Ventures we have accelerated

Meet the GrowthAfrica entrepreneurs we have partnered with
towards business success.We showcase alumni from Kenya,
Uganda, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Zambia.

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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
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
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
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
Meklit.Me is a fashion design company that manufactures uniquely designed garments with local inspired fashion that creatively brings together the many cultures of Ethiopia.
Web: https://www.facebook.com/Meklitgoods/
APT Commodities Limited is a tea trading company founded in 2007 with an international outreach in markets such as Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia and Egypt. Web: www.aptteas.com
Insectipro's idea might not be new, but tries to produce this mini livestock (aka bugs) in a new, innovative way which is applicable to everybody,

Web: www.insectipro.com
Salaam Technologies is a professional service firm, that provides consultancy services in the areas of information systems audit, cybersecurity, information technology consulting, and information technology project assurance Web www.salaam.ke
Shea Care is a wholly owned Ugandan company that manufactures a range of natural skin and hair care natural products using the finest Nilotica Shea Butter sourced from Uganda. Web: sheacarenaturals.com
Kona combines African weaves, materials and local manufacturing techniques with Indian beads, fabrics and patterns. Web: www.kampalala.com
Bushpig is your ideal base while exploring Kampala. We have great budget beds, the best staff and delicious pizzas and cocktails, all in a central location surrounded by Uganda’s best shopping, eating and drinking. Web: www.bushpigkampala.com
Wild is not just another coffee brand They break the coffee industry away from its colonial roots. When you drink our coffee, you participate in building a coffee industry that benefits the coffee producers on a fundamentally higher level. Web: wild.coffee

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