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Leading Women in Africa’s Agricultural Ecosystem

Leading Women in Africa’s Agricultural Ecosystem  is the second in a series of reports utilising the  AgBase platform  powered by  Briter Intelligence  to offer an analysis of the evolving AgTech landscape in Africa, this time with a focus on gender.

Women are essential to Africa’s agricultural sector, significantly contributing to food security, rural development, economic growth and community resilience. Despite their significant contributions to the sector, women in agriculture face multiple challenges, including limited access to land, finance, technology and training. Social norms and structural inequalities also restrict their participation in decision-making processes and leadership roles in the sector. These gaps in access to resources and opportunities hinder women’s productivity and limit the…

Briter Bridges

February 11th, 2025

Latest funding rounds

Zimi (South Africa) raised $320.0k

from Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa)

Arnergy (Nigeria) raised $15.0m

from undisclosed investors

Stitch (South Africa) raised $55.0m

from undisclosed investors

Purple Elephant Ventures (Kenya) raised $500.0k

from Alphatron

PayTic Connect (Canada) raised $4.4m

from undisclosed investors

Djamo (Ivory Coast) raised $17.0m

from undisclosed investors

LXE Hearing (formerly hearX) (South Africa) raised $100.0m

from Patient Square Capital

InfiniLink (Egypt) raised $10.0m

from undisclosed investors

Zepz( Former WorldRemit) (United Kingdom) raised $165.0m

from HSBC

Stakpak (United States of America) raised $500.0k

from P1 Ventures

Most funded companies

1.

Jumia Nigeria, 9 deals captured

$1.1b

2.

Zepz( Former WorldRemit) United Kingdom, 8 deals captured

$1.1b

3.

MNT-Halan Egypt, 9 deals captured

$977.3m

4.

Sun King (formerly Greenlight Planet) United States of America, 18 deals captured

$861.8m

5.

Zipline , 4 deals captured

$795.0m

6.

TymeBank South Africa, 9 deals captured

$657.1m

7.

OPay , 3 deals captured

$570.0m

8.

Frontier Car Group (Olx) Germany, 4 deals captured

$569.0m

9.

Instadeep United Kingdom, 3 deals captured

$547.0m

10.

Sendwave , 3 deals captured

$513.8m

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