ZZapp Malaria

What ZZapp Malaria does

Zzapp Malaria (legal entity: ZMART) is an Israel-based for-profit software company founded in 2016 that builds an AI-powered platform for planning and executing malaria elimination operations, primarily for government health ministries and malaria control NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa. The company's core product is a two-component system: a web-based operations dashboard and a map-based mobile application that delivers AI-generated elimination strategies directly to field workers, with offline capability and GPS-tagged data capture. Its underlying technology uses convolutional neural networks to analyze satellite imagery and topographical maps in order to predict the location of water bodies suitable for mosquito reproduction and to identify malaria transmission hotspots by overlaying these with population density data; a weather analysis module co-developed with IBM's Data Science and AI Elite team further optimizes the timing of interventions.

The company's business model is based on software licensing and services delivered through direct partnerships with national malaria control programs, ministries of health, and established malaria control organizations rather than commercial sales. Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed, and operations appear to be funded primarily through non-dilutive prize capital (the $3M IBM Watson AI XPRIZE grand prize in June 2021 and the $250K Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge grand prize in August 2021) and grant-funded research collaborations with bodies such as IVCC and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Named customer engagements span São Tomé and Príncipe (flagship countrywide elimination), Ghana via AGAMal (Obuasi operation protecting over 200,000 people), Mozambique (NMCP pilot launched March 2022), and Zanzibar (drone-integrated Spatial Intelligence System). With 1-10 employees and no disclosed commercial revenue, the company remains in an early commercialization phase, scaling primarily through government and NGO program partnerships.

Name

ZZapp Malaria

Legal name

ZMART

Website

https://zzappmalaria.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Zzapp Malaria is an Israel-based software company that uses AI to analyze satellite imagery and field data for malaria elimination, serving government health ministries and malaria control NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa via a web dashboard and mobile app.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Malaria Elimination Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Vector-Borne Disease Surveillance & Control (HLAJABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mosquito & Tick Control (IMAIAHAI), Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM)

Keywords

• Malaria elimination software
• Vector control platform
• AI disease surveillance
• Public health analytics
• Larviciding operations system

Headquarters

HQ city

Tel Aviv

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing and Services: Zzapp provides its AI-powered software system and mobile app to government malaria control programs and organizations. Revenue appears to come from licensing the technology platform and potentially providing implementation/support services for larviciding operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Zzapp Malaria develops an AI-powered software platform that analyzes satellite imagery and topographical maps to identify malaria transmission hotspots, then delivers optimized larviciding strategies directly to field workers via a map-based mobile app. The system combines computer vision for water body detection, weather-based timing optimization, and population density analysis to guide targeted mosquito breeding-site treatment, with field data syncing back to an operations dashboard for managers.

Product overview

Zzapp Malaria offers a unified software system consisting of two integrated components: the Zzapp System (web-based platform and dashboard for planning, analysis, and operations management) and the Zzapp Mobile App (field worker application for receiving AI strategies and reporting water body mapping and treatment data). The system uses AI to analyze satellite imagery and topographical data to identify malaria transmission hotspots and optimize elimination strategies, delivering recommendations directly to field workers through the mobile app while syncing field data back for continuous algorithm improvement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Zzapp System Web-based platform for planning, analyzing satellite imagery, and managing larviciding operations, providing operations managers with real-time visibility into field coverage and worker assignment.
• Zzapp Mobile App Map-based mobile application that conveys AI-generated malaria elimination strategies to field workers as simple instructions, capturing GPS, photos, size, and characteristics of each water body, with offline capability and sync when connection is available.

Quantifiable outcome

• 74.9% mosquito population reduction in São Tomé operation
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core, flagship and minor.

