Details
This is an in-person and virtual event. RSVP required.
Date: Friday, 5 September 2025
Start time: 13:00 PM SAST
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Speaker from Khula!: Karidas Tshintsholo
Company: Khula!
Location: Economics Lecture Theatre, School of Economics, University of Cape Town
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Building Agritech for Impact in Africa
In this seminar, Karidas Tshintsholo, CEO and co-founder of Khula!, will share the inspiring journey of building one of South Africa’s most promising agritech startups—starting with loading spinach in a VW Polo and scaling to a Series A investment of R126 million.
Karidas will take attendees through:
- The challenges and opportunities of building technology in the agricultural sector
- Lessons from raising funding from key players like Absa, AECI, PepsiCo’s Kgodiso Fund, and others
- How Khula! bridges market access, funding, and logistics gaps for smallholder farmers
- Why solving real-world problems in agriculture is both socially impactful and commercially viable
About Khula!
Khula! is a South African agritech platform revolutionizing access to agricultural markets, funding, and inputs. Through its ecosystem approach, Khula! enables smallholder farmers to scale sustainably and profitably. Backed by strategic investors including Absa, AECI, E Squared, and PepsiCo’s Kgodiso Fund, Khula! raised R126 million in Series A funding to drive digital transformation in agriculture.
About the Speaker
Karidas Tshintsholo is the CEO and co-founder of Khula!. With a background in strategy, tech, and social entrepreneurship, Karidas has championed inclusive innovation through platforms that serve underserved communities. His work with Khula! has been featured in major publications and he’s regarded as a key voice in the agritech landscape across Africa.
Interested?
RSVP via this Link. Participate virtually or in-person. In-person seats are limited and refreshments will be provided after the session.
FinHub Practitioner Seminars
This seminar is part of a series which has been created to expose UCT MPhil in Fintech students to exceptional individuals in the African Fintech space working on innovative solutions to address the large unbanked population on our continent. Fintech in Africa has received the largest share of funding in recent years, and this trend is expected to increase. As the only dedicated Fintech Master's program on the African continent, one of our goals is to connect our students with leading fintech companies across the continent. In the past, we have had speakers from Nala, Stitch Money, Visa, Spoon Money, Consensys, Authentium, Investec and more. Because seminars have attracted interest from students across campus, any student or individual interested in fintech and related topics are welcome to attend.
