Crop2Cash makes formal financing accessible to smallholder farmers in Africa.

Over 38 million smallholder farmers in Nigeria lack access to financing to increase their agricultural production. Crop2Cash’s CashCard enables smallholder farmers in rural Nigeria to receive digital payments and build their financial identity. Crop2Cash is also digitalizing the value chain of food crops by building tools for agro-processors, easing activities like weighing, quality control, and extension services, among others.

Founders: Michael Ogundare, Enem Essien, Seyi Alabi

crop2cash.com.ng

Dollaride is a mobility company for communities that are underserved by public transit.

Dollaride provides digital infrastructure to the world of informal transit (i.e. “dollar van” drivers and riders). Dollaride's mobile platform enables millions of informal transit drivers to provide first/last mile service to businesses and commuters in transit deserts.

In NYC, where a network of hundreds of “dollar vans“ serve over 120,000 daily riders, Dollaride provides the digital maps, routes, and payment services that make this hidden transit system accessible to the masses.

Founders: Su Sanni, Chris Coles

https://www.dollaride.com/

Freeman Capital is an investment app that provides a hyper-personalized wealth journey and is fanatical about simplifying comprehensive wealth management into a monthly subscription service.

Designed specifically for Black people, Freeman Capital simplifies comprehensive wealth building through the integrated use of humans and technology. Unlike robos and traditional advisors who focus on just investing, Freeman Capital’s wealth management tech provides culturally relevant financial visualizations, education, and contextual analyses – all real-time – plus a “Wealth Score” that measures their progress.

Founder: Calvin Williams, Jr.

https://freemancapital.co/

A computer vision powered solution for customizing hair products for African American women.

For Black women, hair is a huge part of our identity. As we grow up, we learn about the hundreds of ways to style and care for our hair, but the process is inconsistent, expensive, and time-intensive. That’s why we’ve set-out to change the customization experience for the better. By infusing technology into the customer experience, we help women understand the best protective hairstyles for every phase of life, learning and growing with our customers along the way.

Founders: Isoken Igbinedion, Ifueko Igbinedion

https://www.hairtelligence.com/

Koa helps you save and grow your money at the tap of a button.

$8 billion is currently being saved through informal savings groups and co-operatives across Kenya. Consumers across the continent currently use mobile applications to perform their daily tasks - move around, shop, pay bills and now they can save and invest seamlessly. Koa helps individuals take control of their finances using our personalized goal-based savings platform and seamlessly save their money in formal institutions with no hassle.

Founders: Delila Kidanu, Alexis Roman

https://www.withkoa.com/

OjaExpress is a digital marketplace for ethnic and cultural groceries.

Grocery shopping can be an arduous task. 61% of ethnic American consumers are unable to find ample ethnic food and ingredients at their primary grocery store. For many immigrants and foodies, this task is exceptionally difficult when shopping for authentic ethnic groceries. Many ethnic grocers, mom and pop stores, lack the technological infrastructure to engage current customers and provide a convenient way for people to shop from their stores online.

OjaExpress is a digital marketplace that unlocks the economic opportunity for cultural grocery stores, by providing them with a platform to sell cultural grocery products online and increase access to immigrants, foodies, and those seeking to build cultural bridges.

Founders: Boyede Sobitan, Fola Dada

http://ojaexpress.com/