Startups in Rwanda
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| Name | One-liner | Country | Sector | Stage | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfriMind Solutions | Building a Fuel-free solar cooking for off-grid Africa, cutting costs, smoke, and emissions with self-powered stoves. | Rwanda | Clean Cooking | Idea | Not Raising |
| Ampersand | Ampersand is a Rwandan e-mobility company providing electric motorcycles and battery-swap services to moto-taxi riders in Kigali and Nairobi. | Rwanda | E-mobility | Growth | Not Raising |
| Hesotech | Monitoring, evaluation, visualisation of timeseries of measurements and images in technical or natural processes | Rwanda | Engineering Data & Analytics Software & Services | Series A | Actively Raising |
| INES-Ruhengeri | INES-Ruhengeri is a private higher education institution in Rwanda specializing in applied sciences, contributing to national and regional development. | Rwanda | — | — | Not Raising |
| Kayko | A micro-ERP platform digitizing the operations of Rwanda’s informal merchants to unlock formal lending through data-driven credit scoring. | Rwanda | Fintech | Seed | Actively Raising |
| LifeLine | Stablecoin powered healthcare neo bank for Africa. | Rwanda | Fintech | Pre Seed | Actively Raising |
| Lima Technologies | Lima Technologies is developing a platform to help farmers in Africa make more money through direct linkage to market. | Rwanda | Agriculture, Aquaculture & Agritech Transportation Fintech | Series A | Actively Raising |
| Swapinga | Financing infrastructure for electric-vehicle ownership in Rwanda. | Rwanda | Fintech | Seed | Not Raising |
| TradeBridge Africa | TradeBridge Africa is a Rwandan TradeTech platform connecting African buyers and suppliers with protected payments, logistics, and financing. | Rwanda | TradeTech | — | Not Raising |
AfriMind Solutions
Not RaisingBuilding a Fuel-free solar cooking for off-grid Africa, cutting costs, smoke, and emissions with self-powered stoves.
Ampersand
Not RaisingAmpersand is a Rwandan e-mobility company providing electric motorcycles and battery-swap services to moto-taxi riders in Kigali and Nairobi.
Hesotech
Actively RaisingMonitoring, evaluation, visualisation of timeseries of measurements and images in technical or natural processes
INES-Ruhengeri
Not RaisingINES-Ruhengeri is a private higher education institution in Rwanda specializing in applied sciences, contributing to national and regional development.
Kayko
Actively RaisingA micro-ERP platform digitizing the operations of Rwanda’s informal merchants to unlock formal lending through data-driven credit scoring.
LifeLine
Actively RaisingStablecoin powered healthcare neo bank for Africa.
Lima Technologies
Actively RaisingLima Technologies is developing a platform to help farmers in Africa make more money through direct linkage to market.
Swapinga
Not RaisingFinancing infrastructure for electric-vehicle ownership in Rwanda.
TradeBridge Africa
Not RaisingTradeBridge Africa is a Rwandan TradeTech platform connecting African buyers and suppliers with protected payments, logistics, and financing.
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