Economy Minister Dr @CArchibald_SF has announced that three technology companies are receiving over £1.8m in equity investment to accelerate product development, increase exports and create new jobs.
Optik AI Ltd in Derry, farmdrive in Antrim and Foresight in Belfast have received investment through Techstart Ventures, part of @InvestNI's Access to Finance programme.
Read more ➡️economy-ni.gov.uk/news/three…
ALT Pictured are (L-R) Steven Scullion, Director of Corporate Finance at Invest NI, Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald and Ciaran Ryan, CEO at Optik AI at Optik’s offices at The Amp in Derry.
Key Trends in Financing
Microfinance and Digital Loans
What’s Happening: Apps like Kenya’s M-Pesa-integrated FarmDrive offer $100-$500 loans for seeds or solar pumps, repaid via crop sales. Repayment rates hit 90% in 2025 pilots, thanks to digital tracking.
If you are a farmer, then you probably know of FarmDrive, a mobile platform co-founded by Peris Bosire that connects small-scale farmers in Kenya with financial institutions.Ladies, here is a chance to apply for sponsored software engineering course via aif.la/3Kqnts9.
The number of women in IT industry has been increasing daily, a number of women have been actively participating in IT ,Women-led startups like fintech company FarmDrive, ALX Software Engineering program is sponsoring
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How safe is the food you consume?
Join @mwndbrian and @DorahManya on #FarmDrive as they discuss food safety and hygiene
We are live on Facebook & YouTube Afarmers Media @Afarmerz_
De Farmdrive @LTONoord was zeer goed bezocht. Dank voor jullie enthousiasme, geduld en vrijgevigheid. Vandaag van 9.00-13.00 weer WELKOM We verkopen ook notenboompjes! Van de opbrengst planten wij bomen. Tevens Hoeksche Zoete, vers gesneden patat, uien, aardappelen, sap
Vanaf 16.00-20.00 WELKOM in onze Farmdrive met oa vers gesneden patat, Hoeksche quinoa, uien, Hoeksche Zoete op Boerderij Bouwlust, Stougjesdijk 126, Mijnsheerenland. Morgen 9.00-13.00
Platforms like FarmDrive, eWallet, Traderly help facilitate loans, fast-track trade payments, and make government subsidies for inputs easily accessible to farmers. They can also combat corruption. (2/2) bit.ly/3v9QBcS#Covid19FoodFuture@Maya_disraeli
Peris Bosire, the CEO of FarmDrive, a mobile app that creates alternative risk management assessment models for small farmers.
She got a practical methodology for assessing creditworthy farmers leading to a high acceptance rate of loan applications.
#changingthenarrative#wcw
This is Peris Bosire, the Ceo of FarmDrive. This app supports the continent in one of its largest departments- agriculture. FarmDrive also discovered an effective methodology for assessing creditworthy farmers leading to a high acceptance rate of loan applications. 🤯