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
$54.6M+
Total # of Companies
10
Total Deal Count
20
Total M&A Count
0
Total # of Investors
24
List of AgriTech startups in Africa
Add Startup| Startuparrow_upward | Overviewarrow_upward | Last roundarrow_upward | Total raisedarrow_upward | Founded |
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Komaza is making smallholder farmers the future of African forestry | Debt Financing | $ 47,900,000 | 2006 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
FarmerLifeline empowers African farmers with AI, solar devices, and SMS alerts to protect harvests. | Grant | $ 100,000 | 2019 | |
Farmular is optimizing the End-to-End supply chain for food in Africa. | Seed | $ 100,000 | 2019 | |
iPOS is a point-of-sale and management system that helps Agrodealers reduce losses, increase sales and streamline operations – keeping them in control. | Funding Round | Undisclosed | 2024 | |
We are a B2B Ecommerce startup operating on a franchise model in Kenya, Africa. | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2021 |
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
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
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
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
2019
Overview
FarmerLifeline empowers African farmers with AI, solar devices, and SMS alerts to protect harvests.
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 100,000
Employee
1-10
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
Founded
2024
Overview
iPOS is a point-of-sale and management system that helps Agrodealers reduce losses, increase sales and streamline operations – keeping them in control.
Last round
Funding Round
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
11-50
Founded
2021
Overview
We are a B2B Ecommerce startup operating on a franchise model in Kenya, Africa.
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
2-10