Simplitech
Simplitech
Providing an affordable alternative to traditional fiscal devices, Simplitech's online platform enables Tanzanian SMEs to issue virtual receipts, access cloud accounting, and reduce costs, improving tax compliance and business efficiency.
Starting date: 14 August 2024
Commitment: EUR 300,000
Healthy Seaweed
Healthy Seaweed
Healthy Seaweed addresses the lack of nutritious food options while promoting health, gender equality, and a healthier lifestyle through the production of nutrient-rich seaweed products sourced mainly from female farmers in Tanzania.
Starting date: 14 August 2024
Commitment: EUR 200,000
Simusolar
Simusolar
Simusolar provides technical and digital solutions to equip smallholder farmers with solar water pump systems. The irrigation pumps work on a Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) system and have an integrated data collection for customer usage analysis. With a mobile sales app the sales team designs customised irrigation solutions for farmers.
Starting date: 02 December 2022
End date: 30 April 2024
Commitment: EUR 100,000
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
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
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
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 Limited 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
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 Ltd. 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
