Lapaire Glasses
Venture Round in 2024
Lapaire Glasses manufactures and sells eyewear and provides eye-care services across Africa, offering prescription eyeglasses, sunglasses and fashion eyewear with lenses and tailored testing. Using technology, it provides free vision tests and affordable eyewear to lower- and middle-income populations through online orders, mobile clinics, free delivery and flexible payment options. The company serves customers in Kenya, Uganda, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Mali, with East African and West African operations headquartered in Nairobi and Abidjan respectively. Founded in 2018 in Nairobi, Lapaire aims to improve access to eye health for millions of Africans who need eyeglasses but cannot afford them.
iProcure
Debt Financing in 2022
iProcure Ltd is a Nairobi-based company that operates a supply chain platform focused on optimizing agricultural input distribution in rural Africa, particularly in Kenya. Founded in 2012, iProcure provides a comprehensive solution that integrates business intelligence and data-driven stock management to enhance the operations of agricultural retailers. The platform enables retailers to manage inventory, point-of-sale activities, and customer profiles while leveraging geo-located purchasing patterns and real-time transaction analysis. Additionally, iProcure facilitates mobile payments, allowing retailers to better predict demand and improve overall inventory management. By offering an alternative distribution channel, the company ensures that agricultural products reach end consumers effectively, thereby streamlining distribution and enhancing customer service. iProcure also provides warehousing and storage facilities to support its logistics operations.
iProcure Ltd is a Nairobi-based company that operates a supply chain platform focused on optimizing agricultural input distribution in rural Africa, particularly in Kenya. Founded in 2012, iProcure provides a comprehensive solution that integrates business intelligence and data-driven stock management to enhance the operations of agricultural retailers. The platform enables retailers to manage inventory, point-of-sale activities, and customer profiles while leveraging geo-located purchasing patterns and real-time transaction analysis. Additionally, iProcure facilitates mobile payments, allowing retailers to better predict demand and improve overall inventory management. By offering an alternative distribution channel, the company ensures that agricultural products reach end consumers effectively, thereby streamlining distribution and enhancing customer service. iProcure also provides warehousing and storage facilities to support its logistics operations.
Hairun Technology
Venture Round in 2019
Hairun Technology is a digital services provider based in Antananarivo, Madagascar. It specializes in the design and development of web, mobile, and server application projects, serving both local and international clients.
Afribon
Venture Round in 2018
Afribon Ltd is a Kenyan company specializing in the design, production, and marketing of food flavors tailored for the food and beverage processing industry. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Kikuyu, Kenya, Afribon offers a diverse range of flavor compounds for various applications, including food service, confectionery, baked goods, and dairy products. The company also produces seasonings and dry blends for snacks. With additional offices in Uganda, Cameroon, Rwanda, and Tanzania, Afribon focuses on understanding regional market preferences to create flavors that enhance product development and improve customer experiences for manufacturers. The company assists clients in areas such as recipe adjustment and initial production setup, ensuring a comprehensive approach to flavor formulation.
ACEP Madagascar
Venture Round in 2012
ACEP Madagascar is a financial institution based in Antananarivo, Madagascar, specializing in microfinance services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro companies. Established in 2009, it aims to provide essential financial services such as credit, savings, insurance, mutual health benefits, and money transfer services to populations traditionally excluded from the formal financial sector due to their perceived non-solvability. With a network of six regional branches and 42 agencies, ACEP Madagascar is one of the oldest microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the country, playing a significant role in supporting the local economy by making its products accessible to a broad customer base.
Nutrizaza
Venture Round in 2012
Nutrizaza SA, a social company, develops a network of baby restaurants, hotelin-jazakely. The company also sells baby food completing mother’s milk, Koba Aina, to the maximum of families, mainly poor families. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Madagascar.