Who we are

We are growth frontiers. We focus on growing successful enterprises in Africa through business acceleration, strategic advice and access to investments.

We are the business runway to success for local businesses seeking a platform for their business take-off and for international companies in need of a market landing space and growth hub.

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News, insights and events

06.02.2019 - Kenya / Malawi / News / Uganda

GrowthAfrica’s January 2019 round up

28.01.2019 - Entrepreneur profile / Malawi

Meet Malawi’s 11 top businesses joining the Growth Accelerator

21.12.2018 - News

Creating a business runway to success: The inaugural GAzelle Forum 2018

15.12.2018 - News

Apply now to the 2019 Acceleration Programme targeting African businesses

Impact delivered

We work with entrepreneurs and companies which through their business make
a significant positive difference to their surroundings and society at large.

152

Startups accelerated

Ventures supported by our
programmes and advisory input

$44m

Money raised

Investments, loans and grants
facilitated for our clients

25,400

Jobs created

People hired into formalised jobs
by the businesses we work with

How we deliver impact

We are GrowthAfrica

Founded on the desire and mission to proactively contribute to the social and economic growth of African economies through the strengthening of the competitiveness of local enterprises

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Entrepreneurs we work with

The entrepreneurs and ventures we work with represent a broad spectrum of industries. It is a powerful and diverse community and network.

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Burton and Bamber (Sweet Tunda) is an agro-processing company specialising in the preservation and dehydration of fruit and vegetable crops.

Web: www.sweetunda.com
Mama Rocks brings the first African inspired ‘Gourmet Burger’ to Kenya. They have pioneered the street food scene with their food truck ran business.

Web: www.mamarocksburgers.com
Response-Med provides fully equipped remote site healthcare facilities, designed to meet clients’ specific needs and tailored for extreme environments.

Web: www.response-med.com
Savvy Riders professionalises the African motorcycle taxi industry through rider training and an e-hailing platform where passengers can request riders.

Web: www.savvyriders.co.ke
BOLD Kampala is a retail outlet housing fashion brands from African to increase the support of the African fashion industry locally and internationally.

Web: www.boldinafrica.com
Iprocure delivers complete procurement and distribution solution for farm supply to partners. Provision of streamlined distribution and great customer service.

Web: www.iprocu.re
Marini Naturals is Kenya’s first haircare product line for natural afro-textured hair. Containing 100% naturally organic ingredients for the African woman.

Web: www.marininaturals.com
Wanda Organic is a social enterprise developing organic bio-fertilizers to improve food security. Contributing to soil fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa using organic fertilizers.

Web: www.wandaorganic.com
Strauss Energy provides renewable energy and cost effective through BIPV technology. Integrating energy generating technology into the basic building materials.

Web: www.straussenergy.com
Soko is an innovation connecting consumers to global makers from the developing world. Providing innovative supply chain that promote conscious style.

Web: www.shopsoko.com
Ecofuel is the world’s first and only croton nut manufacturer of organic biofuel, animal feed and fertilizer for the needs of a rapidly growing market in East Africa.

Web: www.efkgroup.co.ke
YenePay is an account based online payment platform for Ethiopian businesses to sell and collect payment electronically using web and mobile technologies.

Web: www.yenepay.com
Kwangu-Kwako is a social enterprise that builds safer, healthier homes for families in informal settlements in Nairobi. The houses are built from reinforced precast concrete panels made by local artisans within the target community. 

Web: www.kwangukwako.com
RoundBob is an online travel agency with diverse content. This provides a travel wallet that operates as a demand consolidation tool for the guaranteed customer.

Web: www.roundbob.com
Tovuti Group, offers tailor-made, comprehensive and fully fledged software solutions ranging from point-of-sale, card and mobile payments customer loyalty and retail software solutions.

Web: www.tovutigroup.com
Cherubet Foods is a food processing and distribution venture that aims to effectively offer competitively priced, convenient nutritious food products made from readily available foods to Kenyans.

Web: www.cherubetcompany.co.ke
Kenya Biologics aims to provide farmers with affordable and efficacious pesticides which don’t harm the environment. Hence, provide food security.

Web: www.kenyabiologics.com
Peleza is the first East African company specializing on background checks using official and reliable data sources to screen candidates while complying with any privacy legislation.

Web: www.peleza.com
KopaCent offers salaried individuals in the public and private sectors affordable salary advances in record time using technology and leveraging on mobile money.

Web: www.kopacent.com
Peperuka weaves African stories and connects African cultures through unique products with powerful iconography and language.

Web: www.bit.ly/2OQ1o6L
FreshBox enables merchants to accelerate their earning potential by providing a safe and sustainable solution for refrigerating fruits and vegetables.

Web: www.freshbox.co.ke
I Like Local creates in-depth experiences who book authentic travel experiences directly from locals in Asia and Africa thus creating direct income for local people.

Web: www.i-likelocal.com
Bluewave offers affordable, efficient and easy to understand microinsurance solutions to the low-income earners to help them uplift the lives.

Web: www.blue-wave.co.ke
Urban Coffee creates places for people to meet, connect, and unwind while indulging in great coffee and a tasty range of traditional and contemporary cuisines in a relaxed atmosphere.

Web: www.bit.ly/2DuKA3Y

We are always interested in connecting with people and organisations eager to develop business in Africa.
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Our partners

We seek and build collaborations with likeminded and -hearted organisations
who are passionate about growing entrepreneurs and business in Africa.