From rural Kenya to the Earthshot shortlist: Pula CEO Thomas Njeru reveals to Launch Base Africa how the profitable agtech reached 24 million farmers and why impact and profitability are not mutually exclusive.
Founded to address the fragmented nature of material sourcing in Nigeria, Cutstruct offers a digital marketplace where developers and contractors can procure all their building materials in one place.
Ethiopia’s mobile money market has boomed in the past three years, led by Telebirr — operated by the state-owned Ethio Telecom — which claims over 40 million users.
MaC Venture Capital has previously backed African startups including Big Cabal Media (media), Afya Rekod (healthtech), and IdentityPass (identity verification).
“We’ve built a differentiated model that has consistently delivered growth and profitability despite limited access to capital and tough macro conditions."
Kevin Dillon, co-founder of Africa Bridge Fund and whose growth equity firm Atlantic Bridge has invested in 110 deep technology companies, contributes from Cape Town, South Africa.
MIC, together with Grindstone — a business accelerator co-owned by Knife Capital and Thinkroom — has designed the programme to accelerate high-growth, Black female-owned businesses with scalable models.
From rural Kenya to the Earthshot shortlist: Pula CEO Thomas Njeru reveals to Launch Base Africa how the profitable agtech reached 24 million farmers and why impact and profitability are not mutually exclusive.
