A Landmark Year for Brastorne
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Last year was a landmark year for Brastorne and our mission of connecting the unconnected in Africa. It is only through the hard work of our team, the enthusiastic support of our partners, and the trust of our customers that we were able to accomplish so much in 2022. Here’s a look back at some […]
Brastorne Enterprises Wins Heifer International Prize at MIT Solve 2022 Event
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Local company Brastorne Enterprises has been selected by Heifer International and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Solve as one of the two winners of innovation in Smallholder Agriculture Products prize. The Heifer International prize for innovation in smallholder agriculture recognizes solutions that support smallholder farmers to grow and scale their businesses, while in the same […]
Brastorne Selected as Recipient of The Google Black Founder’s Fund for Africa Program
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Brastorne Enterprises has been announced as one of the 60 beneficiaries of the Google Black Founders Fund Africa 2022 program. The cohort represents 10 African countries with Botswana joining for the first time, represented by Brastorne. The Google for Start-ups Black Founders Fund provides non-dilutive cash awards to Black led startups that have participated in […]
BRASTORNE CONNECTS THE UNCONNECTED IN DRC
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Brastorne Enterprises has officially launched its mAgri service in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Its the beginning of a new dawn for Brastorne Enterprises as we expand our impact to reach feature phone users in DRC. One of our flagship products- mAgri- is live in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the mAgri app was […]
Brastorne Enterprises Becomes a Member of Draper Richards Kaplan (DRK) Portfolio Foundation
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Brastorne Enterprises has officially become a member of Draper Richards Kaplan (DRK) Foundation. The Draper Richards Kaplan foundation is a global venture philanthropy firm that supports early stage, high impact social enterprises. Essentially, DRK finds, funds and supports exceptional leaders with innovative and highly impactful ideas that have great potential to scale and provides them […]
Brastorne Connects the Unconnected in Cameroon
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We have officially launched our flagship service mAgri in Cameroon. Although the service will be marketed under the name Myfarm, it continues to give farmers access to agricultural information, marketplaces and short-term financing – providing much needed support to smallholder farmers in Cameroon. According to Joseline Lalon, Head of Consumer Segments and Multiservices at Orange […]