
Venture: CassVita
Investment: $1.75M loan
Portfolio: Scaling Capital
Investment date: July 2025
Region(s) served: Africa
Sector: Agriculture
Core Impact Metric: Increase in farmer income
Empowering smallholder farmers and eradicating food insecurity with cassava
CassVita empowers smallholder farmers and tackles food insecurity through cassava. Using proprietary tech that extends cassava’s shelf life from 72 hours to 18 months, CassVita reduces post-harvest losses and opens up new markets, turning cassava into a powerful driver of rural income and food security.
Why Rippleworks Invested:
CassVita has built a financially viable business while delivering significant impact for cassava farmers in Cameroon–a deeply underserved market. Even more promising is their partnership with the Cameroonian government, which is expanding the national market for cassava flour and stands to reduce food insecurity and benefit farmers across the country.