less land and water.

Roomiverse matches compatible housemates with verified homes and landlords for multi-tenant rentals, screening tenants for identity, affordability and rental history and pairing them by lifestyle fit — now matching tenants and landlords in Cape Town.

Kini helps families fund and coordinate the care of an aging parent from anywhere, letting relatives pool contributions into a shared Care Pool that converts into vouchers for specific needs such as groceries, airtime, electricity or medical visits.

Cocoa is a smart glucometer with WhatsApp integration for diabetes management, helping patients track and share blood glucose readings with their care network directly through a messaging app they already use.

Afri-Farmers Market is a pan-African Agritech enterprise enhancing agricultural market systems for smallholder farmers through inclusive, digital-first trade infrastructure.

Irebe is a pharmaceutical company advancing regional health security in Rwanda and the region through localized drug manufacturing, skills transfer, and cross-border collaboration.

Mulika is an enterprise transforming agricultural value chains by providing digital market access, training, and supply chain efficiencies for smallholder farmers in underserved regions.

Credit Jambo is a dynamic financial services platform operating in Rwanda, dedicated to delivering inclusive, tech-enabled credit solutions to underserved populations.

RHEA is an Agri-Tech enterprise delivering precision soil health and fertilizer recommendations through affordable, data-driven technology, with a vision to reduce input waste and improve crop productivity.

HiQ Africa is a Rwanda-based digital compliance venture offering Zata, an integrated tax solution that eliminates inefficiencies and fragmentation in real-time business reporting.

Radava is building the physical and technological infrastructure for Kenya's first structured, sustainable commodity-trading exchange market.

Mulik Dairy Solutions focuses on empowering smallholder dairy farmers by offering comprehensive support services that cover the entire dairy value chain.

Gare Holdings Limited (Mzuri Organics) manufactures organic fertilizers using insect-based bioconversion composting to improve soil health and boost yields for smallholder farmers in Kenya.

Patvention aims to make beekeeping more sustainable and profitable for farmers. The company manufactures waste-recycled beehives and bee venom collecting devices.

Ace Mobility delivers inclusive, door-to-door transport solutions for people with reduced mobility through a fleet of wheelchair-accessible vehicles and disability-aware driver training, ensuring dignified, safe, and accessible mobility for all.

Drive with Moti Limited (MOTI) is a dynamic company operating a peer-to-peer car sharing platform to create accessibility to transport solutions and opportunity for car monetization.

Indintambwe Feeds specializes in producing sustainable, nutrient-rich animal feeds by combining locally sourced ingredients with innovative insect-based proteins derived from black soldier flies.

Sow Precise Africa is advancing climate-smart agriculture in East Africa with Sun Rider, its solar-powered, pay-per-use mobile irrigation system designed for oil-seed smallholders — offering affordable irrigation, market access, and training through a scalable, high-impact model with strong early adoption.

Terralima is transforming Africa's agricultural value chains through a digital platform that connects smallholder farmers to Agri co-operatives and embedded financial services. It offers traceable commodities at fair prices while enabling access to loans, insurance, and carbon finance through a robust, finance-first model.

Kaju Treats, the consumer brand of Blue Pearl Consulting Ltd, is a vertically integrated macadamia agribusiness leveraging traceability, value addition, and circular economy principles to create premium products, empower smallholder farmers, and drive sustainable growth through local and export markets.

Eneza Malipo delivers a USSD-based fintech platform enabling mass disbursement, revolving credit and grant delivery to workers in the agriculture sector.

SaveDirectly is building a new financial infrastructure for Africa's informal economy by converting irregular cash flows into predictable micro-savings and insurance payments. Through its USSD-first platform and agent network, it enables informal workers to save bit-by-bit towards financial protection, unlocking access to insurance, essential services, and savings products previously out of reach through daily auto-debits.

ShopOkoa is a rural commerce platform that converts cash remittances into essential goods, enabling urban families to support relatives through local retailers while digitizing informal retail networks and strengthening rural distribution channels.