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A Meet up with Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank in Berlin

Berlin (Germany), June 2018. Earlier this week, GreenTec Capital CEO had the opportunity to attend a meet-up with Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB). The event was organized by Afrolynk and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in context…

AgroCenta receives US$250,000 GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Award.

Accra (Ghana), December 2018. GreenTec Capital is very proud to announce that AgroCenta has been selected as the recipient of a US$250,000 (£200,000) GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Grant funded by UK DFID, Australian AID, and the GSMA and its members. The company joins 10 other start-ups entering the GSMA’s Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund Portfolio third cohort….

ARED brings connectivity and jobs to Ugandan refugee camps with World Vision Uganda

Kampala (Uganda) and Frankfurt (Germany), May 2019. GreenTec Capital is very pleased to report that ARED has partnered with World Vision as a part of the company’s expansion into Uganda. The partnership with World Vision will help expand economic opportunities and connectivity options for refugees in Northern Uganda. In 2017, ARED began its international expansion…

Boreal Light GmbH European Food Startup of the Year European at FoodNexus Startup Challenge.

Wageningen, (Netherlands), December 2017. GreenTec Capital Partners is very pleased to announce that Boreal Light GmbH has been selected as European Food Startup of the Year at the European FoodNexus Startup Challenge. The European FoodNexus Startup Challenge is a food and agtech startup competition for companies from seven countries across the European Union that aims to offer growth opportunities…

Bio Phyto Collines meets Michaëlle Jean, Secretary General of the OIF

Allada (Benin), December 2017. GreenTec’s newest investee, Bio Phyto Collines, was recently honored by a visit from Michaëlle Jean, Secretary General of the International Organization for Francophonie (OIF). The visit comes as a part of the Secretary’s four-day work trip to Benin. Madame Jean’s visit to Benin was to promote the OIF’s youth engagement program “Libres ensemble”…

Divine Masters Limited partners with GIZ on fIT2Farm project

Tororo (Uganda), December 2017. GreenTec Capital Partners are very pleased to announce that Divine Masters Limited (DML) is partnering with the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) under its ‘Employment for Sustainable Development in Africa’ (E4D/SOGA) program. DML and GIZ have jointly developed the project “fIT2farm – Smart Farming for sustainable employment in Eastern Uganda” and signed…

GreenTec partners with Land of African Business

Paris (France) and Frankfurt (Germany), July 2017. GreenTec Capital Partners is very pleased to announce our partnership with the French think tank, Land of African Business (LAB). GreenTec Capital and the LAB will engage in a joint effort to promote African entrepreneurship and, of particular interest for us, the development of the startups segment. This…