Thank you, Catalyst Fund, for your incredible support! Your investment is crucial in helping us at Agro Supply empower smallholder farmers and advance agriculture in Uganda. #Togetherwefarmforthefuture

💡📚Directing increasing funds towards climate change adaptation solutions is a widely shared necessity and an opportunity for the private sector, both in emerging and developed markets. Part of the challenge is quantifying the adaptation finance gap: climateforesight.eu/articles/revol…

10 more days to go 🚀! 🥇🏆 Public voting for the continental round is now open! Help us get NoorNation selected as one of the top 14 African winners 🌍 🚀. Link to vote: public-voting.globalstartupawards.com/competition-pu…

📚💡Founders are often asked if they are building a tech company or tech-enabled company. Understanding this distinction and what kind of company they are building can guide some key decisions for founders: thecatalystfund.com/insights-blog/…

What does it take to launch a climate adaptation tech fund for Africa?🌍 Our Managing Partner, Maelis Carraro, talks all about it on Climate Proofers!🎙️: climateproof.news/c/podcast #ClimateOpportunities #SustainableDevelopment #ClimateResilience

IYMI: Why we invested📈🚀 Less than 1.6% of Senegal’s population is currently covered by any kind of insurance. Assuraf is a digital platform offering end-users access to a broad range of insurance products. Here's why we invested: thecatalystfund.com/insights-blog/…

Friday #goodreads📚💡 👉 good article by The Independent Uganda breaking down how the ‘Internet of fish’ is empowering Lake Victoria women 🐟 👩‍🌾 featuring the impact of Keep IT Cool and Aquarech Ltd.: independent.co.ug/internet-of-fi…

IYMI: Why we invested📈🚀 Egypt produces an annual average of 90 million tons of solid waste, and only about half of it is collected. Bekia بيكيا  is working on a digitally-enabled solution to address these major problems: thecatalystfund.com/insights-blog/…

Congratulations to the entire NoorNation team for securing this new investment🎉🎊: kbw-ventures.com/kbw-ventures-i… We're proud to have partnered with NoorNation: thecatalystfund.com/insights-blog/…

Since launching investments in climate resilience, we’re often asked Why are you investing in this sector, what is the business case?🌍Africa is a leader in climate tech, leveraging its unique assets for innovation✨. Here's why we do what we do: thecatalystfund.com/insights-blog/…

IYMI: Why we invested📈🚀 Of all the energy used in the global food system, 38% is spent on food that is eventually lost or wasted. BioBuu's innovative model tackles these interconnected challenges of food, waste and climate change: thecatalystfund.com/insights

🆕🔊 Are you attending the AFS Forum 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda next week? Geophrey Tenganamba Keyness will be representing MazaoHub at the #AfricaFoodSystemsForum2024 from the 2nd to 6th of September. Join him as he engages different stakeholders in Africa.

“We’re not gonna go far enough with just the public funding...We need the private sector and public sector to work together to unlock more financing. And in particular, looking beyond just a few industries where the innovation is writ large.” ~Maelis Carraro apnews.com/article/africa…

The countdown to the Africa Climate Tech Summit taking place in Nairobi, Kenya is on🚀🕰️! Ngetha Mwangi will be speaking in a panel discussing "The Future Farming: Integrating Climate-Resilient Crops with Smart Technology." Link to register: eventbrite.com/e/africarena-n…

📚The #AgTech scene in sub-Saharan Africa demonstrates potential to capitalize on digitization and innovation to facilitate financial services for underserved consumers. This report by IFC explores how #agtechs can be a conduit for financing: ifc.org/en/insights-re…

📸 Photo highlights of Ngetha Mwangi speaking at the Africa Climate Tech Summit, day one, in a panel discussing "The Future Farming"🎊🙌. Join him today as he represents us in a reverse pitch competition: eventbrite.com/e/africarena-n… #AfricArenaSummit

Congratulations, team EarthBond 🇳🇬 🚀 🎉 , on being named a finalist in the MITSolve Climate Challenge! Earthbond will pitch at the Boston Final with 13 other selected startups globally. We wish them all the best!

IYMI: Why we invested📈🚀 In sub-Saharan Africa, about 50% of the fruits and vegetables produced never make it to the market. In Kenya, this results in more than $594M of post-harvest losses yearly. Farm to Feed addresses this problem: thecatalystfund.com/insights-blog/…