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Madica backs Kilimo Fresh, Hakimu and Biovana with $600,000 in pre-seed funding
Pre-seed programme Madica has invested a reported $200,000 each in Tanzania's Kilimo Fresh, Kenya's Hakimu and Nigeria's Biovana, $600,000 in total.
By Propel Africa · 2026-04-08
Madica, a San Francisco-based pre-seed programme for African startups, has invested in three companies, The Condia reported on 8 April. Kilimo Fresh in Tanzania, Hakimu in Kenya and Biovana in Nigeria each received a reported $200,000, a total of $600,000. Madica is affiliated with Flourish Ventures.
The three startups
Kilimo Fresh connects Tanzanian smallholder farmers to urban markets by aggregating, processing and distributing fresh produce. It was founded by Baraka Chijenga and Justice Mangu. Hakimu builds AI-powered legal infrastructure that it intends to scale across Africa, and was founded by Rawan Dareer, Ahmed Ahmed and Ahmed Elbashir. Biovana runs a data harmonisation and certification platform that makes African health datasets usable for pharmaceutical, AI and clinical research. Estelle Dogbo and Dr Jumi Popoola founded it.
What Madica offers
Beyond the cash, Madica gives startups an 18-month programme with mentorship, coaching, a curriculum, two fully funded immersion trips and access to its global investor network. It has 14 portfolio companies and has deployed about $2.6 million since launching in 2022. "Each new investment brings us closer to the portfolio we set out to build," said Emmanuel Adegboye, Head of Madica.
At a glance
- Companies: Kilimo Fresh, Hakimu, Biovana
- Raised: $600,000 in total, a reported $200,000 each
- Round: Pre-seed
- Investor: Madica
- Markets: Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria
- Key figure: 14 portfolio companies since 2022