Top 50 Retail Startup Investors in Kenya (August 2026)

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• Swiftly — Harness your public transit data with Swiftly's urban mobility solutions to make your city's mass transportation move more efficiently.
• HopSkipDrive — Arranging safe, dependable transportation or children ages 6+ with qualified caregivers
• Clarametyx Biosciences — Clarametyx Biosciences is a late preclinical stage biotechnology company developing targeted, immune-enabling biologic therapies to counter persistent infections associated with biofilms.

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• MPost — MPost means Mobile Post office.It enables any mobile phone user to have his or her phone act like a mobile post office. It allows you to make your mobile number be a formal postal address. With it, you get access to Postal Services through your mobile phone.
• AURA — A South African cloud-based security and safety startup .
• Digital Cabinet — Digital Cabinet makes your business paperless. Security is the topmost priority for the Digital Cabinet, so save time and money with the Digital Cabinet.

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• iiba — Iiba is a geospatial platform that specializes in providing location information related to child-rearing.
• Two — Buy Now, Pay Later for your business customers. Two makes it easy and safe to offer invoice as a payment method on your e-commerce site.
• Homethings — Single-use plastic is bonkers. Homethings makes cleaning products that make sense. No more shipping water in plastic bottles. We send non toxic cleaning tabs so that you can refill over and over again using your tap.

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• HoneyCoin — HoneyCoin is a web3/web2 ecosystem of products built in a way that abstracts complexity and brings all the value of web3 and web2 to the forefront.
• Zeno — Zeno is a climate conscious motor company that offers eco-friendly motorcycles.
• Lori Systems — Lori Systems is revolutionizing African logistics through innovative technology solutions. We connect shippers, transporters, and drivers to create efficient, reliable, and transparent supply chains across Africa.

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• Umazi — We speed up corporate identity verification.
• Kubik — Kubik makes low-carbon buildings from plastic waste. Bringing environmental dignity to how countries grow.
• Mamy Eyewear — We offer high quality, stylish and affodable eyeglasses and sunglasses. Visit our branches in Nairobi and get your free eye-test.

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• Nxtfood — Nxtfood offers a range of food products, including vegetarian irish pie, vegetarian shepherd's pie with sweet potato, vegetarian meatballs, vegetarian mushroom pie, vegetarian pithiviers, welsh vegetarian, vegetarian stuffed cabbage, vegetarian stuffed butternut, and more.
• InnovaFeed — InnovaFeed is a biotech company that produces a new source of protein from insect rearing (Hermetia illucens) for animal feed and aquaculture in particular.Their model is based on a unique technological expertise that allows us to place the insect at the heart of their agri-food system and restore it to its natural place in their ecosystem: thatof recycling nutrients to then feed fish, birds or small mammals.In the context of a fast-growing world population, InnovaFeed’s activity responds concretely and competitively to an increase in protein demand while contributing to the development of a more sustainable food system, in particular through the development of quality aquaculture.
• DAMAE Medical — Damae Medical is a Paris, France-based medtech company. It has developed a medical device capable of seeing biological tissues in depth, at a cellular level and in vivo. This innovative optical imaging technology will especially allow dermatologists to evaluate in a precise, efficient and rapid way malignancy of tumors by a simple contact with thesurface of the skin. DAMAE Medical’s mission is to put the great power of bio-photonics at the service of opening new opportunities in medical imaging and diagnosis.

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• ReelFruit — On a mission to inspire delightfulness by offering the tastiest snacks in town.
• Uncover — Dermatologist-tested K-Beauty formulas powered by African botanicals for melanin-rich skin. Shop SPF 50 sunscreen, serums & kits with free Kenya shipping.
• Solar Taxi Ghana — Solar Taxi Ghana app provides various electronic vehicles that are powered by solar energy.

