Venture Meda

About Venture Meda:

Accelerating e-commerce and creating dignified jobs

Implemented by iceaddis in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the Ministry of Innovation and Technology, Venture Meda aims to create a thriving local private sector by revitalizing high-return, high-potential, and high-growth e-commerce businesses.
Through carefully curated incubation and acceleration programs, the program will enable the growth of new and existing e-commerce ventures or strengthen their ability to participate in the e-commerce world.

Incubator C1
startups portfolio

We support high-potential founders to kick-off their business and get to product-market fit. We have 10+ years of experience in supporting startups with structural programs.  We provide tools and expertise to supercharge new ventures.

Batch 1

FOX Event

FOX is an all-in-one event E-commerce platform for any event and every event. The platform has everything you need from identifying suppliers, engaging attendees, and optimizing sponsor value, to collecting crucial event data, whether it’s physical, virtual, or hybrid.

Azmach

Azmach an online marketplace to assist and provide musician to produce there next musical project.

Garden of Eden Organic Solutions

An organic fertilizer manufacturer and an agri-service provider engaged in agricultural and food waste management, gardening, urban farming, and biogas plant installations.

Healthy Start

Healthy Start pregnant Mother’ & Children’s Online Nutrition consultancy.

Rakilas

Raklias is an independent clothing brand based in Ethiopia. It utilizes locally available resources to create tasteful, fairly-priced, and custom fitting clothes.

Tuba

Tuba is a homegrown solution that provides a means to access Ethiopian books digitally in the form of eBooks and audiobooks.

MAHA

MAHA is ecommerce store that is dedicatedly promote local machines and it gives organized information on machines for customers.

Edify

Edify is an on-demand service platform that strives to virtually connect experts, particularly tutors with students by providing readily available educational support and expanded reach for tutors.

Bright Manufacturing

Bright Manufacturing is a new company providing high quality gluten free starch from “Enset” for food and other purposes along with “Enset” fibers for gypsum works. Bright was initiated for producing “Gluten free native and modified starches” with the use of appropriate technologies and process.Its founded by three chemical engineers who were graduated from Hawassa university and having the necessary background knowledge and understanding of the market and its gap the founders plan to use that opportunity and develop unique and quality products to meet the target demand through B2B model.

Accelerator C1 Startups Portfolio

We support high-potential founders to kick-off their business and get to product-market fit. We have 10+ years of experience in supporting startups with structural programs.  We provide tools and expertise to supercharge new ventures.

Batch 1

Mogzit

Mogzit In-home care is an Uber for in-home care service that aim to be a link between professional caregivers and care seekers.Our platform has a clear and rigorous vetting process, live tracking, live chatting and review & recommendation features which makes the booking process easy. The system allows customers to book time slots when they book for service. The client will have the option to pay hourly, daily, or monthly rates for the services. We provide a first of its kind home care service for children and adults. Our services also include professional nanny training, placement of: full-time nanny, nanny on-demand, cleaning & cooking and home tutoring with experienced & well-trained personnel.

Utentic

A startup focusing on enabling the local tourism sector by developing innovative technology and being a part of the growing ecosystem.

Medaf

Medaf Academy is providing E-learning digital after-school services for primary and secondary school students. That is being provided based on students’ understanding ability and learning level regardless of their grade level, is supported by continuous assessment, and assists students in fitting into their current grade level. Furthermore, we charge less than half the price of the current market.

TENAWO

TENAWO is the first multi-user and comprehensive Digital Health E-commerce and health consultancy (uses B2B and B2C business model , get revenue from commission ) in Ethiopia that plays a vital role in the day-to-day health activities of society and launched on June 27/20221 GC to close the communication gap between healthcare professionals , healthcare facilities, and clients.

kamrach

Kamrach.com:- is a B2B/B2C marketplace e-commerce platform for multi- sellers in Ethiopia. We providing the best shopping experience to people and businesses across the country with low price. Most of our marketplace product price direct from manufacturer’s Agent OR sole distributors and Farmers.

Room

Room.et is a marketplace for hotel rooms, which helps to create ease for customers in hotel booking experience. Room.et made hotel booking easy by providing reliable information of the hotel, enable customers to compare prices, location, hotel type, show nearby hotels, pay and book hotel rooms Online/offline from customers’ comfort.

WEZ

WEZ is one of the most prominent ride-hailing Startups in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Over 20,000 drivers are working with WEZ, completed a whopping 1.4 million plus trips since it launched in June 2021, and close to 400 million ETB transacted on the platform.We are solving transportation for Addis Ababa residents. When the current oil crisis hit the transportation sector in Ethiopia, We used the opportunity to solve the problem by introducing carpooling, which lowered passenger transportation costs and increased drivers’ earnings. We also started signing up private cars to give public service during surge hours. This campaign was so successful that we signed up 4000+ car’s within a week.We are a two-sided marketplace working in a commission business model. We are also the only new entrant in the Ethiopian ride-hailing market that is bringing enough value to drivers and passengers to start charging commissions.

