The Baobab Network

HubIQ is a logistics company based in Kenya and the United States that focuses on providing streamlined logistics solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Kenya and East Africa. The company offers a comprehensive platform that combines warehousing, transportation, and delivery services, utilizing a network of strategic storage locations to enhance last-mile delivery. By catering primarily to sectors such as manufacturing, distribution, and e-commerce, HubIQ enables businesses to reduce costs and improve operational efficiency, thus facilitating better supply chain management and supporting their growth in the digital landscape.

Vutia is a B2B cosmetic marketplace based in Kenya that facilitates connections between informal retailers of cosmetics, beauty products, and personal care items and leading brands and suppliers. The company has developed a distribution platform designed to sell a range of cosmetic and beauty products to informal traders, beauty salons, spas, and beauty shops. Through its technology-enhanced distribution system, Vutia pre-purchases products from manufacturers and delivers them to vendors, thereby ensuring that retailers in Africa have access to quality cosmetics and beauty items.

Mangwee is a mobile money transfer platform that aims to enhance financial inclusion, particularly in rural areas of Zambia and Africa, by facilitating a shift towards a cash-light economy. The platform provides a secure, easy-to-use, and affordable payment solution, featuring a range of applications designed to improve the lives of various demographics, including women, farmers, youth, and the economically disadvantaged. In addition to its primary mobile money transfer services, Mangwee offers an electronic wallet aimed at university students, which helps to reduce the costs associated with mobile money transactions and enables users to transfer funds conveniently via their mobile phones at any time and from any location.

Mangwee is a mobile money transfer platform that aims to enhance financial inclusion, particularly in rural areas of Zambia and Africa, by facilitating a shift towards a cash-light economy. The platform provides a secure, easy-to-use, and affordable payment solution, featuring a range of applications designed to improve the lives of various demographics, including women, farmers, youth, and the economically disadvantaged. In addition to its primary mobile money transfer services, Mangwee offers an electronic wallet aimed at university students, which helps to reduce the costs associated with mobile money transactions and enables users to transfer funds conveniently via their mobile phones at any time and from any location.

BeBlocky, Inc. is an educational technology company based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, that focuses on teaching children the fundamentals of programming and robotics. Founded in 2017, BeBlocky has developed a learning application that utilizes a gamified approach to introduce coding concepts through an intuitive interface inspired by the Scratch Programming Language. Children engage with the platform by dragging and connecting graphical programming blocks to navigate their character, Blockys, through various game puzzles. This interactive approach allows learners to progress at their own pace, with coding tutorials provided as they unlock new lessons. BeBlocky aims to equip African children with essential programming skills, addressing the continent's developer shortage and fostering early interest in technology.

Kakbima Ltd. is an insurtech company based in Nairobi, Kenya, founded in 2017. It offers a software-as-a-service platform designed to streamline the management and distribution of insurance and micro-insurance products. The platform connects insurers, distribution partners, and customers, facilitating the buying, managing, and selling of insurance. By removing barriers to product development and distribution, Kakbima aims to support new businesses and accelerate growth for existing ones while enhancing global consumer coverage. Its services include policy management, claims automation, quote generation, and real-time risk analytics, enabling users—such as individuals, agents, brokers, micro-insurers, and insurers—to easily track their policies, claims, and premiums. The company focuses on making insurance accessible to anyone with internet access, thereby transforming the insurance landscape.

Dr CADx is an AI-based healthcare company founded in 2016 and based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The company specializes in developing a computer-aided diagnostic system that leverages deep learning algorithms to assist healthcare professionals in interpreting medical images. By recognizing disease patterns within these images, Dr CADx aims to enhance diagnostic accuracy and reduce costs for medical practitioners. The platform ultimately seeks to improve patient outcomes by supporting doctors in making informed decisions based on advanced image analysis.