Top 50 Startup Investors in Ghana in October 2023

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• Sabipay — Pastel is a leader in Artificial Intelligence. We build products targeted at individuals (SwiftMoney) and enterprises (Sigma) in emerging markets
• Maplerad — Maplerad is a fast, safe and easy way to send and receive money with friends, family or others you trust. You can receive and send money directly into any Nigerian bank account in minutes using Bitcoin, US Dollars, and Naira.
• Jetstream Africa — Jetstream is a supply chain platform that powers freight forwarding and global exports for African suppliers. With tracking and consolidated (LCL) shipping Jetstream levels the playing field for access to international trade for African SMEs with the click of a button.

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• Craydel — Get Professional career guidance based on Psychometric Assessments and get scholarships to the best MBA, Engineering, Medical, Education online and on campus courses in Africa and Abroad.
• EMTECH — For Modern Central Banking
• Terragon Group — Terragon is a leading Data and Marketing Technology company that uses data and analytics to help companies focused in Africa, intelligently connect at scale to their customers. We use an aggregation of online and offline data, and predictive scoring to help brands, marketing agencies and platforms accurately target people across channels anddevices. Headquartered in Lagos; Nigeria, we also have a presence in Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and India.

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• Zeepay — Zeepay Ghana Limited is a wholly Ghanaian owned Mobile FinancialServices company focusing on providing integrated mobile payments services with mobile wallets targeting the unbanked and banked population with the objective of bringing the unbanked into the financial stream and easing payments and collections for the banked population.Zeepayfacilitates the processing of multiple mobile phone payment transactions, and operates as a aggregator that brings transaction of all players together on one single platform. The company’s core application runs on open source technology, and is designed to integrate all types of payment platforms, banks, merchants, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), and other companies with subscriber based transactions.
• BezoMoney — Bezomoney is a social saving platform for low-income earners that helps them save effectively, access bulk capital through group savings and boost their creditworthiness. The platform features a personal wallet with a lock feature allowing users to save over a period of time. It features a machine learning model allowing users to accumulate pointsbased on the consistency of their savings which translates into benefits on the platform such as discounts on purchase, acquisition of property and investment options. There is also a group wallet which allows users to participate in rotational group savings with people inside their network.
• Zuberi Technologies Limited — Zuberi Pay is an on-demand mobile employee benefits app in Africa. As an interest free mobile alternative to digital loans for employees, salaried workers have the opportunity to access their salary on a daily basis rather than wait for the month end. The platform is available to African companies via partnerships who value their employees and wantto increase financial wellbeing within the workplace.

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• Oze — OZÉ brings African small businesses into the digital era. It is an app that makes it easy for businesses to track sales, expenses, and customer information. The data is analyzed to provide tailored recommendations, reports, and business education. If the entrepreneur needs a little extra support, an OZÉ Coach is just a click away. As they are usingOZÉ to manage their business and learn how to run it better, we are learning about them. Using this data and machine learning, we can predict their credit risk and provide them with affordable capital from our banking partners. With over 20,000 registered users, OZÉ is the largest online community of SMEs in Ghana. The most exciting thing is that OZÉ works; 97% of businesses that have used OZE for at least 9 months are growing or profitable or both!
• Root — Programmable insurance that you can integrate into your product or service with ease
• Afropolitan — Afropolitan is building a Network State to unleash the maximum potential of Africans around the world. Are you interested? Join us with your email.

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• Tactyc — Tactyc is an easy-to-use portfolio construction, forecasting and management software for venture funds.
• Zoie Health — Zoie is a digital health firm for women that provides family planning, fertility, and maternity care services.
• Money Fellows — MoneyFellows digitizes the ROSCA model, enabling group lending and savings.