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• BenchSci — BenchSci is the world leader in AI-Assisted Reagent Selection and Experiment Design. Our preclinical R&D SaaS platform uses machine learning to help pharmaceutical companies increase their research velocity.
• Terminal — Easily add 30+ telematics integrations to your application with a single API. Connect your application to the services you need, without worrying about the underlying details
• Dominion Dynamics — Dominion Dynamics is building the interoperable command layer for the Arctic

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• Musely — Musely offers prescription skincare products for your unique needs. Our certified dermatologists will create a custom routine for you. Browse treatments today!
• Maeva — Fill the nutrition gaps cause by rapid weight loss when you're on GLP-1
• Uncover — Dermatologist-tested K-Beauty formulas powered by African botanicals for melanin-rich skin. Shop SPF 50 sunscreen, serums & kits with free Kenya shipping.

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• Penny Finance — Get a tailored financial & investing plans, track your money making, learn about personal finances & get new insights, all in the Penny Finance investing app for women.
• Yuva Biosciences — Using cutting edge mitochondrial science to develop cosmeceuticals and pharmaceuticals.
• Cayuga Biotech — Cayuga Biotech is a startup developing novel hemostatic drugs and devices to reduce uncontrollable bleeding which is a leading cause of death from traumatic injuries. The company's polyphosphate-based drug accelerates the body's own clotting process to contain clotting at the injury site and thus minimize the risk of side effects. Cayugais developing drugs for indications that treat traumatic hemorrhage as well as rare bleeding disorders.

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• Finaktiva — Finaktiva is the number one financial ally of Colombian entrepreneurs. We offer flexible and agile online financial solutions (loans in various forms, factoring and confirming) adjusted to the requirements of the companies. We also offer a range of non-financial tools through our platform to help SMEs´ grow. Our customers are typically businesseswith innovative business models, double-digit growth rates that have a positive impact in their communities.
• AgriCapital — AgriCapital is a financial service firm that provides store credit, productive credit, credit installments, and accompaniment services.
• Ampersand — Ampersand catalyzes and power mass-market electric mobility. By supplying the battery swap network and operating system the company makes sustainable mobility rapidly accessible and affordable for developing markets, to improve livelihoods and the environment. With over a million km already covered by e-motorcycles in Africa using our plug-and-playpowertrain and energy network.

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• Kodak — A global technology company providing industry-leading products and services for commercial print, packaging, publishing, manufacturing and entertainment.
• Bayport Management — Bayport Management Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides retail financial services in the Republic of Mauritius and internationally.
• Harena Rare Earths — Harena Rare Earths is a mineral exploration company. It focuses on the Ampasindava Ionic Clay Rare Earths Project in Madagascar, which contains 606,000 tonnes of Total Rare Earth Oxides (TREO). The company explores and develops critical magnet metals like neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, and terbium for use in clean energy, electronics, anddefense sectors.

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• Henry — Henry is a software company that develops AI-powered workflow automation tools for commercial real estate professionals. Its platform automates underwriting, market research, comparable property analysis, transaction tracking, buyer identification, and pitch deck creation. The platform also builds and maintains proprietary property and transactiondatabases, generates Excel-based underwriting models, and integrates with existing workflows to support investment sales, acquisitions, and brokerage teams throughout the deal process.
• Critical Energy — Critical Energy is an energy based firm that generate electricity with the help of heat through modular and geothermal power plant.
• Arkenstone Defense — Arkenstone Defense provides an operating infrastructure platform that integrates government contracting and regulatory compliance into a centralized system for commercial technology companies. The platform manages complex defense requirements, including cleared workforce payroll, personnel security, audit readiness, and technical accreditationframeworks like CMMC and FedRAMP. By embedding these back-office operational controls directly into client environments, the company eliminates the administrative barriers that prevent commercial innovators from selling to the federal market.

