Akorion (EzyAgric)
“Can a mobile-first agri-tech platform become the embedded financial and market infrastructure for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa?”
Founded2015
HQKampala, Uganda
Total raised$2.5M
IndustryVertical SaaS / Agriculture
The story
Founded in 2015 as an agri-tech company digitizing Uganda's agricultural value chains, Akorion built EzyAgric to give smallholder farmers access to inputs (Agrishop), farm records, extension services, and market linkages via mobile. A 2019 strategic investment from MFS Africa (pan-African fintech) and K+S AG (fertilizer multinational) accelerated the platform's financial services layer. The company subsequently embedded collateral-free agricultural credit (EzyCredits) directly into the farmer workflow, positioning EzyAgric as an end-to-end agricultural financial OS rather than a simple marketplace.
Last 12 months
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Product timeline
2015
Akorion Company Limited founded in Kampala, Uganda, building an agri-tech platform to connect smallholder farmers to inputs, markets, and advisory services.· pivot
2019
MFS Africa and K+S AG jointly invested in Akorion to expand the EzyAgric digital platform across sub-Saharan Africa.· banking
2021
Launched EzyCredits — instant, collateral-free agricultural loans embedded directly in the EzyAgric app for smallholder farmers.· lending
The stack
1 layer disclosed in Akorion (EzyAgric)’s embedded-finance stack
Lending
EzyCredits — instant collateral-free agricultural loans
Accounting gap: significant