A continent-scale portfolio of startups across AgriTech, FinTech, HealthTech, AI, mobility and beyond — all incubated or accelerated through the Startgate ecosystem.
12 of 2,882 startups
startupFoodTech
Geenee is an AI-based 3D internet creator tool and infrastructure platform for communication, transactions, and interaction. Its full body-tracking SDKs use machine learning, computer vision, blendshape-based avatar telephony, and WebAR to power 3D AR, multiplayer gaming, e-commerce, blockchain-based collectibles, and experiential communication products for Fortune 500 firms in entertainment, sports, music, beauty, and CPG.
startupSocial & Leisure
Omziki is a digital music aggregator in Africa that partners directly with digital stores to allow musicians to sell their songs worldwide while keeping 100% of their music rights. Artists choose an unlimited distribution plan and upload music for distribution to stores like Spotify and Apple Music.
startupFinTech
Greenlight is a debit card and money management app for families, used by parents and kids to earn, save, spend, give, and invest. Parents can set spending controls, manage chores, automate allowances, and invest for their kids; it offers up to 3% unlimited cash back and was founded in 2014 in Atlanta, GA.
startupFinTech
Cashtopia is a fintech platform providing digital financial services for individuals and businesses in emerging markets, including global payments, mobile money, crypto withdrawals, virtual cards, bill payments, and online shopping. It uses biometric KYC, AI-powered fraud detection, and real-time transaction tools, and is headquartered in Kentucky.
startupEnergy & Environment
Wassha provides rental devices and charging services using clean energy as a power supplier for off-grid Africa. WASSHA lends all devices to start the business and uses technology to remotely manage and monitor operations including sales, customer information, and power generation.
startupEcommerce & Retail
Tripindigo is an East African online travel agent offering search and booking across flights, accommodation, car hire, transfers, and experiences, with itinerary building and single checkout, on a white-label technology platform that drives direct bookings for travel providers.
startupHealthTech
Medikea Health is a multiservice online healthcare application offering subscription-based telemedicine alongside in-person care via a network of asset-light clinics, with appointment booking, doctor chat, medicine delivery, and hospital referrals.
startupEcommerce & Retail
Kilimo Fresh Foods is a B2B marketplace that sources fresh produce from smallholder farmers in rural Tanzania and delivers it to hotels, restaurants, caterers, and informal retailers in Dar es Salaam, using mobile technology to give farmers market access and stable prices while reducing post-harvest losses.
startupSoftware & Data
Kapsule aggregates fragmented data from hospitals, pharmacies, insurers, and healthtech companies across African markets to support research, product development, market entry, and funding allocation for international organizations.
HealthTech
Eden Care is a tech-enabled health insurance company providing digital insurance solutions to healthcare providers, companies, and employees. It is a Certified Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) by the National Bank of Rwanda.
startupTransportation
Ampersand provides battery swap networks and operating systems for mass-market electric mobility in developing markets. As of January 2024, 2,000 Ampersand customers cover 1.5 million km per week in Nairobi and Kigali.
startupFoodTech
Africa Improved Foods provides a scalable and sustainable solution to malnutrition through local production of nutritious foods. Its model uses a value chain approach to develop local maize and soy farming to higher standards, while reducing poverty, creating jobs, and addressing stunting and malnutrition.