African Impact Challenge
2023
South Africa
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Nubian Smarts
Nubian Smarts is driven by the passion to produce quality educational solutions that have the African child at the core. Improving the educational experience of African kids with solutions that make learning fun.
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Umlilo Energy
Combining technology with affordable finance to provide tailored renewable energy solutions.
Umlilo is an end to end service designed to enable Africans in the diaspora to seamlessly purchase, finance and install solar systems in their home country from anywhere in the world!
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Simple Influence
Simple Influence is an online Influencer Marketplace that connects Content Creators / Influencers with businesses and brands that need their services.
Their platform makes it easy for businesses to work with authentic and trustworthy influencers for more effective video ads.
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Propela (formerly Foonda Africa)
Propela Labs is a startup that creates AI-powered tools to connect skilled young African professionals with global employers. Propela Labs aims to revolutionize the talent-matching process and ensure equal access to opportunities for Africa’s next generation. The company’s flagship products include an AI Career Companion (career advisor app) and an AI-driven talent matching marketplace.
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Enlighten
Improving the performance of learners in STEM with a digital platform and marketplace for talented tutors.
Enlighten Edu empowers people by providing quality EduTech solutions for students, tutoring companies, schools, and teachers with the aim of creating a society that is confident in Mathematics and Science regardless of their background, race, gender or age.
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Mop Tech Industries
Mop Tech Industries was established in 2018 by Moletsane Mophethe with the objective of tackling water scarcity and environmental degradation issues in Southern Africa
We are an engineering consultancy with a focus on environmental hazards mitigation and treatment, as well as potable and waste water treatment solutions tailored for small, medium and micro enterprises.
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Dijimo by Tuu Post
Dijimo is a B2B membership-based, online marketplace dedicated exclusively to enabling certified refurbishers to sell second-hand devices and related devices to clients looking for more affordable, reliable alternatives.
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Cashful
Providing open banking APIs that enable businesses to connect a customer’s bank account to any web or mobile app and access real-time banking data.
Accelerating the shift towards direct banking.
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deaftouch
deaftouch designs, creates and hosts advanced communication service software for businesses, governments and citizens around the globe.
Their solutions include a variety of products including Video Relay Service, Video Remote Interpreting, Deaf to Deaf Call Centres as well as Video Remote Assistance for the Blind.
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Leruo
FaceID for cows. Leruo uses technology to help families maximise and protect the value of their cattle herds, by bringing them online.
Farmers are onboarded onto their platform, and are able to register their herd, through their cattle facial recognition technology.
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Powerstove - Nigeria
Powerstove is a smokeless clean cook stove that burns 70% less biomass, saves lives, generate electricity, improve livelihoods, empower women, and preserve the environment.
Their mission is to develop affordable, sustainable renewable energy solutions to cover the energy demand of every community and households in developing countries and freely share knowledge in the most affordable and convenient ways.
Pan-African Health Entrepreneurship Stream
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VAS Med Tech - South Africa
VAS Med Tech developed FlexiGyn™ which is a medical device that transforms Women's Health, putting the power of care directly into your hands.
Women can now experience the maximised comfort and convenience of localised uterine health checks, now at 70% lower costs and wait times reduced from 10 months to just 2 weeks.
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Bare Mind - South Africa
Bare Mind is a groundbreaking HealthTech startup transforming mental health for modern African youth.
They provide personalized self-development programs and mental wellness solutions through their innovative end-to-end platform. Africa’s first personalised mental wellness platform.
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BetaLife Health - Nigeria
Uber for Blood. BetaLife is Africa’s first Blood Banking Management System, connecting donors and blood banks to patients.
It is Africa’s foremost health-tech company integrating Blockchain technology & Artificial Intelligence aimed at improving life expectancy, allowing real-time communications, improving healthcare processes, facilitating faster emergency response, enhancing patient safety and supporting healthier lifestyles.
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HealthEdu - Rwanda
HealthEdu is a HealthTech startup based in Rwanda addressing the shortage of healthcare professionals and limited healthcare services accessibility due to increasing demand, increase of non-communicable diseases and pandemics.
They provide online and in personal training. HealthEdu has been empowering community health workers through Education to enhance the quality of healthcare services since 2017.
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Telemedan - Chad
Telemedan is a solar-powered teleconsultation terminal made in Chad, equipped with medical devices and software. It connects patients with doctors via a mobile app, enabling remote consultations and data sharing. Patients can receive diagnoses and prescriptions without traveling, guided by doctors through videoconference.
Telemedan's mission is to revolutionize healthcare access in Chad by deploying solar-powered teleconsultation terminals.
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A-Lite - Uganda
A-Lite Uganda developed the medical device; the A-Lite Vein Locator. It utilizes Red Light Technology to penetrate the skin, illuminating the patient’s vein in real-time.
This illumination enables medical practitioners to quickly identify the optimal vein for procedures such as blood draws, intravenous insertions, and injections, reducing the potential for discomfort and minimizing the need for multiple needle pricks.
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Remedius - Uganda
Remedius Health collaborates with local organizations and government entities to extend quality healthcare services to underserved communities. By offering subsidized telemedicine services and health education programs, they empower individuals and communities to take control of their health.
Remedius is your passport to personalized, world-class healthcare.
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BuriCare (t/a Kanga Pre-Care) - Uganda
BuriCare is MedTech Social Enterprise based in Uganda that deals in the Production and Manufacturing of Eco- friendly Baby Products not limited to the KangaCare Carriers but also knitted baby sweaters, stockings etc.
Their mission is to enhance the well-being of newborns worldwide through innovative solutions.
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SnooCODE RED - Ghana
SnooCODERED is a healthcare logistics system enhancing access to efficient emergency medical response and care in hard-to-reach and hard-to-operate areas.
Imagine an AI-powered mobile application with the ability to provide context-aware clinical support that will offer immediate life-saving triage support in pre-hospital emergencies, in-hospital diagnosis, with offline support in rural areas.
