Meet our companies

Advancing solutions to build the climate resilience of vulnerable communities and the planet

Africa Blue Wave and Regen Wave Companies

Altruistech

Altruistech

Rwanda | |

Developing a digital device and service for environmental pollution monitoring.

ARK (Africa Renewables Katalyst)

ARK (Africa Renewables Katalyst)

Kenya | |

Connecting African renewable energy projects to global markets and helping them unlock new revenue streams. By offering expertise in navigating International Renewable Energy Certification and carbon markets.

 

Junkyard

Junkyard

Nigeria | |

Providing a digital platform enabling both formal and informal waste collectors to efficiently manage recyclable waste collection.

Khwezi Innovations

Khwezi Innovations

South Africa | |

Creating a biodegradable, 2-in-1, hand glove sanitizer.

Lima Aja

Lima Aja

Rwanda | |

Connecting agribusinesses to reliable, fairly priced smallholder produce with seamless aggregation, logistics, and market-driven insights.

Mada Fia

Mada Fia

Madagascar | |

Utilizing Japanese techniques (Himono) and establishing a marketplace for drying and smoking fish.

Plas-Tech

Plas-Tech

Kenya | |

Revolutionizing Africa’s energy landscape by transforming plastic waste into clean cooking gas. This innovative solution tackles two pressing challenges: it provides communities with safe, reliable fuel while reducing both deforestation and plastic pollution in waterways and landfills.

Samaking

Samaking

Kenya | |

Establishing a chain of franchisable and tech-enabled fish retail shops, combined with upstream capabilities to aggregate produce from farmers and fisherfolk at scale.

Sunwave

Sunwave

Tanzania | |

Designing and manufacturing solar-powered ice makers for fish storage.

Xi Bassile

Xi Bassile

Mozambique | |

Providing sustainable drainage solutions with its Bioswale and Planter Box technology by utilizing soil, plants, repurposed solid waste, and biomaterials to filter and retain stormwater, thereby mitigating flooding and improving water quality.

Diani Blue Wave Companies

AquaMnara

AquaMnara

Kenya | |

A data-driven solution for sustainable aquaculture production. They aim to provide a water quality monitoring device for fish farmers seeking to increase production and efficiency in their farms.

 

 

Carboni Tourism

Carboni Tourism

Egypt, Kenya | |

A community-centered platform for tourists to offset their carbon emissions and support local climate initiatives.

ConserVate

ConserVate

Kenya | |

Utilizing innovative digital technology to build local capacity for monitoring reporting and credible verification (MRV) of conservation impact for both funders and implementers to reverse the effects of climate change.

Mwani Blu

Mwani Blu

Kenya | |

Building a seaweed marketplace with high-level traceability, providing women smallholder farmers with dignified and stable incomes.

RegisTree

RegisTree

Kenya | |

Building a platform for coastal communities that are actively contributing to Resilience and Net Zero Goals to onboard their climate-positive projects for carbon markets.

Vua Solutions

Vua Solutions

Kenya | |

A fintech company seeking to provide affordable and responsible financial services to people working in the blue economy.

Wezesha Aqua Farms

Wezesha Aqua Farms

Tanzania | |

Seeking to address the dwindling wild capture fisheries stocks that negatively impact the livelihoods and socioeconomic status of local fishing communities around the great lakes region in Eastern Africa.

About the program

TECA supports pioneering entrepreneurs from idea stage to launch, expanding the pipeline of investable opportunities in the fintech for climate resilience space. TECA’s mission is to launch 100 ventures by 2026, including at least 60 in Africa. These ventures will help build the climate resilience of vulnerable communities and create investment opportunities for other players in the ecosystem.

 

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