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• Jetstream Africa — Jetstream is a supply chain platform that powers freight forwarding and global exports for African suppliers. With tracking and consolidated (LCL) shipping Jetstream levels the playing field for access to international trade for African SMEs with the click of a button.
• Carepoint Hospitals — Carepoint Hospitals is a network of healthcare facilities providing optimized and patient-centered services.
• Africa Health Holdings Ltd — Africa Health Holdings cultivates a work-environment that motivates professionals to strive to exceed their expectations. It offers a variety of exciting and challenging careers across Africa and North America. It values teamwork and the enthusiasm to become a contributor to the development and success of local communities across Africa.It wasfounded in 2017 and is headquartered in Accra, Ghana with offices in Nigeria and New York.

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• Flock — Fair and flexible motor fleet insurance for cars, vans, and mixed fleets. Expert support, online policies and stress-free claims. For UK fleets of 20+ vehicles.
• Mitra Chem — Mitra Chem is innovating and commercializing iron-based cathode materials to enable mass-market electrification for electric vehicles, energy storage solutions and beyond.
• Metalink — Metalink is a private chat app that provides NFT collection. They also offer the punk owners to find and chat with other verified holders by simply connecting their wallet.

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• Gamp — Gamp is an IT services provider that offers device protection plans and repair support for tech users and businesses.
• 54gene — 54gene is a healthcare startup unlocking the African genome to fuel genetic research and development that may lead to new discoveries and benefit all populations.54gene was founded in 2019 by Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong to address the significant gap in the global genomics market: Nearly 90% of genetic material used in pharmaceutical research iscaucasian. Only 2% is African, despite the fact that Africans and people of African ancestry are more genetically diverse than all other world populations combined. As a result, pharmaceutical research and development is lacking the diverse data that may hold the key to medical discoveries and new healthcare solutions.
• Subsbase — Discover the future of recurring revenue management with Subsbase. Streamline your operations, boost growth, and elevate customer experiences with our cutting-edge platform.

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• Kinjo — Kinjo changes the way we approach education and screen time, harnessing the power of kid-favorite platforms (like Roblox!) to help them learn and grow.
• Pryon — Pryon is the leading AI-as-a-Service platform for content and knowledge management. Pryon closes knowledge gaps, improving employee productivity, and enhancing customer experiences. Companies such as Georgia Pacific use Pryon to improve health and safety outcomes, eliminate compliance incidents, improve employee onboarding, and upgrade all aspectsof customer service and support.
• Elemental Cognition — Elemental Cognition (EC) provides a revolutionary hybrid AI platform with superior natural language understanding that powers expert problem-solving intelligence in conversational and discovery applications. EC was founded in 2015 by Dr. David Ferrucci, the renowned AI researcher and inventor of IBM’s breakthrough Watson technology. EC AItransparently engages with people to understand, reason, and explain complex problems. EC customers are in several verticals, including but not limited to healthcare, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, financial services, and travel.The mission of Elemental Cognition (EC) is to transcend conventional AI, aiming to aid individuals in comprehending intricate content, engaging in logical thinking about it, and locating as well as elucidating solutions.Elemental Cognition remains devoted to creating ethical and lucid AI, designed to contribute to resolving issues and providing proficiency in a manner that is both comprehensible and reliable.Recognizing AI's potential to function as a cogitative partner akin to a human, EC envisions a landscape of transparency, where the rationale behind outcomes is on par in significance with the outcomes themselves.What sets EC apart is its distinctive methodology, intertwining varied AI strategies within an innovative framework. This framework assimilates and ratiocinates upon knowledge that is understandable to humans, fostering collaborative and dynamic problem-solving. The outcome manifests as an expert problem-solving acumen that is more lucid and resource-efficient, seamlessly integrated into conversational and exploratory applications.

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• autone — Autone is a SaaS operational platform enabling retail & CPG businesses to make optimal decisions easily and quickly
• Genie — Genie is a productive web development framework in Julia. Build web applications, UIs, backends, integrate with databases, set up web services and APIs.
• Purpose Green — Purpose Green operates as a climatetech company.

