We are the platform that engages Africa into the conversation and action to drive affordable and accessible quality healthcare across the continent.
Location: Cameroon, Littoral, Douala
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $5.2M
Founded date: 2020
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 26.05.2022 | Newtown Pa... | newtownpar... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 22.11.2023 | Seed | $2.5M | - |
| 12.04.2022 | Seed | $2.7M | - |
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description |
| 01.10.2025 | Ten finalists selected by Africa’s Business Heroes for $1.5 M 2025 competition | The ten finalists for the US$1.5 million 2025 competition have been revealed by Alibaba Philanthropy’s flagship philanthropic program, Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH). The Jack Ma Foundation’s principal African philanthropic endeavor is Afri... |
| 05.09.2025 | Africa’s Business Heroes selects 20 finalists for $1.5 M 2025 competition | The 20 finalists for the US $1.5 million 2025 competition have been revealed by Alibaba Philanthropy’s flagship philanthropic program, Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH). The Jack Ma Foundation’s principal African philanthropic endeavour is Afr... |
| 04.12.2023 | Waspito brings health care to Francophone Africa - now building brick-and-mortar clinics | From telehealth, the startup is expanding offline to make health care more accessible Waspito, a telehealth startup in Cameroon, has raised $2.5 million in extended seed funding as it grows its online network of physicians and offline mini-... |
| 22.11.2023 | Cameroonian healthtech Waspito gets $2.5M seed extension to scale, tap offline patients | Cameroonian health startup Waspito has secured a $2.5 million seed extension from DP World through Newtown Partners, Saviu Ventures, AAIC Investment, Axian Ventures and CFAO’s Health54 to spur its growth in the Francophone region. Waspito i... |
| 16.06.2023 | Three African startups win big at the VivaTech conference, Paris | Post-COVID, Africa has witnessed unprecedented growth in its startup economy and startup investments. African youths are leveraging technology to create innovative and sustainable solutions across multiple sectors, thus attracting huge capi... |
| 25.01.2023 | Plug and Play’s multifaceted approach to supporting startups and innovation in Africa TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report Success! | In 1988 when the Amidi Group purchased a property located at 165 University Avenue in Palo Alto, California, little did they know it would lead to a turning point in their Persian rug business down the line. Within the next decade, the buil... |
| 07.05.2022 | Cameroonian e-health startup Waspito raises $2.7m seed funding round | Cameroonian e-health startup Waspito has raised a US$2.7m seed funding round to grow its user base in its home market and expand to Ivory Coast. |
| 20.11.2020 | Seven African and Middle East tech startups win MEA Seed Challenge | Seven seed stage tech startups have been selected as the winners of the MEA Seed Challenge, hosted by Orange Ventures. A total of €670 000 will be invested in selected winning startups along with mentorship and more. With applications sub... |
| 20.11.2020 | Seven African and Middle East tech startups win MEA Seed Challenge | Seven seed stage tech startups have been selected as the winners of the MEA Seed Challenge, hosted by Orange Ventures. A total of €670 000 will be invested in selected winning startups along with mentorship and more. With applications submi... |
| 18.11.2020 | Orange Ventures announces the results of its MEA Seed Challenge – over 500 submissions | Launched in June 2020, the Orange Ventures MEA Seed Challenge called for applications from seed stage tech startups from Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia. Over 500 business projects have been submitted an... |
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