Yetem Delivery

Yetemtech service and trading p.l.c is initiated and founded by a young innovative entrepreneurs. The company mainly focuses on enhancing and promoting the use of technology throughout the country. Yetem delivery is one of our many projects under our company which mainly focuses on delivering food & drink from service providers to customers. Using short code phone line,website and phone application, our customers can easily pick their favorite restaurant and order food & drinks to be delivered to their preferred location. Both cash and Online prepayment will be available for the customers to maximize convenience.

Taywan Store

Taywan is a hybrid B2B and B2C e-commerce platform that empowers informal trade and restocking for merchants, retailers and kiosks across Ethiopia.our business aims to streamline the procurement process and provide a convenient and efficient way for businesses in Ethiopia to purchase the products and services they need. The problem we are solving is the inefficiency and difficulties businesses face in finding and purchasing products and services in Ethiopia.

PickDelivery

PickDelivery is the first online on-demand food delivery service provider in Adama city. We take delivery orders via mobile application and call center from our clients and we deliver to them using bikes.Our service brings convenience for our customers so that they can eat their chosen food while in the comfort of their home or at their busy work place.Our platform is a new marketplace for restaurants where they can advertise and sell their service and maximize their customer base/revenue.

Incubator C2 Startups Portfolio

We support high-potential founders to kick-off their business and get to product-market fit. We have 10+ years of experience in supporting startups with structural programs.  We provide tools and expertise to supercharge new ventures.

Batch 2

Acubed

Acubed is a groundbreaking technology assisted logistics health tech startup that tackles the unavailability and inaccessibility of lab tests in Ethiopia and Rwanda with application of innovation and technology. By integrating standardized sample collection and transportation with seamless service delivery and technology that aims to transform the healthcare sector. Acubed pioneer innovation and technology to address diagnostic challenges in Africa. 

Bafta

Bafta, aims to revolutionize the way users book beauty and wellness services. We have identified a common problem faced by customers in the industry – the hassle of finding and booking appointments for various beauty and wellness services. To address this, we have developed an innovative mobile application that offers a seamless and convenient booking experience.

ChapChap Logistics (Gari Delivery)

Chap! Chap! is a logistics service provider that connects anyone with logistics needs to drivers nearby. We have different vehicles of choice which includes Pickups, vans, medium and large ISUZU tracks. If you are in need of moving your house or office Chap! Chap! has you covered. We provide packaging, loading, unloading and transporting services. With Chap! Chap! You can also schedule in advance for scheduled delivery and get your delivery service at your preferred scheduled timeline.

Emebet

Emebet is an app that gather as much information as possible about potential maids, adult care, female tutors, housekeepers, Waitress and Private nurses including personal information, education, experience and work history, so that Employers can make an educated and informed hiring decision.

Amrach.net

amrach.net is an online market linkage tool that will create convenience for manufacturers to buy, sell, promote, and interact locally and the rest of the world.

Sabi

Sabi is a platform that connects vetted and affordable tech talent sourced from Africa to startups and businesses.

Sery

Sery is an on-demand services marketplace where users can get verified professionals in maintenance and installation service sectors.

Tilosh

Tilosh is a digital destination that is designed to provide an in-depth resource for bride and groom as a personalized wedding website that connects couples with local wedding professionals. The platform enables couples to search, compare, book, and rate their local wedding vendors.

Awra store

Awra store was established as a result of the difficulty in locating high-quality electronic devices. After recognizing the issue, we decided to take action and have since worked with 5 vendors to offer high-quality products at reasonable prices. 

Quesaques

Online retailer Qusaques strives to act as a link between retailers, consumers, and delivery services. Quesaques will serve as a platform to link various parties regarding home and office equipment in Ethiopia and beyond. 

Tolo Transport

Reliable, timely, safe, and standardized motorbike services for commuters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Our services: Customer Transport Documents Accessories Other On-Demand services.

Legeberew

Legeberw (For farmers) is an Ethiopian Agri-tech company focused on solving inefficiencies in the food value chain. Our business model leverages technology to connect stakeholders with easy access to aggregate farm land produce, inputs and processed foods.We are started the business with a premise of providing easy accesses of financial as well as technical support for small scale farmers across Ethiopia by linking and using crowd sources of resource from individuals, Investors and corporate, via its online platform, with a promise of a share in the returns. The platform also Connect smallholder farmers to superior markets locally and internationally.