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• Nuru — Nuru is a solar hybrid site. Nuru (Swahili for "light") is a company dedicated to enhancing connectivity in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nuru deployed Congo's first solar-based mini-grid in 2017 and is currently constructing a 1.3MW solar hybrid site in Goma, the largest off-grid mini-grid in sub-Saharan Africa.Nuru is arenewable and environment company that specializes in the fields of storage micro-grids and solar energy. The company deployed Congo's first solar-based mini-grid in 2017 and is currently constructing a 1.3MW solar hybrid site in Goma.Nuru was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Goma, Nord-Kivu, Congo.
• Sabesp — Sabesp is a Brazilian company that engages in providing basic sanitation services such as distribution of treated water, collection, and treatment of sewage. It is currently responsible for supplying water and collecting and treating sewage in the 367 municipalities of São Paulo state. It supplies 27.9 million people with water and provides sewagecollection services to 21.5 million people.Sabesp was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
• Complete Farmer — We are providing cutting-edge technological farming protocols and innovations with a unique business model and logistics that are revolutionizing...

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• Lengo — Lengo is an AI based intelligence platform that offers a large database on consumer goods for companies in the FMCG sector.
• Zanifu — The zanifu platform, allows small retailers in Sub Saharan Africa, to procure inventory from their suppliers & pay later.
• Fixit45 — Your best ever automobile service experience awaits you.

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• Inato — Inato matches the right sites to the right clinical research study, globally.
• Reebelo — Reebelo is APAC’s leading marketplace for pre-loved tech devices. Our vision is to reduce e-waste by building the circular economy for refurbished electronics. While doing so, we enable consumers to save up to 70% on their favorite brands and flexibly rent devices instead of buying them. Reebelo is based in Singapore with additional offices inAustralia, New Zeland & Malaysia. Get in touch if you want to be part of a high-growth, disruptive team working to make a positive impact!
• Ledger — Secure your crypto assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Monero and more. Give yourself peace of mind by knowing that your cryptocurrencies are safe

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• ReelFruit — On a mission to inspire delightfulness by offering the tastiest snacks in town.
• SweepSouth — Book a home cleaning online from your mobile, tablet or computer. SweepSouth connects you with a cleaner in minutes. Cleaners are experienced, reliable, efficient and insured.
• Jetstream Africa — Jetstream is a supply chain platform that powers freight forwarding and global exports for African suppliers. With tracking and consolidated (LCL) shipping Jetstream levels the playing field for access to international trade for African SMEs with the click of a button.

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• iProcure — iProcure is a Nairobi-based start-up working to optimize the agriculture input supply chain in rural Kenya. iProcure’s web and mobile technology solution improves agriculture retailers’ operations. It lets them manage ordering based on inventory, point of sale activities, and client profiles along with geo-located purchasing patterns, real-timeagent performance and transaction analysis, and built-in mobile payments. As a result, retailers can better predict demand with business intelligence data, improve inventory management, and streamline distribution efficiency.
• Trackbit — Trackbit is a cryptocurrency exchange platform.
• Afrikamart — Afrikamart is a west African distribution platform for fresh produce that offers its marketing services to producers - suppliers - and operates as a digital purchasing center for retailers, hotels and restaurants - customers.We combine extensive use of digital with its experience in the food value chain to: - Facilitate information exchangebetween suppliers and customers (purchase price, sale price, product availability, harvest and purchase forecasts) - Organize end-to-end logistics with a network of transporters - Optimize financial and product flows according to different purchase and payment termsOur team includes experienced technology driven individuals with a strong experience in food commodity trading. Afrikamart brings pragmatic solutions to solve food value chain inefficiencies in West Africa while empowering hundreds of underprivileged women and young people with economic opportunities.