• International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2021Research partner collaborating on demonstrating effectiveness of app-guided control of mosquito breeding sites. Worked with Dr. Abebe Asale on alternative malaria control methods.
• IBM Watson / IBM Data Science and AI Elite TeamcoreTechnology or IntegrationIBM Watson sponsored the $5M AI XPRIZE competition. The IBM Data Science and AI Elite team developed weather analysis modules for Zzapp's system in collaboration with Zzapp, improving temporal optimization of interventions.
• AngloGold Ashanti Malaria ControlmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner and collaborator in malaria control efforts.
• Aberystwyth UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner collaborating on Zanzibar Spatial Intelligence System project involving drone detection of mosquito breeding sites.
• Goodbye MalariamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner in Mozambique vector control pilot launched March 2022, working with NMCP and CISM.
• CISM (Manhiça Health Research Center)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in Mozambique collaboration for vector control pilot in Maputo.
• Mozambique Ministry of HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for nationwide malaria elimination scaling following successful Maputo pilot.
• São Tomé and Príncipe Ministry of HealthflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary government partner for ambitious countrywide malaria elimination project targeting complete elimination within two years.
• London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicinemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in Zanzibar project using drones for mosquito breeding site detection.
• Liverpool School of Tropical MedicinemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in Zanzibar Spatial Intelligence System project.
• Zanzibar Ministry of HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner implementing drone-powered mosquito breeding site detection integrated with Zzapp system.
• AGAMal (Ghana)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading malaria control organization in Ghana; collaboration since 2017 for house spraying and larviciding operations in Obuasi protecting 200,000+ people.
• Sight DiagnosticsminorOthersListed as a funder and partner organization.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Akros: Akros uses geospatial data and satellite imagery to support malaria and neglected tropical disease control programs in Africa, including water/sanitation mapping for vector control. Closest direct comparable — both apply GIS/satellite analytics to government-led NTD elimination, serving similar ministry-of-health buyers.
• Dimagi: Dimagi's CommCare platform powers mobile data collection and frontline worker workflows for health and development programs across 80+ countries. Comparable in deploying offline-capable mobile apps to government and NGO field workers in low-resource settings, though Dimagi serves broader health verticals beyond vector control.
• Nexleaf Analytics: Nexleaf Analytics builds data and sensor solutions for global-health programs, including vaccine cold-chain monitoring and disease surveillance in low- and middle-income countries. Comparable in applying data-driven software to LMIC public-health missions funded by Gates and similar donors.

Broad incumbents

• Esri: Esri's ArcGIS platform underpins much of the world's public-health mapping, including malaria surveillance, with tools for hotspot analysis and field-data integration. Comparable as the dominant geospatial layer for vector-control programs; Zzapp layers purpose-built AI and field execution on top of similar underlying GIS capabilities.
• Palantir Technologies: Palantir provides large-scale data integration and analytics platforms used by governments and public-health agencies for outbreak response and disease surveillance. Comparable as a software/data-platform incumbent serving health ministries; Zzapp is a verticalized specialist that Palantir could conceivably displace or partner with.
• Maxar Technologies: Maxar is a leading provider of high-resolution satellite imagery used in humanitarian, environmental, and public-health applications. Comparable as an upstream satellite-imagery supplier that underpins Zzapp's CNN-based water-body detection, though Maxar sells raw imagery rather than finished malaria-elimination workflows.

Emerging players

• Descartes Labs: Descartes Labs operates a geospatial analytics platform that fuses satellite imagery with AI for agriculture, sustainability, and supply-chain applications. Comparable in applying ML to satellite data for societal-impact use cases, though Descartes Labs is more diversified across commercial verticals than malaria-specific.
• Baobab Health Trust: Baobab Health develops open-source digital health systems deployed in Malawi and other African countries, including electronic medical records and patient management for HIV and TB. Comparable in building digital-health software tailored to resource-constrained African ministries of health.
• Medic (formerly Medic Mobile): Medic builds open-source mobile tools for community health workers across Africa and Asia, covering antenatal care, child health, and disease surveillance. Comparable in providing offline-capable field-worker apps for government health programs, though Medic focuses on community-health workflows rather than vector control.

Regional players

• Zipline: Zipline operates drone-based medical delivery networks across several African countries, including Rwanda and Ghana. Comparable as a venture-backed drone/logistics company addressing African public-health infrastructure; not a direct competitor but a peer in attracting impact capital and government partnerships in the region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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