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Biko Today is an ML and AI-driven workforce and business support platform that connects small and medium-sized businesses with trained, work-ready youth. We provide SMEs with access to affordable talent, digital tools, and operational support, while equipping young people with real-world work experience, mentorship, and income opportunities.

Our model combines technology, training, and service delivery into a single ecosystem, enabling businesses to scale without the cost of traditional hiring, and enabling youth to gain practical skills by working on real business projects. We operate across

CarbonSmart Solutions Africa is a climate technology and sustainability company focused on developing and enabling high-quality carbon credits through nature-based and technology-driven solutions.

What the Business Does

The company operates as a carbon credit development and verification platform, using internationally recognized methodologies supported by advanced Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems.

At the center of its ecosystem is the CarbonSmart App, a digital platform that:

• Measures and verifies carbon credits
• Facilitates carbon credit trading
• Connects farmers, businesses

Baobab.Zone Co is building an Africa-first economic infrastructure platform designed for low-income, mobile-first users with low digital literacy.

The platform combines a lightweight marketplace, embedded financial services, and an AI-powered Demand Radar that transforms everyday transactions into predictive market intelligence.

Baobab enables users to participate in the digital economy without technical knowledge, while SMEs gain access to financial tools and digital infrastructure.

Our model is based on participation-driven trust, allowing users to build reputation, access financial services

ABOUT THE ORGANISATION

The Tall Youth Foundation (TYF) is a women-led nonprofit organization founded in 2020 and headquartered in Paynesville, Montserrado County, Liberia. Registered under the Liberia Business Registry (R/N: 052732565), TYF was established with a clear and purposeful mission to empower youth and women in Liberian communities through education, skills development, and economic opportunity. The organization is led by Founder and CEO Precious T. Yango, an electrical engineer whose technical background is complemented by profound experience in social work with women and children

Cortex Microsystems strengthens supply chains by detecting and preventing counterfeiting, tampering, and grey market diversion. Our solutions provide real-time monitoring and actionable insights, helping businesses protect high-value goods, maintain product integrity, and reduce operational and financial losses.

Designed for industries from pharmaceuticals and FMCGs to logistics and industrial operations, Cortex ensures that every asset in the supply chain is secure, traceable, and accountable, giving companies confidence in the integrity of their products and operations.

Kutlwano Holdings (Pty) Ltd is a proudly South African, 100% Black-owned, Level 1 B-BBEE digital transformation and agricultural technology company. We design, build, and deploy voice-first AI platforms that solve systemic market failures affecting South Africa's most vulnerable populations.

Headquartered in Johannesburg with deep operational roots in Limpopo, we bridge the gap between informal rural economies and formal institutional markets through technology that is accessible, intuitive, and commercially sustainable.

Our Core Business

We are a technology development and deployment company

African Centre for Youth, Gender and Environment (AFRICYEG) is a social enterprise operating in the refugee settlement of Kyaka II in particular Kyegegwa District. It was established to address socio-economic and environmental problems affecting the poor and vulnerable youths in the sub region. AFRICYEG’s main objectives are to improve the livelihood of the young people and women by empowering them utilize their full potential towards holistic development through promotion of positive attitude towards work, provision of life skills training, development of market linkages for interdependence

Mumken Enterprises Ltd was incorporated in 2006. Our core business focuses on real estate development through innovative prefabricated, precast concrete, and formcrete construction technologies designed to address Zambia’s growing housing and accommodation demands.

Our strategic objective is to acquire specialised machinery for the local manufacture of prefabricated construction materials. In 2025, in response to Zambia’s critical energy crisis, we expanded our operations with the launch of Mumken Energy Solutions, aimed at mitigating operational risks and enhancing business sustainability.

The

Greenpact Africa is an impact-first recycle tech and agritech company building a circular economy across Nigeria. The company addresses plastic pollution, bio waste mismanagement, and youth unemployment by turning waste into valuable economic resources.

Greenpact operates a technology-enabled marketplace that incentivises households, businesses, and communities to collect and supply plastic and agricultural waste. Recovered plastics are sold to recycling and manufacturing partners, while bio waste is converted into organic fertilisers that support climate-smart agriculture and reduce farmers’

Ceno Tech is a skills development company dedicated to bridging the digital divide in rural and township communities. The organisation focuses on empowering youth, unemployed individuals, and small businesses through digital skills, technology, and innovation-driven training.

Ceno Tech delivers practical, accessible programmes that improve digital literacy, ICT skills, entrepreneurship, and workplace readiness, enabling learners to participate meaningfully in the digital economy. Through innovative training approaches and community-focused solutions, Ceno Tech addresses inequality in access to