ThriveAgric’s Uke Eje (CEO) & Ayodeji Arikawe (co-founder). Image credit: ThriveAgric. “Africa needs profitable farmers to achieve food security. That is the network we are building.” Oshone Anavhe is speaking about ThriveAgric, the Nigerian agtech startup where he works as VP of operations. Founded in 2017 by Uka Eje and Ayodeji Arikawe as a fintech platform ...

Image credit: iStock Breaking ‘the vicious cycle’ for smallholder farmers Founders Madhur Jain (CEO), Ankita Garg (COO) and Vishal Kuchanur (CTO) all have backgrounds in agriculture (in addition to biotech and software), which propelled them to start the company in 2022. Varaha named itself after the avatar of Hindu deity Vishnu, best known for lifting ...

Kenyan Agri-Fintech Startup Apollo Agriculture Secures $10 Million From Swedfund and ImpactConnect to Empower African Farmers Leading Kenyan agri-fintech startup Apollo Agriculture has secured a $10 million investment from Swedfund and ImpactConnect to fuel its rapid expansion across Africa. This capital injection will enable the company to empower more small-scale farmers with the tools and ...