Since its launch in 2022, the programme has focused on founders who are often excluded from venture funding, whether due to geography, sector, or limited access to investor networks.<\/p>\n
\u201cEach new investment<\/a> brings us closer to the portfolio we set out to build, one that reflects the full breadth and diversity of African entrepreneurship. The opportunity across the continent is enormous, and we\u2019re committed to being a crucial and consistent partner in realising it,\u201d Emmanuel Adegboye, Head of Madica, says.<\/p>\n The three newly backed startups lie in sectors that are growing but still underfunded relative to fintech.<\/p>\n Kilimo Fresh, based in Tanzania, is an agritech platform that connects smallholder farmers to urban markets. By streamlining the supply chain, the company aims to reduce post-harvest food waste and improve farmer margins.<\/p>\n In Kenya, Hakimu is developing an AI-driven legal infrastructure aimed at improving access to legal services across Africa. Legal tech<\/a> remains a relatively nascent segment on the continent, despite increasing interest in digitising professional services, and so the platform seeks to digitise and simplify legal processes across the continent.<\/p>\n Nigeria\u2019s Biovana operates in the health data space, focusing on harmonising and certifying datasets for use in global pharmaceutical and AI research. The startup is also notable for being co-founded by two women<\/a>.<\/p>\n Victoria Fakiya \u2013 Senior Writer<\/p>\n Techpoint Digest<\/p>\n Make your startup impossible to overlook<\/p>\n Discover the proven system to pitch your startup to the media, and finally get noticed.<\/p>\n A new manual for fundraising<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/victoria_ppp.gif\"\/ "\\"victoria_ppp\\"")
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