Jobtech Alliance expands portfolio with 8 new platforms to boost African employment
The Jobtech Alliance steered by Mercy Corps and BFA Global has announced its second cohort of platforms dedicated to connecting Africans with quality and decent job opportunities across the continent.
As Africa faces significant challenges such as high unemployment, a burgeoning youth population, and ongoing barriers to economic inclusion, the Jobtech Alliance is catalyzing a transformation in the future of work by cultivating an ecosystem of innovative digital platforms that connect people to quality job opportunities.
The addition of these eight platforms will further strengthen the Alliance's portfolio, which includes 17 jobtech platforms operating in seven African countries. These platforms create jobs for youth, improve employment quality for workers, and uplift underserved individuals, including women and refugees.
"We're thrilled to double down on our efforts with another cohort of jobtech innovators improving access to decent employment across Africa," said Michelle Hassan, Co-director at Jobtech Alliance. "By building an enabling ecosystem, we can improve livelihoods across the continent."
Each platform will receive investment capital, bespoke venture-building support, advisory services from leading experts, and opportunities to scale their innovative platforms through the Alliance's growing cross-sector partnerships. This initiative is part of Jobtech Alliance's broader effort, which engages hundreds of jobtech platforms across Africa and stakeholders, including investors and policymakers, in learning and community-building activities.
“Since starting venture support, we’ve learned a lot about the jobtech ecosystem and the sorts of platforms that can create meaningful jobs at scale in Africa. We’re excited by the diversity of this sector, which can be seen in this latest cohort of companies which range from solar installation platforms to influencer platforms, and agent networks”
The platforms selected for Jobtech Investment are Selar (Nigeria), Opareta (Uganda), Mwingi (Kenya), Instollar (Nigeria), CatalyzU (South Africa), and Goodayon (Ethiopia). Others are Afriwork (Ethiopia) and Gwiji (Kenya).
The Jobtech Alliance says it remains committed to catalyzing a thriving ecosystem to support and improve sustainable job creation across Africa, with the shared goal of transforming lives and the quality of work.
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