Finnish and European companies are invited to meet with selected African companies specializing in digital social innovations on 26 May 2025 from 10AM to 2PM. The event will take place at Scandic Marina Congress Centre in Helsinki.

The ten companies visiting Helsinki have been selected to the EU-funded Think like an Investor programme, managed by HAUS (Finnish Institute of Public Management), within the scope of the Team Europe Initiative for Data Governance in Africa. The companies have developed solutions in different domains and are keen to establish partnerships with Finnish companies and investors for scaling their business. As part of being selected to the programme, each company has undergone a due diligence process.

More information around all ten companies via below links. Please note that the company one-pagers also include a link to a video presentation of the company.

Health
• VIYA Health (Kenya)
• OnCall (Namibia)

Financial inclusion
• agriBORA (Kenya)
• Ipachi Capital (Botswana)
• Mipango Fintech (Tanzania)

Digital Employment Solutions
• Twiva Media Group (Kenya)
• Niajiri Platform (Tanzania)

E-Mobility
• Ewanala (Senegal)

Agriculture
• Panuka AgriBiz Hub (Zambia)

Governance
• Wakamoso Africa (South Africa)

At the event, participants will learn more about the Think Like an Investor programme and Finnpartnership services. Ample time is reserved for one-on-one discussions between participants. The event is organized by Finnpartnership and HAUS with aim to mobilise private sector activities within the framework of Global Gateway.

Register to the event via this link at latest by Wednesday 21 May. When registering, kindly indicate which African companies you primarily are interested in meeting.

Programme

10:00-10:30 Registration and coffee

10:30-11:00 Welcome remarks (Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, HAUS, Finnpartnership)

11:00-11:30 Think Like an Investor programme in brief and Introduction of the 10 African Digital Social Innovations (DSI)

11:30-13:00 One-to-one discussions between participants

13:00-14:00 Networking lunch

Additional information:

Axel Sointu

Manager, Partnerships

Global Gateway, Innovation funding, Consortium projects

axel.sointu@finnpartnership.fi +358 (0)40 596 9877

Jessica Jokivuori

Programme Officer

Business Partnership Support

jessica.jokivuori@finnpartnership.fi +358 (0)40 849 0832