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• Turaco — Turaco develops simplified insurance and credit solutions through mobile technology to solve the healthcare financing needs. Turaco has simplified insurance products and also provides on-demand health loans, allowing customers to get healthcare at affordable monthly premiums.
• Meridia — De-risk the sourcing, procurement, trading & compliance of commodities under the EUDR.
• ReForest Latam — ReForest Latam is an biotech company restoring ecosystems and creating forests to fight climate change.

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• Zazu — Zazu is a neobank for African SMEs, offering seamless banking tools, cash flow automation, and real-time insights. Zazu simplifies finance management in one all-in-one solution.
• Fincart — Fincart is a leading shipping platform in Egypt, connecting your business with top courier services, automating operations, and helping you scale your eCommerce logistics.
• Udu Technologies — Udu Technologies is an AI infrastructure company that offers GPU systems, AI platform integration, and technical support services.

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• FaZe Media — FaZe Media intends to return creative control to the personalities that created the brand in the first place.
• Nifty League — A game studio at the cutting edge of Web3 with a mission to inspire other indie game developers to build a decentralized future with us.
• Playtertainment — Playtertainment provides combination of classic arcade games and mobile technology and offers real live-streaming games with real prizes, enabling gamers to play live games directly from their phone.

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• PaidHR — PaidHR works with organizations to streamline how they manage their staff. Our precisely created solutions enable them to create the ideal place to work.
• Pade HCM — Hire, manage and pay your global team Hire anyone in Africa and automate onboarding, team management, payroll, compliance and much more.
• Salus Cloud — Empowering developers worldwide with seamless and secure application deployment and management. Join the revolution. #Salus_Cloud

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• PureSpace — PureSpace has developed a novel technology in extending shelf-life of fresh products that is applicable to all types of produce along the supply chain. Grocery stores and road transportation is a major application for shelf-life extension.
• NexGenT — Launch Your IT Career in Networking or Cyber Security Online With Our Military Grade Inspired Next Generation Training Programs. Go From Zero To Engineer within 6 months! Zero Up Front Tuition Options Available!
• Channel Talk — Channel Corp. provide a chat platform Channel Talk to create a customer-centric culture.

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• Rhaeos — Rhaeos, the world's first wearable shunt monitor, aims to improve the quality care for patients with hydrocephalus through a novel, thermal biosensor. Developed within Northwestern University with collaboration between Dr. John Rogers, McCormick School of Engineering, Feinberg School of Medicine and Kellogg School of Management, Rhaeosrepresents a unique multidisciplinary translational effort for an important clinical need.
• Wattnow — Wattnow's smart meters and AI show every machine's consumption live and flag waste in time to stop it. Plants cut energy costs by up to 30%.
• Octavia Carbon — Reversing Climate Change | Ending the Fossil Fuel Age | In Kenya.

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• Soolv — Automated screening that reads every application, surfaces real potential early, and gives you a consistent shortlist in minutes
• SportAI — SportAI is a B2B sports technology firm that is spearheading the revolution in sports technique coaching, commentary, and analysis using advanced AI and machine learning. The company aims to boost sports performance and make high-quality sports data more accessible. SportAI's SaaS platform, powered by Computer Vision and Machine Learning,delivers unbiased sports technique analysis and AI-generated sports data to different sectors in the sports industry. This technology can seamlessly integrate into broadcasting, training apps, simulators, sporting equipment brands, and product recommendation websites, offering significant benefits to the global sports industry.
• Starflow — Starflow goal is to create a scalable energy system that helps people achieve energy independence.

