Food Production Startups in Africa
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Food production in East Africa faces challenges despite growth potential. Edita Food Industries is strong in fast-moving consumer goods, Babban Gona focuses on farmer aggregation, and GreenPath Food taps into emerging urban markets. Local business leaders see opportunities in value-added processing and export potential, but concerns linger over inadequate infrastructure, fragmented supply chains, and climate risks. Collaboration and government support are crucial for sustainable growth.
Cummulative Funding
$130M+
Total # of Companies
10
Total Deal Count
10
Total M&A Count
0
Total # of Investors
10
List of Food Production startups in Africa
Add Startup| Startuparrow_upward | Overviewarrow_upward | Last roundarrow_upward | Total raisedarrow_upward | Founded |
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Edita Food Industries manufactures croissants, cakes, bakery products and distributes imported sweeteners, olive oils and pasta. | Private Equity | $ 102,000,000 | 1996 | |
Award-winning, high impact, financially sustainable and highly scalable social enterprise part-owned by farmers we serve. | Debt Financing | $ 24,000,000 | 2012 | |
GreenPath Food produces and sources premium, organic food in the Southern Highlands of Ethiopia. | Venture | $ 3,175,000 | 2015 | |
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 | |
Enhancing nutrition accessibility and affordability, while fighting climate change. | Pre-seed | $ 200,000 | 2020 | |
Contanna, a Senegalese tea house that transforms local plants into high-end herbal tea. | Seed | $ 25,000 | 2019 | |
Sendme is using social commerce and artificial intelligence to meet the animal protein demands of Nigerian households and businesses at excellent prices. | Seed | Undisclosed | 2020 | |
Hephie's Cloud Kitchen is a Kenyan delivery-only food-as-a-service company that leverages advanced operational models and technology. | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2021 | |
Plug’n’Grow is an Egyptian startup that develops technologies that address the global challenges of food security | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2019 | |
Food Bundles is optimizing distribution of fresh Food for people living in cities. | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2020 |
Founded
1996
Overview
Edita Food Industries manufactures croissants, cakes, bakery products and distributes imported sweeteners, olive oils and pasta.
Last round
Private Equity
Total raised
$ 102,000,000
Employee
5001-10000
Founded
2012
Overview
Award-winning, high impact, financially sustainable and highly scalable social enterprise part-owned by farmers we serve.
Last round
Debt Financing
Total raised
$ 24,000,000
Employee
501-1000
Founded
2015
Overview
GreenPath Food produces and sources premium, organic food in the Southern Highlands of Ethiopia.
Last round
Venture
Total raised
$ 3,175,000
Employee
51-500
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
2020
Overview
Enhancing nutrition accessibility and affordability, while fighting climate change.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 200,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2019
Overview
Contanna, a Senegalese tea house that transforms local plants into high-end herbal tea.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 25,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2020
Overview
Sendme is using social commerce and artificial intelligence to meet the animal protein demands of Nigerian households and businesses at excellent prices.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
11-50
Founded
2021
Overview
Hephie's Cloud Kitchen is a Kenyan delivery-only food-as-a-service company that leverages advanced operational models and technology.
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
11-50
Founded
2019
Overview
Plug’n’Grow is an Egyptian startup that develops technologies that address the global challenges of food security
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
11-50
Founded
2020
Overview
Food Bundles is optimizing distribution of fresh Food for people living in cities.
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
2-10