Five Fintechs on Friday, March 1, 2024
Dear Community,
This week's Five Fintechs on Friday is presented by Startupbootcamp Australia
Startupbootcamp is a global network of industry-focused startup accelerators that provides direct access to an international pool of vetted mentors, partners, and investors.
Through its accelerator programs, Startupbootcamp helps innovators and entrepreneurs turn their ideas into successful companies on a global scale. With over 30 locations worldwide and 1,600+ startups accelerated, the award-winning programs provide structured mentorship, training, and access to a global network of corporate partners, mentors, and investors.
Startupbootcamp Australia is supported by an extensive mentor community and an international network of strategic partners and investors.
Startupbootcamp Australia focuses its impact-driven, industry-focused accelerator programs in the Fintech, Energy, Sports and Food industries.
Moving on, meet the dynamic five sustainable fintechs you need to know about this Friday, part of SBC's 2023 cohort.
Amazon for Africa's Agriculture
Pesira is a fintech startup, leveraging technology innovation to tackle Africa's hunger crisis through empowering smallholder farmers.
With a focus on digitising agriculture and combining the power of mobile phones, cloud computing, blockchain, and artificial intelligence, Pesira offers an all-encompassing solution accessible through a simple mobile app. This convergence enables farmers to access a spectrum of services — from sustainable financing and insurance to connecting with support partners and markets.
Beyond serving farmers, Pesira facilitates a transparent last-mile delivery system for development partners and government agencies. Thereby ensuring that subsidies and support reach farmers directly, fostering a more accountable and traceable process.
Smart Money for Investments that Matter
RegenX will help facilitate the largest investment cycle in history by tackling the core problem of accessibility, transparency and market illiquidity in climate assets. We aim to reverse climate change by bringing natural assets “on-chain” to introduce a system of incentives to reward eco-friendly behaviour. By tokenising assets such as solar and wind projects, we break them into affordable bits, making it easier for investors to own a piece of the solution. Our platform ensures easy access, and clear information, empowering financial advisers, family offices and investors to align their portfolios with their values and the needs of our planet.
Unlocking Crypto for Everyday People
The Connecter is building a technology that provides consumers with a digital wallet that will be globally accessible where users will have 100% ownership over their digital assets. It has a Web 2 style interface for ease of use, broad real-world transactions for the mass market, consumer point of sale access, and an AI robot advisor. They will provide the end user with an interface that can unlock maximum utility in the blockchain ecosystem and is as easy to use as a mainstream fintech app. Backed by prestigious awards and global partnerships, The Connecter is launching a dedicated research and development department to contribute to the field's development through academic peer-reviewed scientific literature, ensuring industry clarity and advancement.
Investing Simplified
Trove is a social investing platform empowering Africans to micro-invest in global opportunities, fostering financial independence. With a community-driven approach, users connect and learn from experienced investors to achieve shared financial goals. In the past 4 years, Trove has processed over $200M in transactions and has a user base of over 300,000, with 50,000 active users monthly. The platform's success lies in its commitment to democratising investing and building wealth collaboratively.
Trade without the wait
Founded by Pablo Terpolilli and Derek Hudson, vabble connects institutional investors with the trade finance market, bridging the Trade Financing Gap.
Trade Finance is a promising asset class that offers investors attractive, uncorrelated, and consistent returns, contributing to the achievement of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
The digitization of supply chain documents has opened up trade finance as a new asset class, providing transparency and trust.
vabble's solution incorporates machine learning technology to automate and streamline the process between exporters and investors, enhancing the supply-to-demand dynamics.
The Sustainable Fintech Fund
The A$5M Sustainable Fintech Fund, Australia's first aligned with sustainable finance trends, is set to invest in 30 fintech startups over three years.
These startups focus on financial wellbeing and inclusion, sustainable infrastructure, and impact investing, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The fund's global scouting program identifies startups innovating in financial health, accessible banking, blockchain for alternative assets, ESG data, and ethical supply chain tracking.
This investment in sustainable fintech aims to transform values-driven concepts into impactful solutions, enhancing lives globally.
Join us for some exciting events!
Fintech for Net Zero
If you're interested in participating in FinTech Australia's first Net Zero focussed event, please register here. Tickets are almost sold out!
UOB FinLab GreenTech Accelerator 2024
Apply for a 6-month regional programme for global greentechs to grow, transform, forge partnerships and pilots to meet the sustainability needs of companies.
For more upcoming events FinTech Australia is initiating and supporting, please see here.
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