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• Fasal — Fasal offers smart irrigation automation and fertigation automation system, soil moisture & temperature sensors, weather stations for precision irrigation
• Alt Mobility — ALT Mobility is a full-stack EV leasing platform offering mobility as a service (MaaS) for commercial vehicle users.
• BimaKavach — Buy business insurance online from India's top 25 insurers in minutes with AI-powered risk analysis, policy comparison, and customised coverage for businesses in India

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• Poa Internet — Poa! provides low cost internet to individuals and small businesses in low-income neighborhoods in East Africa. poa! offers customers access to affordable and reliable data that is 40% cheaper than network operators, free content and free online services and tools.poa! services are delivered through a Wi-Fi network that blankets an entireneighborhood, enabling access to the internet on any Wi-Fi enabled device at any time. Unlike competitors, poa! offers transparent pricing, data bundles that are not time-limited and free content and online services such as job boards and marketplaces.
• Sistema.bio — Sistema.bio is a biodigester with biogas appliances. High efficiency biodigesters transform organic waste into renewable biogas.
• MoKo Home + Living — MoKo Home is your plug for Modern Sofas, Quality Mattresses, Beds & affordable home furniture in Kenya. Order furniture online and we deliver

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• Kentaste — Virgin coconut oil, Coconut Cream, and Coconut Milk
• MazaoHub — AI-first SaaS connecting soil, farmers, inputs, agronomy care, field operations, traceability and markets through real last-mile intelligence.
• Moringa School — Moringa School is a full-time, immersive coding school in Nairobi, Kenya.

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• M-KOPA — M-KOPA provides connected asset financing solutions for underbanked customers. Its platform combines digital micropayments and IoT connectivity to offer access to products including solar lighting, televisions, fridges, smartphones, financial services, and more.
• TIBU Health — TIBU Health is a disruptive HealthTech logistics company that provides high-quality healthcare services.
• BlueMark — BlueMark is the leading provider of impact intelligence and independent verification for the sustainable and impact investing market.

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• Kasha — Health products and household goods you want, delivered to where you are.
• Uncover — Dermatologist-tested K-Beauty formulas powered by African botanicals for melanin-rich skin. Shop SPF 50 sunscreen, serums & kits with free Kenya shipping.

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• Jumba — Jumba is the trusted digital partner for hardware stores. Through tech, we support hardware stores to grow. Get cement at unbeatable prices. Access cement LPOs even at midnight. Get inventory on credit through Jengwa.
• Uncover — Dermatologist-tested K-Beauty formulas powered by African botanicals for melanin-rich skin. Shop SPF 50 sunscreen, serums & kits with free Kenya shipping.
• Cleva — For anyone with global financial needs, A US-based dollar account in your name to receive, hold, and save USD.

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• Coraly — Coraly helps real estate teams create listing-ready content, qualify leads, manage transactions, and share client-ready Packs from one AI-powered platform.
• Flowcart — Sukhiba is a decentralized community-based commerce platform.
• Tern Group — Tern Group is an AI Platform to hire and relocate top healthcare talents globally, faster and cheaper. TERN is a full-stack solution to source and relocate top-tier medical and engineering talent from India, North Africa, South Africa, and Central Asia and the approach ensures a seamless, ethical, and transparent migration process, drasticallycutting complexity and shaving costs for healthcare systems.

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• Wiom — Provides affordable and unlimited Internet to Middle and lower middle income households
• Dailyhunt — Dailyhunt offers personalized news in 14 Indian languages. Stay updated with the latest in news, cricket, football, viral content, entertainment, technology, travel, politics, business, lifestyle, and more. Available on Android, iOS, and the web.
• FinReach — FinReach Solutions is a company providing innovative credit guarantee programs to facilitate lending for underserved micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), particularly those lacking collateral or formal credit history. Their solution enables financial institutions to extend credit to entrepreneurs, including women-led businesses andclimate-focused ventures, by de-risking loans through guarantees and leveraging data-driven borrower risk assessment. FinReach aims to expand financial inclusion in India’s lower-tier regions, helping thousands of borrowers access formal finance through partnerships with development finance institutions and global impact investors.

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• Dehurdle — Scale employee communication skills with real-time AI voice simulations, objection handling drills, and vocal analytics.
• Vireo Capital — AI-powered portfolio monitoring, due diligence and reporting for mid-cap private equity and impact funds.
• Hyperbond Studio — Hyperbond Studio builds AI-driven games and interactive experiences, including the Call Me Sensei app. We combine technology and emotion to create unforgettable digital worlds.

