Idris Ayodeji Bello

Sote: Empowering African Trade with Data-Driven Solutions. At Sote, we are a data-first company empowering the growth of African businesses. Our mission is to bridge the $150 billion trade finance gap within the $400B industry, hampered by a lack of credible trade data. We eliminate traditional reliance on real-estate collateral by offering reliable credit, risk management, and business intelligence. By leveraging advanced technology, Sote seamlessly fuses three distinct domains: Trade Finance, Data, and Logistics. Our logistics solutions streamline supply chains and provide real-time visibility, while acting as an automated primary-trade-data mining engine. This overcomes the limitations of real-estate collateral, championing cash flow and supply chain financing. Renowned banks trust Sotes solution for credit analysis, business intelligence, and real-time supply chain visibility, reducing and managing risk akin to Moodys insights. For traders and manufacturers, Sote paves the way for scalable cash flow-based trade finance facilities through our innovative collateralization solutions. Welcome to a new era of African trade, powered data. Sote: Swahili for all of us

Next Generation Anti-Infectives that Mimic Natural Human Antimicrobial Peptides Maxwell Biosciences is a preclinical stage drug platform company partnering with large pharma companies to develop an entirely new class of patented low molecular weight drug candidates that destroy SARS-CoV-2, the COVID virus, as well as other viruses and infectious pathogens (including fungal and bacterial pathogens). Maxwells first-in-class CLAROMER™ brand drug discovery platform mimics natural human immune system antimicrobial and antiviral peptides. Maxwell Biosciences has benefitted from over $35M of non-dilutive grants and awards from governments around the world to validate their science and technology, including studies by US Govt-funded labs confirming that Maxwells lead drug candidate has direct virucidal action against Herpes virus (HSV-1) and SARS-CoV-2, the COVID virus. Additionally, live mouse safety data at Texas A&M show Maxwells drugs benefit from a tissue-safe toxicology profiles, and live mouse studies from the Baylor College of Medicine show breakthrough fungicidal action with CLAROMER™ brand compounds against lethal fungal infections of the upper-respiratory tract. These findings support the expected safety and effectiveness of Maxwells “multi-asset, multi-target” anti-infectives drug platform. Maxwells drug platform is supported by a granted patent portfolio and is strongly positioned in the fight against emergent viral pandemics and a broad spectrum of evolving infectious pathogens. Maxwell is raising funds for advanced preclinical and human trials.

Our goal is to unlock Africas financial ecosystem, achieved by empowering businesses to establish connections with their customers financial accounts. This allows for real-time access to account information and facilitates direct bank payments, among other services. By expanding access to these vital resources, we enable enterprises to prosper and make significant contributions to the economic growth of Africa.

OnePipe makes it super easy for businesses to embed or launch financial services like accounts, credit, payments and loans with simple APIs and no-code solutions

Compliance Made Simple. Youverify provides simple compliance automation software(s) for businesses to mitigate fraud and comply with AML laws.

Abwaab is an online learning platform that allows students to learn at their own pace, test themselves and get ahead with our expert tutors anytime and anywhere. By offering short, engaging video lessons, visualized learning journeys, continuous assessment and performance analytics, we are changing the way students learn outside the classroom.

Thndr is a digital investment platform that is designed to simplify investing. Thndr facilitates access to the right tools and resources that can empower investors with the means to achieve financial freedom.

Moove is an African-born, global mobility fintech that provides revenue-based vehicle financing and financial services to mobility entrepreneurs across ride-hailing, logistics, mass transit, and instant delivery platforms. Moove is an impact-led business, backed by some of the world’s leading investors, providing sustainable job creation and a path to asset ownership for customers that have been previously excluded from financial services.

We’re a GPS-enabled pharmacy benefits platform and we’re here to help chronic patients order, schedule, and refill recurring prescriptions, nationwide. At Chefaa Your health comes first that’s why we put people over profits. Insured or uninsured, we provide you with the medication and support that you need to have a better quality of life. Our free “Ask pharmacist” functionality is available 24/7 for anyone, anywhere in Egypt, and we take it very seriously to find you the medication that you need, and if not available, a suitable substitution. By constantly developing our offering and business model, we are committed to prioritizing your health, while supporting local pharmacies in the process.

Trella is a technology platform that removes the trucking hassle by connecting shippers with qualified carriers to move and manage loads seamlessly. Currently operating in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.

Edenlife allows over 50s to enjoy an independent, resort-style lifestyle within a safe and welcoming community. Homeowners have access to a range of five-star facilities, enjoying unique and affordable living. Residents have the confidence of living within a secure, gated community, amongst a network of like-minded neighbours. Edenlife is aimed at keeping the social lives of over 50s as active as they please.

