Tomato Jos is fully integrated tomato processing company in West Africa that will simultaneously improve the lives and incomes of smallholder tomato farmer
Location: Nigeria, Nasarawa State, Keffi
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $4.28M
Founded date: 2008
Investors 4
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Acumen Res... | arafund.co... |
| - | Kirchner F... | kirchnerfe... |
| - | Kirchner F... | fundthefoo... |
| - | Kairos Ang... | kairosange... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 20.05.2020 | Series A | $4.28M | - |
Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description |
| 26.01.2022 | Q&A: VestedWorld’s Euler Bropleh on the opportunity of investing in ‘the basics’ in Africa | Euler Bropleh was born in war-torn Liberia and has long had a vision for reinvesting in Africa’s vulnerable communities. With his Chicago-based impact investment firm VestedWorld, Bropleh has raised two early-stage investment funds and supp... |
| 16.09.2021 | Acumen’s new ag fund ushers commercial capital to farmers’ fight against climate change | Editor’s note: AFN’s coverage of the emerging African agrifoodtech sector is supported by Dutch development bank FMO. A third of the world’s food is grown on farms less than two hectares in size. That food supply is increasingly jeopardized... |
| 20.05.2020 | Nigerian agric company, Tomato Jos raises €3.9 million for irrigation and processing plant | Tomato Jos, a Nigerian agric company, has closed a Series A round of €3.9 million. The funding will be deployed into the processing and distribution of tomato products, the company has said. Located in Kaduna, a city about 190km from Nigeri... |
| 19.05.2020 | Tomato Jos Raises €3.9M in Series A Funding | Tomato Jos, a Kaduna, Nigeria-based agro-processing company focused on the local production of high-quality tomato paste for the African market, raised €3.9m in Series A funding. The round was led by Goodwell Investments, via its West Afric... |
| 20.02.2019 | Kirchner Food Fellowship: Combating Global Food Insecurity & Funding Socially Responsible Agriculture with Students | Editor’s Note: Blair Kirchner is director of the Kirchner Food Fellowship, a student-led impact investment program operated by the Kirchner Impact Foundation, the non-profit arm of the North American merchant bank. A few months ago the Fell... |
| 09.03.2018 | Ag Industry Brief: Insect M&A, Kraft Heinz Launches Incubator, Startup Makes Egg Protein from Fungi, more | Alltech president and founder Dr. Pearse Lyons dies at 73 Dr. Pearse Lyons founded Alltech in the 1970s after immigrating to America in the 1970s. The global company provides products related to animal feed, food safety, crop science, and a... |
| 23.06.2017 | Ag Industry Brief: Food & Agtech Business Competitions and Accelerators Gather Pace, more | It’s Time for the 2017 Census of Agriculture! Hey, farmers: make sure your voice is heard and your operation counted in the USDA’s 2017 Census of Agriculture. This includes unconventional and urban farmers. Why take the time to fill out the... |
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