Africa Next

We are excited to announce that P1 Ventures, leading Pan-African venture capital firm, has achieved the first close of its second fund at an impressive $25 million! 🎉

P1 Ventures has been instrumental in driving innovation and supporting promising startups across Africa. Their focus on sectors such as e-commerce, fintech, insurtech, health tech, and SaaS has paved the way for groundbreaking advancements in these industries. And now, with the addition of AI in their second fund, they are spearheading the next wave of technological disruption on the continent.

P1 Ventures' commitment to empowering underdog founders and their contrarian approach to VC investment in Africa is truly inspiring and we are honored to have them as part of Africa Next's first circle, driving positive change and paving the way for Africa's future success.

#AfricaNextCommunity #P1Ventures #VentureCapital #Innovation #AfricaRising

📢 Are you an investor looking for qualified #Africa-based VC co-investment #dealflow coming from top tier African VCs & accelerators?

If so, come and join us for the #AfricaNext E-Pitching session #15 on March 07 at 4pm (CET) 🤗

🎤 8 African start-ups, from the portfolio of African & European top tier VCs and accelerators will pitch raising from $500k to $10M, from different countries in Africa, and different verticals.

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📚  Koa Academy: a #SouthAfrica-based #EdTech online school for Grades 4-12, with flexible timetables and real time feedback via a live dashboard – from Enygma Ventures’ portfolio

📦 Fulfillment Bridge: a #Tunisia-based #Logistics & #eCommerce startup offering a digitalized experience of e-commerce fulfillment through an integrated cloud platform – from Newtown Partners’ portfolio

☀️ BetaSunlight (by Betapawa Solutions): a #Nigeria-based #Energy & #ClimateTech startup offering fully sustainable IoT-enabled containerized solution that provides solar-powered electricity to households – from Startupbootcamp AfriTech’s portfolio

❄️ Munakyalo Agrofresh: an #Uganda-based #Energy & #ClimateTech startup that provides solar-powered cold stations to refugees and smallholder farmers – from Startupbootcamp AfriTech’s portfolio

🩺 WellaHealth: a #Nigeria-based #HealthTech & #InsurTech startup providing technology enabled claims, distribution and payments administration for health insurance plans in Africa – from VestedWorld’s portfolio

🛍️ Dabchy: a #Tunisia-based #Fashion & #CircularEconomy startup that offers a online marketplace for secondhand fashion in Tunisia and Egypt – from Proparco’s portfolio

💻 Gamp: a #Nigeria-based #InsurTech & #Consumer startup that provide device financing & insurance for African digital workers (smartphones, computers, tablets) – from Ingressive Capital’s portfolio

📚 Almentor: an #Egypt-based #EdTech startup offering video based contentious online learning platform – from Sawari Ventures’ portfolio

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➡️ To register, click here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-tYR0hl3RDC8eua_WGij6A#/registration

⚠️ This session is for investors only.

📢 Are you an investor looking for qualified #Africa-based VC co-investment #dealflow coming from top tier African VCs & accelerators?

If so, come and join us for the #AfricaNext E-Pitching session on December 14 at 4pm (CET) 🤗

🎤 8 african start-ups, coming from the portfolio of top tier VCs and accelerators, will pitch, raising from Seed to series B rounds between $1M to $10M+ from various sectors (#HealthTech, #ClimateTech, #CleanTech #FinTech, #InsurTech, #FoodTech, #Energy):
 

🩺 OneHealth: an Nigeria-based HealthTech startup building digital infrastructure for patients, insurers, and pharmacies to access quality medicines and medication deliveries – from Co-creation Hub’s portfolio

☀️ SolarX Africa: a Mauritius and Mali-based CleanTech and Energy startup that provides solar panel network with a diversified range of high value-added products and services – From E3 Capital’s portfolio

💵 B54: a Nigeria-based FinTech company developing embedded financial tools, enabling credit providers to access flexible debt financing based on past performance, and scale business across borders - from Lateral Frontiers VC’s portfolio

💻 Digitech: a Côte d’Ivoire and US-based AI powered Re/Insurance Marketplace processing 110,000+ Reinsurance policies per day – from StartupBootcamp Afritech’s portfolio

📦 Grocedy: a Nigeria-based FoodTech platform that provides consumers with a platform that aggregates micro payments towards a monthly staple food bundle – From StartupBootcamp Afritech’s portfolio

🩺 Elephant Healthcare – a Nigeria-based HealthTech company providing SaaS operating systems for public sector facilities and healthcare providers – From Novastar Ventures’ portfolio

💵 Rubyx – a Senegal-based FinTech developing a Cloud-native, API-driven digital lending platform enables service providers to rapidly launch innovative loan products – From Saviu Ventures’ portfolio

🔥 PowerStove – an Nigeria-based ClimateTech that produces smart smokefree stoves connected through IoT to a platform enabling the consumer to monitor his carbon footprint and monetization    From StartupBootcamp Afritech’s portfolio

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➡️ To register, click here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ch8S_cfoRtiTA8eSQAO0jw
⚠️ This session is for investors only.

📢 #AfricaNext is back tomorrow! 😊

 

💵 If you are an investor looking for qualified deal flow in #Africa, come and join us for our upcoming E-Pitching Session on October 12, at 4pm (CEST)

 

🎤 7 start-ups from the portfolio of African top tier VCs and accelerators will pitch raising in seed, pre-series A and series A from $1M to $3M+ from various sectors (#HealthTech, #Consumer, #FinTech, #Manufacturing, #FoodTech, #Logistics, #CreatorEconomy)

 

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🩺 HealthTag (by Bypa-ss) – an #Egypt-based app that allows users to access and manage their personal medical records and helps them have more affordable healthcare services. – from Falak Startups’s portfolio

 

💅 Uncover – a #Kenya-based made-for-Africa brand that leverage content, data, and community to disrupt women’s wellness. – from Antler Nairobi’s portfolio



💵 WafR – a #Morocco-based FinTech company spreading access to financial services through informal merchants – from Plug & Play Ventures’s portfolio

 

💻 Garment IO (by INDOS) – an #Egypt-based a plug and play Garment Manufacturing Management Solution combining software and hardware - from Falak Startups’s portfolio

 

📦 GoodsMart – an #Egypt-based platform that offers its clients access to order a wide variety of products through its smart app and reliable daily delivery system – from Sawari Ventures’s portfolio

 

💵 Konnect Networks – a #Tunisia-based FinTech company providing a cross-border payment solution intended to simplify complex financial flows. – from Flat6Labs’s portfolio

 

🎨 Wowzi – a #Kenya-based platform that bridges the gap between businesses and creators by digitizing creator discovery, workflows, payments, compliance. – from LoftyInc Capital Management’s portfolio

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➡️ To register, click here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CuZqRQU_R2ue266sZzMgcw#/registration

⚠️ This session is for investors only.

Happy to see that Kasha, raised a $21M Series B round led by our first circle investor Knife Capital, and followed by Africa Next member Finnfund, and EuroQuity members Five35 Ventures and Beyond Capital Venture!

Over the last 8 years, Kasha has been optimizing digital retail for women's health and self-care consumer products, using its large distribution network to sell in bulk and direct to consumers, and successfully monetizing its platform, with customers such as Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, GSK, P&G and Mastercard. Kasha pitched during our epitch session in March of last year and we are happy to see them reach their objectives and expand to South and West Africa, congratulations!

👉To learn more about Kasha, click here to see its profile.

👉 Get back to us if you'd like an introduction to either Kasha or Knife Capital.

Source : Kasha raises $21M Series B led by Knife Capital to expand health access platform across Africa | TechCrunch