Ilara Health is a leading medical products and solutions company that equips healthcare professionals to achieve the best patient, clinical and economic outcomes. We distribute low-cost, modern-tech powered diagnostic devices directly to primary care doctors in peri-urban and rural clinics, where the availability of common diagnostics is very poor. Our proprietary software integrates all the devices that we distribute and enables the doctor to provide effective patient management.

Andium is an end-to-end industrial IoT platform that brings intelligent software services down to the device layer, offering industries more flexibility, reliability, and scalability in monitoring and controlling their operations, regardless of cloud connectivity.

At Flutterwave, we are on a mission to build payments infrastructure to connect Africa to the global economy. We do this by building technology, tools, and infrastructure for businesses and banks who want to provide a more seamless and secure payments experience for their customers. Founded in 2016 by a team of African finance and technology veterans from Standard Bank, PayPal, Google Wallet amongst others. Flutterwave has grown to become one of the fastest growing payments companies in the world. Since inception Flutterwave has processed close to $2 billion in payments and 25 million transactions across over 33 African countries where it currently operates. It has attracted significant investment from experienced Fintech investors such as Ycombinator Continuity Fund (investors in Stripe), Greycroft (investors in Braintree and Venmo), Greenvisor Capital, Omidyar Network, and Glynn Capital amongst others. In 2017 Flutterwave was named Africa’s best fintech company at the Apps Africa Innovation Awards.

Andela was created with one thing in mind: Brilliance is evenly distributed, but opportunity isn’t. Our platform bridges that gap. We specialize in helping our highly-skilled, global technology talent community in emerging markets, connect with hundreds of leading companies like InVision, Cloudflare, and ViacomCBS who leverage Andela to scale their technology teams quickly and cost-effectively. Our talent spans six continents and Andela is backed by investors including Generation Investment Management, SoftBank, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Spark Capital, and Google Ventures.

Sote: Empowering African Trade with Data-Driven Solutions. At Sote, we are a data-first company empowering the growth of African businesses. Our mission is to bridge the $150 billion trade finance gap within the $400B industry, hampered by a lack of credible trade data. We eliminate traditional reliance on real-estate collateral by offering reliable credit, risk management, and business intelligence. By leveraging advanced technology, Sote seamlessly fuses three distinct domains: Trade Finance, Data, and Logistics. Our logistics solutions streamline supply chains and provide real-time visibility, while acting as an automated primary-trade-data mining engine. This overcomes the limitations of real-estate collateral, championing cash flow and supply chain financing. Renowned banks trust Sotes solution for credit analysis, business intelligence, and real-time supply chain visibility, reducing and managing risk akin to Moodys insights. For traders and manufacturers, Sote paves the way for scalable cash flow-based trade finance facilities through our innovative collateralization solutions. Welcome to a new era of African trade, powered data. Sote: Swahili for all of us

Next Generation Anti-Infectives that Mimic Natural Human Antimicrobial Peptides Maxwell Biosciences is a preclinical stage drug platform company partnering with large pharma companies to develop an entirely new class of patented low molecular weight drug candidates that destroy SARS-CoV-2, the COVID virus, as well as other viruses and infectious pathogens (including fungal and bacterial pathogens). Maxwells first-in-class CLAROMER™ brand drug discovery platform mimics natural human immune system antimicrobial and antiviral peptides. Maxwell Biosciences has benefitted from over $35M of non-dilutive grants and awards from governments around the world to validate their science and technology, including studies by US Govt-funded labs confirming that Maxwells lead drug candidate has direct virucidal action against Herpes virus (HSV-1) and SARS-CoV-2, the COVID virus. Additionally, live mouse safety data at Texas A&M show Maxwells drugs benefit from a tissue-safe toxicology profiles, and live mouse studies from the Baylor College of Medicine show breakthrough fungicidal action with CLAROMER™ brand compounds against lethal fungal infections of the upper-respiratory tract. These findings support the expected safety and effectiveness of Maxwells “multi-asset, multi-target” anti-infectives drug platform. Maxwells drug platform is supported by a granted patent portfolio and is strongly positioned in the fight against emergent viral pandemics and a broad spectrum of evolving infectious pathogens. Maxwell is raising funds for advanced preclinical and human trials.

Our goal is to unlock Africas financial ecosystem, achieved by empowering businesses to establish connections with their customers financial accounts. This allows for real-time access to account information and facilitates direct bank payments, among other services. By expanding access to these vital resources, we enable enterprises to prosper and make significant contributions to the economic growth of Africa.

OnePipe makes it super easy for businesses to embed or launch financial services like accounts, credit, payments and loans with simple APIs and no-code solutions

Compliance Made Simple. Youverify provides simple compliance automation software(s) for businesses to mitigate fraud and comply with AML laws.