Apollo Agriculture
Software platform for farmers to achieve credit and farm inputs through crop health assessment
Location: Kenya
Website: https://www.apolloagriculture.com/
Sector: Agriculture & Food
Funding Stage: Series A, Debt, Debt, Series B, Venture Round, Grant,
Total Funding ($m): 66.2
# of Founders: 3
Founding Year: 2016
Funding Year: 2021
| Year | Amount | Stage | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6m | Series A | Anthemis Group, Leaps by Bayer, Accion Venture Lab, Flourish Ventures, Newid Capital, To Ventures Food (U.S.), Breyer Labs, Sage Hill Capital |
| 2021 | $1m | Debt | Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund) |
| 2021 | $9m | Debt | U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) |
| 2022 | $40m | Series B | SoftBank Vision Fund, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Yara Growth Ventures, Endeavor, British International Investment (ex CDC), Anthemis Group, Flourish Ventures, Leaps by Bayer, SBI Investment, Breyer Capital, TO Ventures Food (U.S.), Equator VC |
| 2024 | $10m | Venture Round | Swedfund, ImpactConnect |
| 2024 | $0.2m | Grant | African Development Bank |
Series A $6m
Anthemis Group, Leaps by Bayer, Accion Venture Lab, Flourish Ventures, Newid Capital, To Ventures Food (U.S.), Breyer Labs, Sage Hill CapitalDebt $1m
Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund)Debt $9m
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)Series B $40m
SoftBank Vision Fund, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Yara Growth Ventures, Endeavor, British International Investment (ex CDC), Anthemis Group, Flourish Ventures, Leaps by Bayer, SBI Investment, Breyer Capital, TO Ventures Food (U.S.), Equator VCVenture Round $10m
Swedfund, ImpactConnectGrant $0.2m
African Development BankNews
https://www.ctrmcenter.com/ctrm-community/afdb-backs-kenyan-tech-company-in-fertiliser-financing-project/