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Innovations In Healthcare In Africa

Villgro Africa is an incubator and impact investor supporting emerging healthcare businesses in Africa.

We offer emerging companies a personalised incubation experience to help effectively scale ideas and navigate the African startup ecosystem.

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Impact Delivered

Our goal is to help innovators build viable and scalable health and life science solutions that improve quality of life for people across Africa.

$2.7M+

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$25M+

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20M+

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How We Deliver Impact

Our Services

Villgro Africa acts as a growth guide. We rely on our deep sector knowledge and vast partner network to help innovators realise their full business potential while providing needed healthcare innovations that benefit society as a whole.

Funding

Seed funding and access to impact investors.

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Incubation

Customised support for emerging health businesses.

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Advisory

Industry expertise in the African innovation space.

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Innovators We Support

We work with emerging companies focused on innovations in healthcare in Africa.

Our Team

We bring together a multi-disciplinary team with deep sector expertise in health and life sciences that spans the startup spectrum, from business and product development to manufacturing and financial modelling.

Wilfred Njagi

Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer

Rob Beyer

Co-founder & Executive Chairman

Robert Karanja

Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer

Wambui Nyabero

Chief Technology Officer

Moses Waweru

Senior Program Manager

Snider Mugese

Finance & Incubation Lead

Immanuel Momanyi

Advisory Lead

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NEWS - INSIGHTS - EVENTS

Reflections on the Prix Galien Best Incubator/Accelerator Award

We were delighted to receive the Prix Galien Award for Best Incubator/Accelerator at their New York ceremony last month. Sponsored by the Galien Foundation, the Prix Galien Awards acknowledge scientific advances in the life sciences.

From Obstacles to Opportunities

Leaning on his experience working with our incubation companies, Moses Waweru investigated the unique challenges faced by health startups from both a founder and investor perspective. An informative must read for anyone interested in the health innovation space!

Dr. Watu Wamae: Fostering Scientific Innovation

This interview with our newest board member, Dr. Watu Wamae, covers her career journey to the Africa Oxford Initiative, the type of innovation Africa needs to move to the next level, and why she looks forward to working closely with Villgro Africa.