Flamingoo Foods
OperatingAI-enabled food sourcing and distribution connecting surplus regions with food-deficit markets in East Africa
- AgriTech
- Tanzania
- Grant
- flamingoofoods.com ↗
- Last round
- Grant
- Rounds
- 1
- Investors
- 2
- listed
About Flamingoo Foods
Flamingoo Foods uses artificial intelligence, satellite data and weather forecasts to identify food-surplus and food-deficit regions, source crops from smallholder farmers and distribute food across East Africa. Its company website describes purchasing, storage, processing, export, wholesale and retail operations for rice, maize, sunflower oil and animal-feed ingredients, with its own shops in Tanzania, Zambia and Uganda.
The company's official team page identifies Leonard Lusaganya as Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Adrian Weisensee as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Andreas Schlueter as Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer. In a June 2022 interview published by SDG Impact Accelerator, Weisensee described Tanzania as the business's starting point and explained its weather-forecasting and food-market linkage technology. These operational and team details are company-reported.
Flamingoo Foods funding1 round
The latest is a Grant announced 12 Dec 2022.
Who has invested in Flamingoo Foods
| Announced | Round | Lead · investors | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2022 | Flamingoo Foods Grant12 Dec 2022Lead not disclosed | Lead not disclosed | Not disclosed |
Flamingoo Foods founders & team
- Leonard LusaganyaCo-Founder & COO
- Adrian WeisenseeCo-Founder & CEO
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Frequently asked about Flamingoo Foods
- Where is Flamingoo Foods based?
- Flamingoo Foods is headquartered in Tanzania.
- Who founded Flamingoo Foods?
- Founders listed for Flamingoo Foods include Leonard Lusaganya (Co-Founder & COO) and Adrian Weisensee (Co-Founder & CEO).
- Who is the CEO of Flamingoo Foods?
- Adrian Weisensee is Flamingoo Foods' Co-Founder & CEO.
- How much funding has Flamingoo Foods raised?
- Flamingoo Foods has raised 1 funding round; the amounts were not disclosed. Its latest, a Grant, was announced on 12 Dec 2022.
- Who has invested in Flamingoo Foods?
- Backers include DeveloPPP Ventures and DEG Impulse.
- What sector is Flamingoo Foods in?
- Flamingoo Foods operates in AgriTech, Agriculture and Logistics.
