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New models to deliver health information, products, services and financing are desperately needed. With staff in Kenya, Nigeria and Canada, we track the emergence of African health tech, develop actionable insights and partnerships, and support global changemakers to advance outcomes and equity. Our research has been featured by CNBC, Quartz, Bloomberg, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Devex, the Center for Global Development, and more.
Overview
Location
Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver
Employees
1-10
Founded date
2020
Mentions in press and media 8
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| May 30, 2024 | Caribou Digital Releases Youth in Digital Africa Report to Inform Policy Changes for 400 Million Young Africans | Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Op... |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Record funding in women-led healthtech startups sets agenda for founders | Women-led healthtech companies in Africa saw a significant bump in funding from investors in 2023, according to a new report by Salient Advisory. Rwandan-based startup Kasha, Kenya’s Maisha Meds, and Egypt-based startups Dawi Clinics and Ch... |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Why African health-tech was resilient amid a funding downturn | At the start of the year, the conversation about African startups centred on a funding decline. Various reports showed that startup funding dropped by 39-65% compared to the previous year. But everyone seems to agree that investors have ton... |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Can telecoms improve access to health in Africa? | Exactly two years ago, I wrote about how Africa is due for a telemedicine boom. The signs have been there for years: the health sector needs a revamp, and telemedicine is one of our best bets. In that article, we saw different reasons Afric... |
| Jul 25, 2023 | African governments are collaborating with innovators to strengthen local health supply chains | Last year, global healthcare consulting firm Salient Advisory surveyed more than 80 companies across four African countries for a report emphasizing the growth of startups digitizing the continent’s health supply chain and distribution and ... |
| Nov 30, 2022 | Will the economic downturn affect investment in African health-tech startups? TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report Success! | This article was submitted to TechCabal by Sam Sturm, Chief Venture Architect, Founders Factory Africa At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was primed for a substantial increase in health and biotech spending and investment. Go... |
| Jul 4, 2022 | Southbridge A&I, Salient Advisory and SCIDaR launch I3, a $7 million program for HealthTech in Africa sponsored by the Gates Foundation and operated in Southern Africa by Startupbootcamp Afritech | The pan-African “Investing in Innovation” program will provide 30 HealthTech startups per year, operating in Africa, with access to: 1) a systematic grant of $50,000 2) market and government access events across the continent 3) a connectio... |
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FAQ about Salient Advisory
When was Salient Advisory founded?
Salient Advisory was founded in 2020.
What has the press written about Salient Advisory?
Parsers VC has collected 8 articles mentioning Salient Advisory, among them “Caribou Digital Releases Youth in Digital Africa Report to Inform Policy Changes for 400 Million Young Africans” (May 30, 2024) and “Record funding in women-led healthtech startups sets agenda for founders” (Mar 7, 2024).
Is Salient Advisory still active?
Yes, Salient Advisory is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jan 27, 2025.