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• FarmWorks — FarmWorks is an agricultural technology company that gives farmers access to farm inputs as well as a market for the produce .FarmWork is to unlock agricultural potential by building clusters of mid-sized farms while working with thousands of small-holder farmers and establishing direct linkage to local and global markets.
• EMTECH — For Modern Central Banking
• Complete Farmer — We are providing cutting-edge technological farming protocols and innovations with a unique business model and logistics that are revolutionizing...

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• FarmWorks — FarmWorks is an agricultural technology company that gives farmers access to farm inputs as well as a market for the produce .FarmWork is to unlock agricultural potential by building clusters of mid-sized farms while working with thousands of small-holder farmers and establishing direct linkage to local and global markets.
• Stable Foods — Stable Foods has built an integrated solution to provide inputs and offtake contracts, Irrigation-as-a-Service (IaaS), and training on best practises for regenerative agriculture.
• Complete Farmer — We are providing cutting-edge technological farming protocols and innovations with a unique business model and logistics that are revolutionizing...

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• Laprophan — Laprophan gives people access to cutting-edge treatments and therapies. As a result, we are committed to researching, developing, and bringing new, innovative goods to market. dedication to patient-centered care pervades everything we do, from product creation to service delivery.
• Turnkey Lender — Turnkey Lender is a Commercial lending software that can improve efficiency and reduce costs for financial services companies.
• Dastgyr Technologies — Making trade and capital seamless and reliable

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• Oze — OZÉ brings African small businesses into the digital era. It is an app that makes it easy for businesses to track sales, expenses, and customer information. The data is analyzed to provide tailored recommendations, reports, and business education. If the entrepreneur needs a little extra support, an OZÉ Coach is just a click away. As they are usingOZÉ to manage their business and learn how to run it better, we are learning about them. Using this data and machine learning, we can predict their credit risk and provide them with affordable capital from our banking partners. With over 20,000 registered users, OZÉ is the largest online community of SMEs in Ghana. The most exciting thing is that OZÉ works; 97% of businesses that have used OZE for at least 9 months are growing or profitable or both!
• Workbounce — Workbounce is the co-pilot for customer-facing team connecting tools like Google Drive, Notion, Slack with intelligent search and analytics.
• Atlas Metrics — The single source of truth for your ESG data

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• BeyondTrucks — Vertical SaaS
• Lami — Lami is an end-to-end digital insurance platform and API that enables companies across sectors to offer insurance products. Its API allows underwriters to connect with consumer-facing companies that can provide embedded insurance as a value add for existing customers, many of whom are uninsured.
• Complete Farmer — We are providing cutting-edge technological farming protocols and innovations with a unique business model and logistics that are revolutionizing...

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• Asilimia — Asilimia is a simple, fun mobile app for sending money through M-PESA quickly and without any transaction fees. Simply deposit money to your M-PESA, download Asilimia and send money for free to any other M-PESA account.
• freshbag — freshbag is a wellness nutrition turnkey solution that supports corporate wellness programs by making it easy and convenient to live - and eat! - healthier.
• ShapShap — ShapShap enhances delivery experience through its commission-based marketplace by assigning efficient orders to drivers to ensure their sustainability and scalability.

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• Laprophan — Laprophan gives people access to cutting-edge treatments and therapies. As a result, we are committed to researching, developing, and bringing new, innovative goods to market. dedication to patient-centered care pervades everything we do, from product creation to service delivery.
• AMEA Power — Founded in 2016, AMEA Power has assembled a leading team of global industry experts to deliver clean energy projects across Africa, the Middle East and other emerging markets.
• Northern Arc — Northern Arc Capital is a non-banking finance company that provides access to debt for under-served investors and businesses. Northern Arc Capita connects originators so that they may deepen their presence and provide access to financial services to millions of under-served households. Northern Arc Capital formerly Known as IFMR Capital. It wasfounded in 2008 and is headquartered in Chennai, India.

