We invest in bold and visionary leaders who are fearless champions for change on the continent.
Our team has helped build some of Africa’s most impactful, category-defining businesses. In less than a decade of investing, we’ve tracked outsized impact beyond financial returns.
Our track record goes beyond financial returns
direct jobs created by our porfolio companies
of our portfolio have an African founder
of our companies have a female founder
countries in Africa where our portfolio companies operate
At Rise Capital, we believe in the power of technology to positively transform lives. We believe that the biggest potential for this to occur lies in Emerging Markets like Latin America, Africa, MENA, India, and Southeast Asia - where most of the world's people, GDP, internet users, and growth come from. In Emerging Markets, technology can break barriers and create enormous opportunity for people and enterprises to thrive. At Rise Capital, we back the brightest and most ambitious technology entrepreneurs from these markets as they build tomorrow's most successful, iconic companies in the world's largest and fastest-growing economies.
Releaf’s commitment to sustainable agriculture is unwavering across the different crops and value chains that we play in. Our Approach Focuses On Models That Protect The Environment While Contributing To The Economic Growth And Resilience Of Farmers.We work closely with smallholder farmers, without taking ownership of their land and enforcing mono-cropping. We’re working to ensure that the smallholders adopt the best agricultural practices & making investments in their processing equipment. This helps to increase yield while reducing the chances of environmental degradation and potential wildfires.
Reflective Learning Finds and Fixes Knowledge Gaps in Students. Our tools are specifically designed to accurately identify each student's knowledge gaps and address them by providing personalized learning materials tailored to their exact needs.
Africa's supply chains are broken because of a lack of data transparency and a lack of access to financial services. Their product needs are unmet and their financial needs are unmet - despite the fact that Africa's CPG supply chain alone is worth $1 Trillion. We're building an ecosystem of brands,micro-distribution centers, and merchants. We connect them through our supply chain management software. We've started with a POS app for micro-distribution centers which integrates into a web dashboard that gives them sales visibility. We'll then embed financial services into our software
Financial insights for digital lending products. Pngme builds financial infrastructure and leading machine learning models for digital lending in Africa. Our customers range from enterprise banks with global reach to small financial technology startups.
Making it easier to access clean energy in Africa. We facilitate clean energy access by offering loans to enhance the accessibility of clean energy equipment for end-users, installers, dealers, and operators.
October, formerly called Panda is on a mission to democratize mental health care by empowering people to be proactive on their mental health journey. It's free for individuals, and we offer a range of plans for businesses looking to change to data-driven care through October Insights.
It’s not enough to be sustainable. It’s not enough to be ethical. It’s not enough to be nutritious. The future of animal-free is delicious. Our job is to guide good people like you on an easy, smooth and delicious journey towards a more plant-based diet; helping you to be kinder to yourself, to others, and to our amazing planet.
Octo is a digital banking platform focused on serving the over 19 million underbanked Egyptians without access to formal credit. Octo serves these users through a suite of data-driven banking products led by a Visa card and access to credit, solving the most pressing pain point for Egyptians. Octo is a mission-driven organization guided by customer-centricity, innovation, adherence to regulatory compliance, and a commitment to growth and scalability.
We began our journey knowing that the opportunity to grow successful businesses in Africa is bountiful, especially when individuals can access the continent as one big market. Our learnings of the complexities of various markets birthed a digital platform that makes doing business in Africa worthwhile and seamless. We began our journey knowing that the opportunity to grow successful businesses in Africa is bountiful, especially when individuals can access the continent as one big market. Our learnings of the complexities of various markets birthed a digital platform that makes doing business in Africa worthwhile and seamless.
Our goal is to build solutions that transcend borders, empowering individuals across the globe to seize opportunities, and create a world where financial empowerment knows no boundaries. Grounded in its African roots, the platform continues to strive towards a future where every individual, regardless of their background or circumstances, can participate in and contribute to the continent's economic growth. MuduPay's journey is far from over, for as long as dreams flourish and barriers persist, it will stand firm in its unwavering commitment to empowering Africa financially.
We are on a mission to make commerce easy, starting with social commerce and payments. We are making it easier for consumers to buy online by providing them with the right information, the best merchants, and the most convenient payment methods. We first launched in September 2012 as e228togo.com before rebranding to Miaplenou a year later. Miaplenou means Let Us Buy in Ewe. For 10 years, we were the Kings of appliances, providing consumers with appliances at fair prices. Today Miaplenou is more than a marketplace; we are an Omni-commerce company. In September 2022, we rebranded to MIA Group to fit our new ambitions. We want consumers to come for appliances and stay for more.
We want to make quality vehicle care, services and parts easy and accessible. Over the years, we have created a network of over 5000 technicians and automotive service providers nationwide.
We bring modern, tech-enabled healthcare to clinically-underserved communities across Africa. Our ultimate goal is to become the largest integrated care network on the continent and to drive healthcare innovation that improves the lives of all Africans.
Lori is an e-logistics company that seamlessly coordinates haulage across Africa. We are invested in our customer’s success and committed to deliver on our promises. Building strong relationships as partners, we respond to their needs and ensure consistent and clear communication