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• Uncover — Dermatologist-tested K-Beauty formulas powered by African botanicals for melanin-rich skin. Shop SPF 50 sunscreen, serums & kits with free Kenya shipping.

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• Shop Zetu — Shop the latest trendy fashion, beauty and accessory brands in Kenya online! Discover affordable clothing, footwear, accessories, beauty products and more. Order today from Shop Zetu.
• Uncover — Dermatologist-tested K-Beauty formulas powered by African botanicals for melanin-rich skin. Shop SPF 50 sunscreen, serums & kits with free Kenya shipping.

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• MoKo Home + Living — MoKo Home is your plug for Modern Sofas, Quality Mattresses, Beds & affordable home furniture in Kenya. Order furniture online and we deliver

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• Tuwe Bora — Tuwebora, we do more than just make clothing—we're building futures and revolutionizing the global fashion industry.
• UzimaNexus — UzimaNexus is a cutting-edge healthcare platform that links pharmaceutical corporations, biomedical companies, and research institutions worldwide with healthcare facilities throughout Africa. Combining AI and blockchain technology.
• Timao Group — Timao Group is a clean tech company that recycles waste and produces plastic constructive systems.

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• Buupass — BuuPass is Kenya's market leader for online bus booking. We enable travelers to reserve seats and make payments in a convenient and timely way. Try BuuPass today!
• Lukhu Inc. — Lukhu provides merchants with tools to manage and grow their businesses such as inventory management, customer management, secure payments, analytics, and fulfilment while enabling consumers to discover, purchase, and get their clothing and footwear delivered in a convenient and affordable manner.
• OKOA Rescue — OKOA Rescue is a provider of maintenance and repair services intended for the freight and logistics sectors in East Africa,

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• Soko — SOKO produces innovative, ethical jewelry and accessories from sustainable materials in Nairobi, Kenya
• Turaco — Turaco develops simplified insurance and credit solutions through mobile technology to solve the healthcare financing needs. Turaco has simplified insurance products and also provides on-demand health loans, allowing customers to get healthcare at affordable monthly premiums.
• Sistema.bio — Sistema.bio is a biodigester with biogas appliances. High efficiency biodigesters transform organic waste into renewable biogas.

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• HeyBreez AI — Conversational Al, for Everyone. Real phone calls. Real-time automation. Built for real operations.
• Hala — Hala offers a payment and wallet solution for individuals and point-of-sale (PoS) services that enable merchants to accept credit card payments.
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• Uncover — Dermatologist-tested K-Beauty formulas powered by African botanicals for melanin-rich skin. Shop SPF 50 sunscreen, serums & kits with free Kenya shipping.

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• BURN — The future of clean cooking
• Nova Lumos — Nova Lumos sells residential off-grid rooftop solar electricity generation systems, which are capable of powering lights and a range of DC appliances including phone chargers, small televisions and fans. Nova Lumos has its headquarters in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
• Twiga Foods — Twiga is a mobile-based supply platform for Africa’s retail outlets, kiosks, and market stalls. The company is using a mobile-based, cashless, business-to-business (B2B) supply platform to access distribution into the millions of small and medium-sized vendors in African urban markets. Founded in 2013, Twiga is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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• Uncover — Dermatologist-tested K-Beauty formulas powered by African botanicals for melanin-rich skin. Shop SPF 50 sunscreen, serums & kits with free Kenya shipping.

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• Novek — Novek builds IOT technology to completely eliminate single use plastic from FMCG Supply chains.
• CashBackApp — An App that offers you Cash Discounts on a wide range of household essentials available at local supermarkets in Kenya.
• Jackfruit Finance — Fast, flexible school financing in Kenya. Get working capital, projects, and asset loans designed around school fee cycles and growth needs.

