Cameroonian agri-tech relies on insects to produce consumer products

OkHi intends to on-board large banks and fintechs within the next six months as it ramps up its attempts to be a significant driver of financial inclusion across Africa.

As the summit came to a close on Wednesday, nine winners from over 40 pitching start-ups were named Africa's most noticeable tech start-ups.

The organisers say the event aims to connect capital to tech founders and is focused on being a deal flow platform rather than just an event.

Elisabeth Moreno believes Africans are capable of developing solutions that previously didn’t exist and can benefit not only the continent, but the entire world.

This year's Grand Summit will include more than 50 start-ups from 31 African countries, including regional champions from AfricArena's pre-summit events.

The Summit will bring together AI, deep tech start-ups and investors for an event targeted at improving investment processes across Africa.

ITWeb Africa editor, Samuel Mungadze spoke to Melvyn Lubega, technology entrepreneur and investor, in Nairobi about the importance of amplifying Africa's voice in global climate-tech conversations.

The winning teams, who attended this week’s two-day AfricArena Nairobi Climate Tech Summit, pitched their scalable companies to investors.

The continent can be an important case study on how to grow and consume in balance with the climate, it will require innovation and collaboration.

Winners automatically secure a spot to compete at the grande finale, which will take place in Cape Town, in December.

A summit of venture capitalists, technologists and start-up founders heard that as global investment slows international investors are increasingly looking to African start-ups for growth.