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• Athletic Brewing — Athletic Brewing is a food and beverage company that specializes in brewing, healthy living, organic, e-commerce, and direct-to-consumer. It manufactures non-alcoholic craft beer. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Stratford, Connecticut.
• Carepoint Hospitals — Carepoint Hospitals is a network of healthcare facilities providing optimized and patient-centered services.
• Africa Health Holdings Ltd — Africa Health Holdings cultivates a work-environment that motivates professionals to strive to exceed their expectations. It offers a variety of exciting and challenging careers across Africa and North America. It values teamwork and the enthusiasm to become a contributor to the development and success of local communities across Africa.It wasfounded in 2017 and is headquartered in Accra, Ghana with offices in Nigeria and New York.

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• Reliance Health — Reliance Health is a healthcare company using technology to make healthcare more affordable and accessible. Using an integrated approach that includes affordable health insurance, telemedicine, and a combination of partner and proprietary healthcare facilities.
• RelianceHMO — RelianceHMO is solving this problem by providing affordable and reliable insurance packages for the average African. Reliance makes health insurance in Africa cheaper and easier to access by combining Telemedicine with data science.
• Africa Health Holdings Ltd — Africa Health Holdings cultivates a work-environment that motivates professionals to strive to exceed their expectations. It offers a variety of exciting and challenging careers across Africa and North America. It values teamwork and the enthusiasm to become a contributor to the development and success of local communities across Africa.It wasfounded in 2017 and is headquartered in Accra, Ghana with offices in Nigeria and New York.

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• Emata — Emata brings digital and affordable financial products to farmers in East Africa.
• Numida — Growing African small businesses with affordable, convenient, and fair credit.
• People's Pension — People's Pension is a pension provider that offers innovative, flexible and digitally driven financial services to successfully increase resilience within the informal economy and reduce old-age poverty.

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• Jetstream Africa — Jetstream is a supply chain platform that powers freight forwarding and global exports for African suppliers. With tracking and consolidated (LCL) shipping Jetstream levels the playing field for access to international trade for African SMEs with the click of a button.

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• HelloChoice — HelloChoice is digital trading and auction platform that is transforming the agricultural trade by directly connecting Farmers and Buyers.
• Westfalia Fruit — Recognised as the Avocado Experts, Westfalia Fruit is a multinational organisation with the largest avocado-growing footprint in the world
• Sun King — Sun King solar lanterns and home systems enables underserved communities to achieve more with inclusive distribution and flexible financing options.

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• mPharma — mPharma - A data and cost management platform connecting African consumers to accessible and affordable high-quality medications
• Frontier Car Group — Frontier Car Group is a berlin-based startup who develop, launch, and operate used-automotive marketplaces within emerging market economies, with operations in Nigeria, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Pakistan, and Indonesia. Additionally, we are successfully engaging in two joint ventures with OLX in India and Poland. We increase theefficiency of selling and buying cars through technology, infra-structure creation, access to capital and innovative business models that allows all stakeholders to gain from our impact.
• Africa Health Holdings Ltd — Africa Health Holdings cultivates a work-environment that motivates professionals to strive to exceed their expectations. It offers a variety of exciting and challenging careers across Africa and North America. It values teamwork and the enthusiasm to become a contributor to the development and success of local communities across Africa.It wasfounded in 2017 and is headquartered in Accra, Ghana with offices in Nigeria and New York.

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• Alima — Tus frutas y verduras frescas, al mejor precio y con la calidad que necesitas.
• Jetstream Africa — Jetstream is a supply chain platform that powers freight forwarding and global exports for African suppliers. With tracking and consolidated (LCL) shipping Jetstream levels the playing field for access to international trade for African SMEs with the click of a button.

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• Side — Side is an e-commerce distribution channel that leverages the power of “community” or “group buying” to provide goods to end customers more cheaply.
• BRYT Knowledge —
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• Paytrix — Access the best payments infrastructure around the world, all through a single platform.
• TrueBiz — TrueBiz claims to enable financial services providers to onboard their business customers faster and eliminate churn caused by verification delays.
• Ansa — The closed loop platform built for your customers.

