Top 5 Manufacturing Startup Investors in Zambia (August 2026)

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• Springs & Bolts — SBLC manufactures U – Bolts, Leaf Springs, Trailer Suspensions & exports to the West Africa n Sub-Region and also sells on the Ghana market.
• Boxpack Zambia — Boxpack Zambia specialists in manufacturing Corrugated boxes.
• Altus Financial Services — Altus Financial Services operates as a non-bank microfinance institution focused on providing short- to medium-term financing solutions to underserved segments. Its core business model utilizes customized credit evaluation structures, such as a payroll-deduction system, to disperse capital to public sector workers, small business owners, andmicro-entrepreneurs. The value proposition centers on expanding financial inclusion by delivering rapid loan approvals and flexible terms that accommodate clients who do not fit traditional bank appraisal checklists. This structured underwriting enables capital allocation across diverse sectors including farming, retail, construction, and manufacturing.

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• Sproxil — Sproxil is an information technology company that focuses on supply chains and consumer engagement. It specializes in brand protection, consumer engagement, anti-counterfeiting, product authentication, and consumer promotions. The company was founded in 2009 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• Orb Energy — Orb Energy is a vertically integrated solar company that manufactures solar panels, design, install, and services complete system, and finance C&I customers.
• MindRight Health — MindRight Health is a tech startup that provides mental health coaching over text message to empower communities to heal from trauma

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• Drive Health — Reduce administrative burden and support your care team. Avery is a clinical workflow automation engine that handles routine tasks like patient outreach and message triage under strict clinician oversight, returning time to the bedside.
• RDG Africa — Empowering the Future, one solar system at a time
• Hautes Études Pratiques Internationales — Hautes Études Pratiques Internationales is a private higher‑education platform that runs degree‑level programmes.

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• BURN — The future of clean cooking
• GOGO Electric — Bodawerk is an innovations and engineering company. Our products are created to serve the needs of people at the bottom of the pyramid.
• MyJouleBox — MyJouleBox offers a solution for solar professionals in Africa to offer leased solar installations to their customers.

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• Mondego Bio — Headquartered in Portugal’s main biotech park, Biocant, Mondego Bio is developing best-in-class protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 2 (PTPN2) inhibitors, providing a potential immuno-oncological therapy with an improved safety and tolerability profile.
• BIMINI Biotech — BIMINI Biotech is a startup that develops innovative therapeutic strategies for oncology. It is developing therapeutic strategies that target the growth hormone receptor (GHR) and its interaction with insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) for oncology, metabolic diseases, and aging.The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Leiden, TheNetherlands.
• Chromis Therapeutics — Chromis Therapeutics, Inc. (Chromis) is a San Diego-based biopharmaceutical company, focused on the development of curative treatments for chronic HBV infection, based on its advanced proprietary drug design and discovery platform. The company is seeking investment to advance its novel cccDNA inhibitor (CHR101), viral entry and viral capsidassembly inhibitor lead candidates for the treatment of chronic HBV. CHR101 has a potential to eradicate HBV and to efficiently cure chronically infected HBV patients, as compared to drugs currently on the market. CHR101's activity is supported by a robust discovery preclinical data package.