Who we are

We are growth frontiers. We focus on growing ambitious and scalable African ventures and SMEs into successful enterprises through business acceleration, strategic advice and access to investments.

GrowthAfrica is a leading acceleration and growth partner for African entrepreneurs and companies scaling their business in and across Africa. We provide business growth programmes for high-potential entrepreneurs as well as design and deliver activities for partners and clients in support of entrepreneurs.

Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Nairobi, GrowthAfrica today has offices in Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia, Malawi and Ghana. As we grow to become Pan African and to serve ventures across the continent, more offices will be added. Read more

What we offer

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News, insights and events

18.02.2020 - Customer engagement

How to get into the mind of your customer – Irfan Keshavjee

13.02.2020 - Business / Business accelerators / Entrepreneur profile / Entrepreneurship / Kenya

Success towards business growth as Kenyan entrepreneurs in the GrowthAfrica Accelerator complete the first 6 months of the programme

11.02.2020 - Brand growth / Business

The importance of competitive and external landscaping for your business

10.02.2020 - Business accelerators / Malawi / News

Growth Accelerator Malawi kicks off cycle 2 of the entrepreneurship challenge

Impact delivered

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

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Ventures accelerated

Ventures supported by our
programmes and advisory input

$60m

Money raised

Investments, loans and grants
facilitated for our clients

30,000

Jobs created

People hired into formalised jobs
by the businesses we work with

How we deliver impact

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
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
Ecofuels 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 homes for families in informal settlements in Nairobi. The houses are built from reinforced precast concrete panels made by local artisans .

Web: www.kwangukwako.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 to Kenyans.

Web: www.cherubetcompany.co.ke
Clinic Master International is an integrated new generation healthcare information management software. Automating patients’ transactions in the clinic on daily procedures.

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

Web: www.bit.ly/2OQ1o6L
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
Copia Global Inc is a consumer catalog order and delivery system. For nonperishable goods serving the households at the rural villages in the developing world.

Web: www.copiaglobal.com
Run Africa is an Ethiopia-based athletics tourism company. It offers running experiences in the scenic landscapes that produced generations of Olympic champions.

Web: www.runafrica.co
Africa 118 helps Small and Medium Enterprises in Ethiopia get discovered by providing digital marketing services, database licensing and consumer local business search

Web: www.africa118.com
Dinero is the creator of ChamaPesa an application for android phones that enables social savings groups and individuals access accounting and savings services.

Web: www.chamapesa.com

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.