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• Kofa — Kofa is an automotive company that utilizes the latest electric battery and motor technology. The company aims to develop an affordable, sustainable and customer driven electric network in transformative energy, transport, and climate change around the globe. Kofa was founded in Ghana and is headquartered in Accra.
• Pivo — Pivo is an all-in-one financial services platform for businesses in the supply chain. Set up accounts, access credit and manage your finances in one simple application.
• Open Forest Protocol — With Open Forest Protocol (OFP), measure, report, verify and fund forestation projects with digital transparency

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• AgroCenta — AgroCenta is an online platform that connects the smallholder farmer in the staple food (rice, maize, millet and soybean) value chain to a wider online market to trade
• Kofa — Kofa is an automotive company that utilizes the latest electric battery and motor technology. The company aims to develop an affordable, sustainable and customer driven electric network in transformative energy, transport, and climate change around the globe. Kofa was founded in Ghana and is headquartered in Accra.
• Easy Matatu — Easy Matatu is a tech platform connecting commuters in Africa to safe, reliable and clean transportation

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• Fly.io — Fly.io offers an Application Delivery Network (ADN) intended to help website owners get connected with their customers easily. The company's application delivery network uses a global network of servers to accept visitor traffic, run middleware on requests, then route them to backend applications, enabling website owners to direct theirvisitors to their respective sites securely and in a few clicks.
• MerQube — MerQube is a cloud native indexing platform designed for designing, calculating, and disseminating financial indices at scale. In the growing space of passive (index-linked) indexing, MerQube provides robust financial indices in the areas of equities, futures and options and ESG and has the expertise that spans market-capitalization weightedindices to risk-premia, volatility, thematics, and ESG.
• wooptix — Wooptix is a developer of light field and wavefront phase imaging platform designed to acquire all information about the light using

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• SunFi — SunFi tech solution help people access solar energy with installation and payment plans.
• Gateway.fm — GatewayFM is the first truly decentralized blockchain infra/node provider, with globally distributed, multichain infrastructure
• Beacon Power Services — Beacon Power Services is a utility company that provides energy management software and analytics for utilities.

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• Kheyti — Kheyti helps small farmers battle income variability by providing low cost technologies bundled with services.
• iProcure — iProcure is a Nairobi-based start-up working to optimize the agriculture input supply chain in rural Kenya. iProcure’s web and mobile technology solution improves agriculture retailers’ operations. It lets them manage ordering based on inventory, point of sale activities, and client profiles along with geo-located purchasing patterns, real-timeagent performance and transaction analysis, and built-in mobile payments. As a result, retailers can better predict demand with business intelligence data, improve inventory management, and streamline distribution efficiency.
• Farmerline — The Farmerline vision is to see an Africa where Agriculture NGO’s are not a functioning force in the market. Farmerline provides paid services that allow farmers to have the information and access they need to employ an entrepreneurial method of farming. Input dealers and traders pay for more efficient communication channels to farmers andfarmers pay for information packages and services. In this vision, more food is produce, more food gets to market, and GDP from cash crop export soars.

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• Paga — Paga is a mobile payment company. We are building an ecosystem to enable people to digitally send and receive money, and creating simple financial access for everyone. Our mission is to make it simple for one billion people to access and use money. Our first market is Nigeria where Paga is the leading mobile payment company.
• Interswitch — Interswitch is an Africa-focused integrated digital payments and commerce company that facilitates the electronic circulation of money as well as the exchange of value between individuals and organisations on a timely and consistent basis. The company started operations in 2002 as a transaction switching and electronic payments processingcompany that builds and manages payment infrastructure as well as deliver innovative payment products and transactional services throughout the African continent.
• Rancard — Developer of Rendezvous social recommendations engine for online retail and places with an AI-powered Messenger bot. Rancard Inc., DE & CA (incorporated October 2016) is a startup subsidiary of Rancard Holdings, focused on Rendezvous, with its website socialrecommendations.com

