Dawa Mkononi
Dawa Mkononi
Dawa Mkononi is a data driven B2B e-commerce marketplace for healthcare facilities to procure and receive products delivered via an easy-to-use mobile app. In addition, the technological features of Dawa's platform enable the company to have full visibility of their own internal operations and to provide their B2B customers with key insights on their inventory management to reduce waste.
Starting date: 08 February 2023
End date: 30 April 2025
Commitment: EUR 300,000
Aatif Aquaponics
Aatif Aquaponics
The innovative and ecofriendly farming startup is specialized in growing and selling organic horticultural products such as basil, mint and coriander using aquaponics and hydroponics farming techniques, which is new to the East African region. The combination of aquaculture and hydroponics uses fish waste as a nutrient for plants. Aatif Aquaponics has developed a small prototype aquaponics farm in Bububu, Zanzibar, growing fruits and vegetables that are typically not grown on the island due the inadequacy of the soil for traditional agriculture.
Starting date: 07 July 2023
End date: 15 June 2025
Rology Medical
Rology Medical
Rology's AI-powered teleradiology platform enables 24/7 remote diagnostic reporting, matching scans to specialized radiologists. It combats critical radiologist shortages in underserved regions, reducing missed diagnoses, delayed treatments, and maternal mortality rates.
Starting date: 14 August 2024
End date: 30 June 2025
Commitment: EUR 100,000
Goldenpot
Goldenpot
The start-up is the first Tanzanian company to produce maize flour based breakfast cereals in smaller quantities than the international competition for the local market. The maize flour is fortified with micronutrients and due to the smaller quantity packaging (one meal packaging), Goldenpot's cereals represent a nutritious food product accessible to lower- and middle-income households.The company is female founded, managed and sources its maize primarily from local female farmer groups.
Starting date: 31 July 2023
End date: 20 June 2025
Commitment: EUR 300,000
Aquarech
Aquarech
Aquarech has developed Kenya’s first fish farming platform to enable the unlocked potential for job creation and food security of sustainable fish farming. Through the platform, fish farmers, fish feed manufacturers, and fish buyers can trade and build business relationships. The platform includes credit-financing services, a fish buy back system, a mobile app to easily purchase feed and a USSD platform for non-smartphone users. To establish a sustainable way of fish farming, Aquarech uses IoT water quality monitoring devices and provides climate-smart technical support to its fish farmers.
Starting date: 05 July 2023
End date: 30 June 2025
Commitment: EUR 300,000
Biobuu Tanzania
Biobuu Tanzania
Biobuu Tanzania is an organic waste collector and processor in Tanzania. The company has developed a large-scale factory model to produce insect-derived protein products, especially low-carbon animal feed and organic fertiliser (compost), from organic waste collected from the local marktets. In this way, Biobuu supports local governments to deal with the huge amount of organic waste, helping citizens to improve their health and helping the environment by the reduction of CO2.
Starting date: 01 February 2023
Commitment: EUR 300,000
Ziotio
Ziotio
Ziotio sells smart, IoT-connected, zero-emission electric 3-wheelers directly to professional taxi drivers on a lease-to-own scheme. The smart, internet-connected system allows 100% remote asset control via a web and phone app. Ziotio's model allows self-employed drivers to increase their income, save money, and become financially stable vehicle owners themselves.
Starting date: 20 January 2023
End date: 30 June 2025
Commitment: EUR 300,000
Itule
Itule
The company modernizes African transportation by introducing a digital infrastructure, including language-specific software and POS devices. Their online platform simplifies ticket purchasing and cargo tracking, reducing customer inconvenience and costs associated with traditional methods. Safiri’s revenue streams comprise B2B ticket plans, B2B parcel services, and B2C ticket sales facilitated through mobile apps, websites and ticket agents.
