DISCOVER the latest cohort of innovators shaping the future of PHARMACY in Africa

We spotlight startups addressing challenges in product availability, accessibility, quality, affordability, visibility, and waste management in health supply chains across Africa.
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i3 PHASE 2 INNOVATORS
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NORTH / FRANCOPHONE AFRICA
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WESTERN AFRICA
Sproxil
Western Africa
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2009
Sproxil started as a mobile-based drug authentication platform tackling counterfeit medicines but has evolved into a comprehensive healthtech solution. In addition to its product protection and visibility offerings, it now provides real-time pharmaceutical market data (Sproxil Surveys), an AI-powered patient engagement platform (AISHA), and tech-driven accountability systems to improve supply chain transparency, medication safety, and public health decision-making.
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Chefaa
North / Francophone Africa
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2018
Chefaa is an AI-powered GPS enabled platform which enables patients to order, schedule and refill their prescriptions across Egypt. Orders can be fulfilled in 90 minutes through partner pharmacies or pre-scheduled at discounted prices. Differentiates itself through medication guides, medication reminders and telepharmacy services. Chefaa also provides data and insights for pharma companies, insurance and BNPL offerings to retail pharmacies.
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mPharma
Western Africa
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2013
mPharma enables access to health products through a vast chain of retail pharmacies operating across 8 countries. For providers, mPharma provides inventory management services, ensuring availability of quality medicines. For patients, mPharma provides a range of primary care services, leveraging nurses, physicians, and pharmacists.
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Meditect
Western Africa
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2018
Meditect is a B2B SaaS platform digitizing pharmacy management and data-driven healthcare analytics across Francophone Africa. Differentiates itself through cloud-based pharmacy management software, AI-powered credit scoring for instant financing, and data monetization for pharmaceutical companies and public health organizations.
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Dawa Mkononi
Eastern Africa
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2022
Dawa Mkononi is a B2B pharmaceutical supply chain platform leveraging technology and embedded financing to streamline medicine distribution for drug shops, pharmacies, clinics, and hospitals. Differentiates itself through AI-driven demand forecasting, real-time inventory tracking, and a buy-now-pay-later model powered by an in-house credit scoring system, ensuring fast, affordable, and compliant medicine procurement.
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myDawa
Eastern Africa
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2017
MYDAWA is a hybrid digital and physical healthcare platform operating a bricks-and-clicks model to provide medications, teleconsultations, diagnostics, and insurance-integrated healthcare. Differentiates itself through vertically integrated generics manufacturing, which drives lower costs (up to 30%) and ensures quality, making healthcare more affordable and accessible.
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RxAll
Western Africa
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2016
RxAll is a tech-enabled pharmaceutical platform leveraging AI, data analytics, and fintech to enhance medicine authenticity, accessibility, and affordability across Africa. In addition to its AI-powered drug authentication service (RxScanner), it differentiates itself by offering a digital pharmaceutical marketplace, embedded financing for pharmacies (RxPay Credit), and partnering with enterprise and government partnerships to monetize market insights.
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