Africa Development Bank awards Raino Tech4Impact as the Second-Most Promising Start-up in Africa 2019.

Cape Town, South Africa

Raino Tech4Impact emerged as the first runners-up in the African Youth Agripreneurs Forum (AYAF) Agripitch competition. The 2019 competition was organized by the African Development Bank and hosted by the Western Cape Government in Cape Town, South Africa. It attracted a total of 20 start-ups from across the continent.

We were among the selected winners to receive a total grant of US$74,000 at the award gala dinner. Over the past three years, a total investment of $350 million has been committed by the African Development Bank to run the program in 12 countries across the continent.

The forum, themed “Climate Smart Agriculture: Business and Employment Opportunities for Africa’s Youth,” recognized Raino Tech4Impact for implementing innovative solutions to help small-scale farmers in rural Kenya mitigate the challenges they face.

“At the African Development Bank, we believe that the future of the continent’s youth lies in more rapid and inclusive economic growth which creates quality jobs,” said Dr. Edward Mabaya, Manager, Agribusiness Development Division at AfDB.