Katapult Africa has just kickstarted its Climate Program! 🚀
Over the next three months, 10 highly promising early-stage climate tech startups will receive expert mentorship, hands-on workshops, tailored growth resources, and strategic connections to accelerate their growth and maximise their impact.
Meet the rockstar cohort that made it out of 700+ startups!
🌱 Rhea (Kenya) – Portable soil sensors delivering real-time macronutrient analysis in just 15 minutes. By equipping agrovets and agents with these devices, farmers gain instant soil health insights to optimize fertilizer use and improve yields.
🌱 E-Tadweer (Egypt) – A digital waste management platform revolutionizing e-waste collection. Their mobile app enhances traceability and reporting, incentivizing customers with rewards and streamlining logistics through strategic partnerships.
🌱 Green Asset Exchange (South Africa) – A B2B marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of green assets like carbon credits. Every asset is accredited, and all buyers are vetted to ensure a trusted, high-integrity trading environment.
🌱 Deed Technologies (Kenya) – Giving e-waste a second life by refurbishing legacy and written-off IT hardware into high-quality, affordable equipment for SMEs. Their model ensures reliable performance, strong customer support, and reduced electronic waste.
🌱 Swap (Nigeria) – Making EV adoption affordable by converting internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric, cutting costs by 60%. Their swap stations allow drivers to exchange EV batteries in just two minutes, with a pay-as-you-go model for flexibility.
🌱 WildBio Co (South Africa) – Pioneering biodiversity-driven biotech with CellRanch, a biobank for cultivating rare and missing cell lines essential for a climate-positive future. They provide academia and industry with upstream R&D and manufacturing solutions.
🌱 TY-DAMI ENERGY RESOURCES (Nigeria) – Smart cold storage that keeps produce fresh for up to seven days without electricity. Using CO₂ refrigeration and the sublimation process, their off-grid solution ensures reliable cooling for farmers and food distributors.
🌱 Munakyalo Agrofresh ™️ (Uganda) – Off-grid, solar-powered, IoT-enabled cooling hubs extending the shelf life of perishable produce from 2 to 21 days. Currently piloting a plant-based edible coating for even greater preservation.
🌱 DroughtSmart (Kenya) – Precision irrigation, redefined. Their IoT-enabled system integrates solar-powered sensors, a centralized controller, and a mobile app, giving farmers real-time insights to optimize water usage and improve crop resilience.
🌱 TrashCoin (Nigeria) – Bringing transparency and efficiency to waste management through blockchain. Their B2B platform connects waste aggregators with recycling companies, improving visibility, reducing logistics costs, and boosting margins.
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