The ATS London Investment Showcase 2024 offers ventures a unique chance to showcase their businesses to prominent African tech investors and key stakeholders from Europe, the USA, and Africa. This year’s cohort spans sectors like fintech, entertainment, blockchain, cleantech, energy, agritech, health tech, and telecoms.
Highlighted ventures include:
Decarb.earth [South Africa]: Accelerates Africa’s energy transition by helping businesses earn carbon credits from renewable sources through a digital platform.
Earthbond [Nigeria]: A comprehensive solar solution provider for African businesses using carbon accounting and climate finance.
Melanin Kapital Limited [Kenya]: Uses blockchain to ensure the authenticity and reliability of businesses for financial institutions and investors.
Newform Foods [South Africa]: Supports food producers with research and development to create cost-effective cultivated animal products.
OkHi [Nigeria]: Offers an AI-powered digital addressing system that improves compliance, reduces fraud, and enhances loan performance for banks and fintechs.
OneHealth [Nigeria]: Provides digital infrastructure connecting payers, providers, and patients to quality healthcare and medicines.
PBR Life Sciences [Nigeria]: Transforms healthcare with big data and AI, offering a predictive data-as-a-service dashboard for stakeholders.
Plentify [South Africa]: Delivers smart, sustainable home energy solutions using AI and user-centric design.
Poa Internet [Kenya]: Provides affordable residential broadband to bridge the digital divide in African communities.
Rana Energy [Nigeria]: Offers sustainable energy solutions with a subscription model that eases the cost of solar systems.
Sky.Garden [Kenya]: A SaaS e-commerce platform that empowers African retailers to start and grow their businesses.
So-Cool [Nigeria]: An innovation providing clean, affordable energy to SMEs in Africa.
Teraki [Ethiopia]: An audio streaming platform helping African authors and content creators overcome revenue challenges.
VeendHQ [Nigeria]: Addresses Africa’s low credit penetration by enabling access to funds for those with verifiable income.
Wfrley [Egypt]: A marketing app for Cairo’s underserved areas, offering supermarkets a SaaS solution for inventory, POS, e-commerce, and delivery.
Lauren Adair, Director of Africa Tech Summit, expressed excitement about this year’s selection, noting the strong past performance of showcase participants in securing funding and partnerships. Supported by major entities like Amazon Web Services and the London Stock Exchange, the summit will connect over 300 delegates and 150 companies, exploring topics like payments, Web3, and cybersecurity.