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• PaidHR — PaidHR works with organizations to streamline how they manage their staff. Our precisely created solutions enable them to create the ideal place to work.
• Socium — Socium these are companies that recruit and offer real career opportunities to all those who share their values ​​and wish to invest in their development.
• Tuteria — Get Home Tutoring Matched to Your Child's Needs. Prepare for IELTS, Common Entrance, IGCSE, GRE & JAMB. Book Lessons in 150+ Subjects Including Music, Coding & Languages.

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• Uncover — Dermatologist-tested K-Beauty formulas powered by African botanicals for melanin-rich skin. Shop SPF 50 sunscreen, serums & kits with free Kenya shipping.

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• STEM Cafe — STEMCafe by RVRB is a fun out of school learning centre for kids
• Juicyway — The new shape of money? Fluid. Access global currencies with Juicyway. Buy, sell, hold, and pay globally using our fast APIs, web, or mobile apps. Download now.
• Lori Systems — Lori Systems is revolutionizing African logistics through innovative technology solutions. We connect shippers, transporters, and drivers to create efficient, reliable, and transparent supply chains across Africa.

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• Uncover — Dermatologist-tested K-Beauty formulas powered by African botanicals for melanin-rich skin. Shop SPF 50 sunscreen, serums & kits with free Kenya shipping.

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• Uncover — Dermatologist-tested K-Beauty formulas powered by African botanicals for melanin-rich skin. Shop SPF 50 sunscreen, serums & kits with free Kenya shipping.

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• Thndr — Thndr is a financial services company that operates an app-based investment platform.It comes with 0% commission, no account minimum, access to market data, easy account setup, and funding processes. Users can also get access to the latest news, market data, and other educational tools. Seif Amr established the company in 2020 in Cairo, AlQahirah, Egypt.
• Ezeebit — Ezeebit is a payment solutions provider that enables African merchants to accept cryptocurrency payments both in-store and online. The platform processes transactions quickly and automatically converts the cryptocurrency into stablecoins to eliminate volatility risk. Funds are then settled into the merchant's local currency account, typicallySouth African Rand (ZAR), on the next business day. The company offers multi-currency support for popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum and maintains compliance with financial regulatory bodies.
• Letly — Letly is developing an AI‑driven platform for the rental property market that automates tasks related to managing rental listings and tenant interactions. It aims to use intelligent agents to handle tasks such as scheduling viewings, responding to inquiries, and optimizing property management workflows. The platform is currently in a waitlistphase, signaling ongoing development and private access only.

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• Klub — India's leading Revenue Based Financing platform with a vision to revolutionize growth capital. Join the Klub for fast, fair & flexible funding.
• Savannah Brands — Savannah Brands is a food & beverage company.
• African Originals — African Originals food and beverage company that offers authentic African craft beverages using traditional reciepies.

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• Ulula — Get real-time social, labor and human rights insights across supply chains directly from workers and communities anywhere in the world.
• Friendlier — Friendlier aims to reduce single-use plastic waste generated by disposable food packaging. We provide businesses with reusable plastic cups and containers, and take care of delivery, pick-up, and washing.
• Common Wealth — Common Wealth is a digital platform that provides retirement planning services.

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• Baskit — baskit | Empowering wholesalers and distributors with the world's first cloud-native all-in-one app
• Taxwire — Save time, money, and headache on global sales tax compliance.
• Character Quilt — AI infrastructure for marketers. Ship campaigns in your tools in an hour

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• Parabola — Parabola is your toolkit for faster, smarter work. Automate any manual task you usually do in a spreadsheet.
• Amplio — De-risk your supply chain with the purchasing power of a contract manufacturer. Amplio is the first AI powered platform to predict, identify and mitigate electronic component shortages for hardware manufacturers.
• Papaya — Papaya offers a vehicle management system to source, run, and manage electric vehicles. Papaya offers a dashboard that provides a bird's-eye view of fleet location and availability. Papaya enables better fleet decision-making by optimizing vehicle uptime and utilization across hubs and service providers.