Startup Africa Networking Cocktail
🌍🚀 Startup Africa Roadtrip is an initiative built to connect innovation ecosystems, giving visibility to high-potential African startups and opening real dialogue with international communities of founders and innovators.
🤝 The Roadshow is where the program comes to life: the winning startups of Next Generation Africa 2025-2026 travel to Italy for an intensive week of meetings inside the Italian and European entrepreneurial ecosystem. This stop lands right in the heart of We Make Future!
💬✨ After a full day at WMF, join us at Combo Bologna for an informal aperitivo. Think of it as the meeting point between the international community at WMF and the six African startups selected during our bootcamp in Dar es Salaam in August 2025.
The format is intentionally peer-to-peer and relaxed. No pitches, no stage, just open conversation around insights, lessons learned, challenges and best practices, and maybe the first spark of a future collaboration.
🗓️ Thursday, June 25, from 20:00 📍 Combo, Bologna
Would you like to join us? Discover more: https://startupafricaroadtrip.com/startup-africa-roadshow-2026/
Our Startups:
Maritest - HealthTech / Diagnostics
Rapid, automated, blood-free malaria diagnosis built for remote sub-Saharan settings.
Lishe360 - FoodTech / Nutrition
Tanzanian company making nutritional food products for babies and mothers, plus free nutrition education.
Impactio - Impact Tech
Cloud operations platform (ERP-style) for NGOs and social enterprises: donor management, M&E, financial reporting, compliance. Based in Nairobi.
Vortan - IoT / HealthTech
Industrial IoT solutions, flagship product MediLink connects hospital machines to turn siloed data into real-time insights.
Afya Ya Mnyama Digital - AgriTech / Animal Health
Livestock and fisheries health monitoring via smart ear-tag sensors and a digital platform for farmers.
Trusource - AgriTech / Marketplace
Agricultural products marketplace focused on sourcing and supply-chain traceability.