AgriTech Startups in Africa
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AgriTech in West Africa is a hotbed of innovation but faces challenges. Komaza and Farmerline excel in data collection, while Feronia grapples with sustainability issues. Local business leaders are skeptical about the sector's scalability and profitability, urging a focus on smallholder farmers' needs.
Cummulative Funding
$190.3M+
Total # of Companies
35
Total Deal Count
67
Total M&A Count
0
Total # of Investors
102
List of AgriTech startups in Africa
Add Startup| Startuparrow_upward | Overviewarrow_upward | Last roundarrow_upward | Total raisedarrow_upward | Founded |
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OnePower operates solar mini‑grids, powering households and businesses while enabling productive‑use services. | Debt Financing | $ 51,000,000 | 2015 | |
Komaza is making smallholder farmers the future of African forestry | Debt Financing | $ 47,900,000 | 2006 | |
Feronia is an agribusiness operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). | Post-IPO Equity | $ 42,500,000 | 1911 | |
Farmerline is creating lasting profit for farmers everywhere | Seed | $ 15,192,000 | 2012 | |
swiftVEE is a South African AgriTech startup with a platform that addresses water scarcity, food security, and market efficiency for the livestock sector | Debt Financing | $ 11,528,132 | 2017 | |
Nigerias No 1 Online Farmers Market. We deliver fresh farm produce straight from the farm to our customers doorstep .Wholesale and retail | Series A | $ 9,460,000 | 2016 | |
Shamba Pride is a one-stop online-to-offline platform that connects smallholder farmers to services and information through tech-powered “DigiShops”. | Seed | $ 4,900,000 | 2016 | |
Farmcrowdy is Nigeria's 1st Digital Agriculture Platform | Seed | $ 2,425,000 | 2016 | |
MazaoHub is a Tanzanian AI-powered farm management, localized soil analytics, and real-time climate data. | Pre-seed | $ 2,200,000 | 2021 | |
Illuminum Greenhouses is an Agri-Tech startup building Africa's first smart greenhouses. | Grant | $ 823,940 | 2014 | |
VunaPay is a Kenyan startup that is improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers through Financial Technologies. | Seed | $ 400,000 | 2023 | |
IRIS Technologies is developing cutting-edge Beehive's tracking & monitoring technologies. | Pre-seed | $ 380,000 | 2016 | |
Farmz2U is helping farmers farm better with tailored agricultural expertise and access to market | Pre-seed | $ 349,500 | 2014 | |
Farmshine is a global agriculture platform which allows farmers, buyers and service providers to carry out trade on mutually beneficial. | Seed | $ 250,000 | 2018 | |
Farmers Pride is a Kenyan AgriTech platform that connects village level farmers to relevant information, quality inputs and credible agriculture services. | Seed | $ 220,000 | 2016 | |
NewForm Foods develops scalable cultivated meat platforms, enabling food producers with sustainable protein solutions. | Pre-seed | $ 200,000 | 2020 | |
EZFarming is a modern agricultural platform empowering everyone to own a farm with ease. Farm mgt and produce sale to provide jobs. | Seed | $ 150,000 | 2015 | |
Foodlocker is a Nigerian smallholder farmer food procurement startup | Grant | $ 121,000 | 2017 | |
Cupmena is an Egyptian Agritech startup which uses coffee waste to grow mushrooms. | Grant | $ 100,000 | 2019 | |
Farmular is optimizing the End-to-End supply chain for food in Africa. | Seed | $ 100,000 | 2019 |
Founded
2015
Overview
OnePower operates solar mini‑grids, powering households and businesses while enabling productive‑use services.
Last round
Debt Financing
Total raised
$ 51,000,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2006
Overview
Komaza is making smallholder farmers the future of African forestry
Last round
Debt Financing
Total raised
$ 47,900,000
Employee
101-250
Founded
1911
Overview
Feronia is an agribusiness operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Last round
Post-IPO Equity
Total raised
$ 42,500,000
Employee
10001-5000
Founded
2012
Overview
Farmerline is creating lasting profit for farmers everywhere
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 15,192,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2017
Overview
swiftVEE is a South African AgriTech startup with a platform that addresses water scarcity, food security, and market efficiency for the livestock sector
Last round
Debt Financing
Total raised
$ 11,528,132
Employee
2-10
Founded
2016
Overview
Nigerias No 1 Online Farmers Market. We deliver fresh farm produce straight from the farm to our customers doorstep .Wholesale and retail
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 9,460,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2016
Overview
Shamba Pride is a one-stop online-to-offline platform that connects smallholder farmers to services and information through tech-powered “DigiShops”.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 4,900,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2016
Overview
Farmcrowdy is Nigeria's 1st Digital Agriculture Platform
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 2,425,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2021
Overview
MazaoHub is a Tanzanian AI-powered farm management, localized soil analytics, and real-time climate data.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 2,200,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2014
Overview
Illuminum Greenhouses is an Agri-Tech startup building Africa's first smart greenhouses.
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 823,940
Employee
11-50
Founded
2023
Overview
VunaPay is a Kenyan startup that is improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers through Financial Technologies.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 400,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2016
Overview
IRIS Technologies is developing cutting-edge Beehive's tracking & monitoring technologies.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 380,000
Employee
1-10
Founded
2014
Overview
Farmz2U is helping farmers farm better with tailored agricultural expertise and access to market
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 349,500
Employee
2-10
Founded
2018
Overview
Farmshine is a global agriculture platform which allows farmers, buyers and service providers to carry out trade on mutually beneficial.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 250,000
Employee
Founded
2016
Overview
Farmers Pride is a Kenyan AgriTech platform that connects village level farmers to relevant information, quality inputs and credible agriculture services.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 220,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2020
Overview
NewForm Foods develops scalable cultivated meat platforms, enabling food producers with sustainable protein solutions.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 200,000
Employee
1-10
Founded
2015
Overview
EZFarming is a modern agricultural platform empowering everyone to own a farm with ease. Farm mgt and produce sale to provide jobs.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 150,000
Employee
1-10
Founded
2017
Overview
Foodlocker is a Nigerian smallholder farmer food procurement startup
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 121,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2019
Overview
Cupmena is an Egyptian Agritech startup which uses coffee waste to grow mushrooms.
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 100,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2019
Overview
Farmular is optimizing the End-to-End supply chain for food in Africa.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 100,000
Employee
2-10