Starting date: 17 April 2024
End date: 31 July 2025
Commitment: EUR 100,000
Flamingoo Foods
Flamingoo Foods Company
Flamingoo Foods is one of few Tanzania's rice and maize producers and operates as an innovative food supply chain startup. Flamingoo Foods' business model is based on a data-driven sourcing, storing, processing and selling of paddy rice and maize. Through this innovative data-enabled approach, Flamingoo Foods is playing an important role in improving local food security by building resilience to climate extremes.
Starting date: 07 December 2022
End date: 31 July 2025
Commitment: EUR 300,000
Plant Biodefenders
Plant Biodefenders
Plant Biodefenders is a Tanzanian company that manufactures an innovative biopesticide called Vuruga Biocide. The biopesticide is made from the Aspergillus oryzae fungus and effectively controls pests like the invasive fall armyworm and tomato leafminer. The company sells its affordable and environmentally friendly biopesticide to agricultural input distributors, wholesalers, and directly to growers of various crops.
Starting date: 07 July 2023
End date: 31 August 2025
Commitment: EUR 300,000
farm to feed
farm to feed
Farm to Feed is addressing fresh produce supply and climate change solutions. The company created a market for imperfect/surplus produce, connecting smallholder farmers to the market and offering lower-cost products to the customer. FTF aims to transform the food system and is developing a data strategy for identifying food loss drivers and implementing a carbon credit model. They're also exploring semi-processing services and data products for additional income streams.
Starting date: 28 July 2023
End date: 30 September 2025
Commitment: EUR 300,000
Figorr Kenya
Figorr Kenya
Real-time monitoring technology from Figorr safeguards perishable goods in transit, tracking temperature and humidity to ensure product quality. By reducing spoilage and CO2 emissions, Figorr optimizes supply chains for agricultural and medical clients.
Starting date: 04 September 2024
End date: 07 October 2025
Commitment: EUR 100,000
TemboPlus
TemboPlus
TemboPlus offers a suite of digital solutions (API/SDK) to help companies bring banking, payments and remittance services to underserved customers across Africa. As part of its offering, TemboPlus manages banking relationships and regulatory approvals, enabling its corporate clients to avoid the need to obtain their own banking licences or manage their own technology infrastructure to offer financial services.
Starting date: 10 February 2024
Commitment: EUR 100,000
Medikea
Medikea
Medikea offers a convenient healthcare solution that combines virtual and face-to-face care 24/7 through a seamless blend of app-based telemedicine and local physical clinics. Medikea has developed its own electronic medical record system, which includes laboratory and pharmacy inventory, appointment booking and dispensing systems, ensuring a smooth and integrated patient journey, reducing waiting times and digitising patient health records. A cash-pay business model also targets the uninsured.
Starting date: 28 February 2024
End date: 08 January 2026
Commitment: EUR 100,000
Kazi Yetu
Kazi Yetu
Kazi Yetu produces organic teas, herbs, and spices without the use of chemicals for B2B and B2C customers in Tanzania and Europe. The products are locally grown, processed, and marketed, come in biodegradable packaging and can be traced from cultivation to consumption. The company promotes women's economic independence and is certified as a B Corporation.
Starting date: 10 July 2023
End date: 02 February 2026
Commitment: EUR 300,000
Stima Mobility
Stima Mobility
Stima Mobility provides green tech solutions for the motor-taxi sector in Kenya. The company sells battery swapping services to individual electrical motor-taxi riders (boda boda riders) and is building an operating system of battery swapping stations. Additionally, STIMA has developed a full battery technology suite based on an IoT system that embeds software for Battery and Station Monitoring, a Rider App and a Swapper App.
Starting date: 10 June 2023
End date: 01 March 2026
Commitment: EUR 300,000
Taimba
Taimba
Taimba connects smallholder farmers with vendors, providing quick access to affordable, high-quality produce. Its mobile platform automates sourcing and distribution, reducing waste and improving market access for farmers.
Starting date: 08 January 2025
End date: 25 March 2026
Commitment: EUR 100,000
