hiveonline

hiveonline is a Copenhagen-based fintech building sustainable decentralized finance infrastructure for financially excluded smallholders and their local ecosystems. The company's blockchain-based platform—operating on Hedera—provides digital identity, savings groups, electronic vouchers, and a stablecoin to enable safe, corruption-free distribution of goods and digital cash in local currency. hiveonline has digitized over 75,000 farmers across Kenya, Mozambique, and Ghana, the majority of whom are women. Partners include Rabo Foundation, Solidaridad Network, and HEINEKEN Africa Foundation. Founded in 2016 by Sofie Blakstad, the company focuses on community-based market development, aggregating data, and digitizing validation for informal economies.