A dedicated initiative for stellar tech entrepreneurs serving the Middle East and Africa
By leveraging Orange Group's expertise, networks & capital on the continent - we accelerate growth and expansion of businesses, nurturing them into global success.
A benchmark VC investor in Africa, with 50m€ under management and a dedicated team based in Cairo, Orange Ventures Africa invests via two distinct streams: Middle East & Africa Champions and Middle East & Africa Seed.
Middle East & Africa Growth
The stream focuses on supporting unique founders with amazing execution capabilities building category-defining businesses in areas of Orange group expertise and beyond in Africa and Middle East.
For tech startups raising from Series A onwards, with pan African or global scaling potential, working in tech sectors including but not limited to Networks & IT, Digital enterprise, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Consumer, Gaming, Edtech, E-commerce
Middle East & Africa Seed
To support the visionary entrepreneurs of Africa's booming tech ecosystem at earlier stages, we launched a special initiative for seed stage companies working in one of the 18 countries of Orange Middle East & Africa fooprint
Cameroon, Madagascar, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, Mali, Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Centrafrique, DR of Congo, Botswana
For entrepreneurs working on innovative tech projects having raised under 1m€ in total funding
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YouVerify
YouVerify
Youverify is building trust in Africa by helping businesses and individuals confirm identity and physical addresses. Using artificial intelligence, Youverify confirms a user’s identity document and compares it with their facial biometrics. This information can be cross-checked against more than 300 databases locally and globally. Youverify in partnership with over 20,000 field verification officers verifies physical addresses all over Sub-Sahara Africa in less than 48 hours.
ShipBlu
ShipBlu
ShipBlu provides Amazon level logistics for eCommerce companies in MENA – one of the fastest growing eCommerce markets in the world
Trella
Trella
Trella is a technology platform that removes the trucking hassle by connecting shippers with qualified carriers to move and manage loads seamlessly
Julaya
Julaya
Julaya offers an online platform for disbursing payments to mobile money and mobile banking accounts
ToumAI
ToumAI
ToumAI is redefining CX by addressing the challenges of multilingual, cultural, generational preferences and emotional complexity. Its AI-first solutions, under the HolistiCX suite, leverage a unique Compound AI architecture that optimises performance with minimal computational requirements.
By combining large open-source models with tailored proprietary models, ToumAI enhances voice-driven applications, improves IVR systems, and enables advanced churn detection.
Its business model offers scalable APIs that can integrate data across departments for actionable insights to improve global customer relations, ensuring every touchpoint resonates on a personal level.
Socium
Socium
Socium automates recruitment, payroll, and performance management for businesses in Francophone Africa.
7Keema
7Keema
7Keema is an Egyptian startup, technology enabled nursing services with a mission to enhance the accessibility and quality of healthcare services in Egypt
https://7keema.com/
Afrikamart
Afrikamart
Afrikamart enables farmers to sell their products directly through a distribution network made of supermarkets, processors, retailers and export companies
Back Office for Business
Back Office for Business
A startup from Jordan working to digitize retailers enabling them to create their own online & mobile store without coding
https://bobapps.co/
Chari.ma
Chari.ma
Leading B2B e-commerce platform for FMCG products in North Africa
Chari is a one stop shop that puts the power of e-commerce in the hands of retailers
The trade market in North Africa tends to be fragmented and informal. As an example, across all Moroccan cities, there are around 200 000 informal retailers selling more than 10 billion dirhams worth of merchandise every year. Chari’s mission is to meet the needs of these entrepreneurs by making sure they have access to consistent supply of FMCG products as well as financial services. In a few clicks, Chari’s app allows them to order products at competitive prices, while beneficiating from a free delivery service in less than 24 hours.
https://chari.ma/
Dabchy
Dabchy
Dabchy operates an online platform that offers a peer-to-peer marketplace for girls and women to buy, sell, and swap clothes (circular economy)
https://www.dabchy.com/
Lamma
Lamma
A smart solution that solves the x in the transportation equation, adding comfort and reducing costs to your daily commute journey
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If your startup
- matches one of our investment streams
- is tackling fundamental challenges using technology
- has reached its market fit and secured revenues
- has a large addressable market and high growth potential on an international scale
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