Wefarm

company

About

Wefarm is a farmer-to-farmer digital network that enables users to share information via SMS.

  • 101 - 250

Details

Last Funding Type
Non-Equity Assistant
Industries
AgTech,Farming,Internet,Machine Learning,SMS
Founded date
Jan 29, 2015
Number Of Employee
101 - 250
Operating Status
Active

Wefarm is a farmer-to-farmer digital network that enables farmers to share information via SMS. The company allows small-scale farmers to connect with one another to solve problems, share ideas, and spread innovation. Utilizing the latest machine learning technology, Wefarm’s service works both online and over SMS.

Since its founding in 2015, Wefarm has been named one of Africa’s Most Innovative Companies by FastCompany and has won Google’s Impact Challenge Award, TechCrunch’s Europas-Tech for Good Award, and the European Union Commission’s Ideas from Europe prize, among others. The company is headquartered in London with a field presence in Nairobi, Kampala, and Dar-es-Salaam.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
4
$29M
Wefarm has raised a total of $29M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Mar 9, 2021 from a Series A round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Mar 9, 2021 Series A $11M 1 Octopus Ventures Detail
Oct 29, 2019 Series A $13M 1 Detail
Mar 13, 2018 Seed $5M 1 Detail
May 1, 2016 Non-Equity Assistant 1 Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
3
Wefarm is funded by 3 investors. Octopus Ventures and Norrsken VC are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Octopus Ventures Yes Series A
Norrsken VC Series A
Startup Sesame Non-Equity Assistant