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• Merec Industries — Merec Industries is a miller and packaged food manufacturer in Mozambique.This family-owned company aims to strengthen its footprint in the SADC region and become an integrated multinational packaged food group
• Tarjama — Tarjama, a certified translation agency in Dubai and across the region, understands that in order to compete in today’s global market, businesses must be able to connect with their customers and stakeholders and communicate about their products and services in a way that fits into the regional and cultural context. What works in Europe or the USmay simply not work in the Middle East. As cultural and linguistic experts, we help you transcend geographic borders and communicate globally!
• Avacare Health — Avacare Health is a distributor and manufacturer of pharmaceuticals and healthcare consumable products.

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• Zoona — Zoona is a mobile technology company developing products such as money transfers, electronic voucher payments, and agent payments. It brings together the drive of young entrepreneurs and the power of cutting-edge technology to bring safe and reliable financial services to underserved communities all over Africa!It has support offices in SouthAfrica with operations in Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique. Since being founded in 2009, they have processed over $2 billion in transactions and been recognized by The Nike Foundation and The Unreasonable Group as one of the top ten Startups best positioned to take girls out of poverty by helping them become entrepreneurs.
• Farmerline — The Farmerline vision is to see an Africa where Agriculture NGO’s are not a functioning force in the market. Farmerline provides paid services that allow farmers to have the information and access they need to employ an entrepreneurial method of farming. Input dealers and traders pay for more efficient communication channels to farmers andfarmers pay for information packages and services. In this vision, more food is produce, more food gets to market, and GDP from cash crop export soars.

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• Yellow — Yellow enables a distributed network of sales agents to serve rural households with life-changing products and services through a digital technology platform called Ofeefee.
• d.light — Founded in 2007 as a for-profit social enterprise, d.light manufactures and distributes award-winning solar lighting and power products designed to serve the more than 2 billion people globally without access to reliable electricity. Through five distribution hubs in East Africa, West Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and the United States, d.lighthas impacted over 65 million lives with its products. d.light is dedicated to providing the most reliable, affordable, and accessible solar lighting and power systems for the developing world, with the goal of reaching 100 million people by 2020. For more information, visit www.dlight.com.
• Zola Electric — ZOLA Electric designs renewable energy solutions based on the latest in solar, battery and power electronics technology. Adaptable to energy need and income, ZOLA Electric’s solar systems can be bought over time using PAYGo micro-finance leasing and mobile money payments. ZOLA Electric powers more than 180,000 homes and businesses across Tanzania,Rwanda, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. Investors include Tesla, Vulcan Capital, DBL Partners, Helios Investment Partners, EDF, Total and GE Ventures. ZOLA Electric is a recipient of the UN Momentum for Change Award, the Zayed Future Energy Prize and is a member of the Global Cleantech 100.

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• Shamba Pride — Shamba Pride is a revolutionary Rural Distribution system for African Farmers, it provides online-to-offline DigiShop marketplace.
• Applied Cognition — Applied Cognition is developing a novel medical device and platform for translational measurement of a newly discovered biology of the brain whose failure has been shown to cause neurodegeneration in preclinical models. We will be the first to non-invasively, continuously measure this biology in humans enabling us to develop treatments that stop or reverse the progression of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
• Indian School Finance Company — ISFC is a Non-Banking Finance Company engaged in the business of lending to educational institutions and entrepreneurs managing such institutions. The company started its operations in December 2008 from Hyderabad and has expanded since to other cities.

