AgTech Startups in Africa
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AgTech in East Africa has promise, but challenges remain. AgriProtein and Victory Farms face scalability issues; Komaza lacks impact beyond farmer cooperatives. Local leaders see potential, but emphasize the need for innovative solutions tailored to region-specific challenges.
Cummulative Funding
$213.3M+
Total # of Companies
36
Total Deal Count
115
Total M&A Count
1
Total # of Investors
188
List of AgTech startups in Africa
Add Startup| Startuparrow_upward | Overviewarrow_upward | Last roundarrow_upward | Total raisedarrow_upward | Founded |
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SunCulture is a Kenyan startup that empowers smallholder farmers with solar irrigation | Debt Financing | $ 59,300,000 | 2013 | |
Victory Farms is the fastest growing white protein platform in East Africa. | Series A | $ 48,000,000 | 2015 | |
Komaza is making smallholder farmers the future of African forestry | Debt Financing | $ 47,900,000 | 2006 | |
Wefarm is a network and marketplace for small-scale farmers to share and access vital information, products and services without internet. | Series A | $ 31,050,000 | 2015 | |
InspiraFarms provides agribusinesses in Africa with cold chain solutions and finance for cooling and handling their fresh produce. | Convertible Note | $ 6,700,000 | 2012 | |
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 | |
FarmWorks is an Kenyan AgTech startup aiming to unlock Africa's agricultural potential by building clusters of mid-sized farms. | Seed | $ 4,000,000 | 2020 | |
AquaRech is a Nigerian agritech startup which enhances fish production by enabling access to markets and promoting equal trade. | Seed | $ 2,200,000 | 2018 | |
Western Seed was established in 1986 to address the problem of dismal yields of maize farmers in Kenya | Venture | $ 2,100,000 | 1990 | |
Cinch Markets aggregates smallholder plots into managed irrigated farms, supplying enterprise buyers and creating local income. | Funding Round | $ 1,881,000 | 2017 | |
Enhancing nutrition accessibility and affordability, while fighting climate change. | Seed | $ 1,700,000 | 2020 | |
Synnefa is an Agtech company making complex farming feel simple by providing climate-smart technologies to farmers in Africa | Grant | $ 1,200,800 | 2014 | |
Stable Foods is an AgTech startup building ultra-low cost food production systems within small holder farmer communities in Kenya. | Pre-seed | $ 600,000 | 2021 | |
VunaPay is a Kenyan startup that is improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers through Financial Technologies. | Seed | $ 400,000 | 2023 | |
Safi Organics is an Agribusiness company that produces a tailor made organic fertilizer fit for farmers soils across sub saharan Africa. | Funding Round | $ 337,500 | 2015 | |
UjuziKilimo collects & analyzes millions of data sets to inform the agriculture industry | Grant | $ 250,000 | 2016 | |
Farmshine is a global agriculture platform which allows farmers, buyers and service providers to carry out trade on mutually beneficial. | Seed | $ 250,000 | 2018 | |
Rethread Africa develops science‑backed innovations to rewire food systems, empowering farmers and communities. | Grant | $ 220,000 | 2022 | |
Shamba Records is a Kenyan agtech company that digitizes the agriculture sector in Sub Saharan Africa. | Non-equity Assistance | $ 135,000 | 2017 | |
FarmerLifeline empowers African farmers with AI, solar devices, and SMS alerts to protect harvests. | Grant | $ 100,000 | 2019 |
Founded
2013
Overview
SunCulture is a Kenyan startup that empowers smallholder farmers with solar irrigation
Last round
Debt Financing
Total raised
$ 59,300,000
Employee
201-500
Founded
2015
Overview
Victory Farms is the fastest growing white protein platform in East Africa.
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 48,000,000
Employee
501-1,000
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
2015
Overview
Wefarm is a network and marketplace for small-scale farmers to share and access vital information, products and services without internet.
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 31,050,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2012
Overview
InspiraFarms provides agribusinesses in Africa with cold chain solutions and finance for cooling and handling their fresh produce.
Last round
Convertible Note
Total raised
$ 6,700,000
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
2020
Overview
FarmWorks is an Kenyan AgTech startup aiming to unlock Africa's agricultural potential by building clusters of mid-sized farms.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 4,000,000
Employee
201-500
Founded
2018
Overview
AquaRech is a Nigerian agritech startup which enhances fish production by enabling access to markets and promoting equal trade.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 2,200,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
1990
Overview
Western Seed was established in 1986 to address the problem of dismal yields of maize farmers in Kenya
Last round
Venture
Total raised
$ 2,100,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2017
Overview
Cinch Markets aggregates smallholder plots into managed irrigated farms, supplying enterprise buyers and creating local income.
Last round
Funding Round
Total raised
$ 1,881,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2020
Overview
Enhancing nutrition accessibility and affordability, while fighting climate change.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 1,700,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2014
Overview
Synnefa is an Agtech company making complex farming feel simple by providing climate-smart technologies to farmers in Africa
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 1,200,800
Employee
11-50
Founded
2021
Overview
Stable Foods is an AgTech startup building ultra-low cost food production systems within small holder farmer communities in Kenya.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 600,000
Employee
2-10
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
2015
Overview
Safi Organics is an Agribusiness company that produces a tailor made organic fertilizer fit for farmers soils across sub saharan Africa.
Last round
Funding Round
Total raised
$ 337,500
Employee
11-50
Founded
2016
Overview
UjuziKilimo collects & analyzes millions of data sets to inform the agriculture industry
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 250,000
Employee
11-50
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
2022
Overview
Rethread Africa develops science‑backed innovations to rewire food systems, empowering farmers and communities.
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 220,000
Employee
1-10
Founded
2017
Overview
Shamba Records is a Kenyan agtech company that digitizes the agriculture sector in Sub Saharan Africa.
Last round
Non-equity Assistance
Total raised
$ 135,000
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