Agritech
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EATO secures funding from Nubia Capital to build the digital rails for African cuisine.
EATO, the AI-powered foodtech platform, has secured an undisclosed funding from Nubia Capital to accelerate its mission to build the digital infrastructure powering Africa’s food economy. Founded by Margaret Kyerematen-Debrah in 2023, EATO is an AI-powered digital marketplace that connects African food entrepreneurs—chefs, processors, small businesses, and informal traders—with global consumers, markets, and financing opportunities.…
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25 impact-driven ventures selected for the UNICEF Startup Lab Accelerator.
Twenty-five tech-enabled startups, spanning industries such as education, health, nutrition, WASH, climate action, financial inclusion, and youth employment, have been selected for the 5th cohort of the UNICEF StartUp Lab accelerator programme. Participating startups will go through a structured curriculum of six venture-building modules, covering areas such as product development, business modelling, finance, marketing, and…
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Five Ghanaian ventures named semi-finalists in the $50,000 GoGettaz Agripreneur Competition.
Five Ghana-focused startups have been named among the top 75 semi-finalists in the prestigious 2025 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition. These ventures are now in the running for the coveted $50,000 grand prize, which will be awarded to two exceptional founders who are pioneering the future of Africa’s food systems. The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize, a flagship…
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Agro Innova selected for the Endeavor-FMO African Agritech Scaleup Program.
Agro Innova, the Ghana-focused agtech, has been selected for Endeavor South Africa’s African Agritech Scaleup Program. Funded by FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, the program aims to address the growth challenges faced by African agri-ech startups and help these high-impact companies scale and raise private capital. At the forefront of digitizing African agriculture, Agro…
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Milkywire backs Carboneer and Planboo’s biochar project through a pre-purchase carbon credit deal.
Milkywire’s Climate Transformation Fund has backed Planboo and Carboneers’ biochar project in Ghana through a pre-purchase agreement for carbon removal credits, helping to scale their biochar initiative. Selected from a pool of more than 280 global applications, the project is one of just 15 chosen for funding, demonstrating its potential as an effective and scalable…
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Complete Farmer secures €2.2 million to scale fulfilment centres and reach more smallholder farmers.
Complete Farmer, the agritech company improving market access and productivity for smallholder farmers, has secured €2.2 million (USD 2.5 million) from the European Union-funded AgriFI facility, managed by EDFI Management Company. The EU financing will support the construction of six new fulfilment centres – hubs for aggregation, quality control, and logistics in the northern regions.…
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Kodu Technology nabs $50,000 as winner of NBPA x UM6P Innovation Challenge.
Kodu Technology, the Kosmos Innovation Centre-backed cleantech and femtech innovator, has been named the Grand Prize Winner of the inaugural “Jump Shot: The NBPA × UM6P Innovation Challenge,” a new initiative by the One Court Africa program. After a competitive pitch event held in Benguerir, Morocco, the startup secured the top spot and a $50,000…
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Mariseth Farms raises $1 million to scale operations to support smallholder farmers.
Mariseth Farms has secured a $1 million working capital loan from a consortium of investors to scale its crop aggregation operations and enhance fair market access for smallholder farmers, particularly women. This follows a $560,000 facility raised last month from Sahel Capital’s Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA). The latest round includes additional…
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OceansMall secures $150,000 from GBHub Africa to digitize Ghana’s seafood supply chain.
OceansMall, the agritech startup revolutionizing seafood logistics, has secured $150,000 in convertible debt from GBHub Africa to expand its operations and digital platform, Pinwheel. The investment also includes technical assistance and market access support, enabling the company to scale its cold chain logistics and strengthen its reach across coastal fishing communities. Founded in 2021 by…
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Kosmos Innovation Center invests $200,000 in 22 startups via its incubator.
The Kosmos Innovation Center, in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, has invested $200,000 in 22 startups as part of its 2025 AgriTech Pro program, which provides seed funding to ventures across the agricultural value chain. The investment follows the program’s final pitch event, which marked the culmination of the five-month accelerator. Over 60 startup teams participated…