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• Kaleidofin — Kaleidofin is a fintech platform that provides complete financial solutions for excluded individuals and households. The platform propels under-banked customers towards meeting their real life goals by providing intuitive and tailored financial solutions. Their solutions take into account the financial roadblocks and vulnerability that thesesegments, such as volatile income streams and limited understanding of the fine print in financial products.Kaleidofin creates individual profiles of households based on several sources and uses that information to tailor its services for each customer. It also provides curated, goal-based financial solutions to people in the underbanked segments. It will leverage the full India stack, existing networks, analytics, structuring, and user-centered design to drive outcomes for customers, in the processKaleidofin was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Annapurna Finance — Annapurna Finance operates as a micro finance company. We offer agricultural loans, money loans, small business loans, insurance and home improvement loans at their doorstep.
• Credit Mutuel du Senegal — Credit Mutuel du Senegal is a microfinance institution that offers banking services such as loans and savings.

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• Jetstream Africa — Jetstream is a supply chain platform that powers freight forwarding and global exports for African suppliers. With tracking and consolidated (LCL) shipping Jetstream levels the playing field for access to international trade for African SMEs with the click of a button.

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• Kofa — Kofa is an automotive company that utilizes the latest electric battery and motor technology. The company aims to develop an affordable, sustainable and customer driven electric network in transformative energy, transport, and climate change around the globe. Kofa was founded in Ghana and is headquartered in Accra.

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• Kofa — Kofa is an automotive company that utilizes the latest electric battery and motor technology. The company aims to develop an affordable, sustainable and customer driven electric network in transformative energy, transport, and climate change around the globe. Kofa was founded in Ghana and is headquartered in Accra.

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• Farmerline — The Farmerline vision is to see an Africa where Agriculture NGO’s are not a functioning force in the market. Farmerline provides paid services that allow farmers to have the information and access they need to employ an entrepreneurial method of farming. Input dealers and traders pay for more efficient communication channels to farmers andfarmers pay for information packages and services. In this vision, more food is produce, more food gets to market, and GDP from cash crop export soars.
• Hello Tractor — Hello Tractor is an award winning agtech social enterprise that focuses on connecting tractor owners and smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa through a farm equipment sharing application. We have over the years emerged as the leading provider of technology solutions designed for the tractor services market, capturing 75% of private commercialtractor inflows to Nigeria, expanding to a total of 16 markets across the continent as well as reaching well over 500,000 smallholder farmers.
• Particles for Humanity — Particles for Humanity transforms medical technologies originated in academic labs into products that meet the health care needs of people in developing countries.

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• Telda — The easiest way to send, spend and save money. Open your account for free directly from your phone and start dealing with your money the easy way
• Gridless — At the Frontier of Bitcoin Mining in Africa
• Aston Reinvestment Trust — As a Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) ART's remit is to ensure that viable businesses and social enterprises in the West Midlands can access the finance they need.

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• Farmerline — The Farmerline vision is to see an Africa where Agriculture NGO’s are not a functioning force in the market. Farmerline provides paid services that allow farmers to have the information and access they need to employ an entrepreneurial method of farming. Input dealers and traders pay for more efficient communication channels to farmers andfarmers pay for information packages and services. In this vision, more food is produce, more food gets to market, and GDP from cash crop export soars.

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• AMBOSS — Lightning Network Explorer and Analytics Tools. Search for nodes and channels on the Lightning Network and get detailed information on them.
• Gridless — At the Frontier of Bitcoin Mining in Africa
• Pnkfrg Studios — Pnkfrg Studios is a mobile gaming studio startup designing games for the Lightning Network on Bitcoin.

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• Miniplast — Miniplast Limited is one of the leading manufacturers of Industrial and Household products in Ghana with over 25 years of experience in the sector.
• Hela Clothing — Hela Clothing is a clothing manufacturer. From design to delivery, the firm collaborates closely with brands in the intimate, sleepwear, and children's product lines. With design centers in major markets, they can watch and predict customer preferences. This enables us to provide their customers with unique design options that fit theirrequirements.
• OH Ecosystems — OH Ecosystems is a confectionary company that produces and operates cocoa processing and confectioneries.