Pre-Seed Fintech Startups in Africa

Startup Map Africa tracks the most active Fintech startups and tech companies across the continent. Filter by country, stage, and fundraising status — or explore the full Africa startups database.

A curated selection of African tech companies solving critical infrastructure, financial, and logistical challenges across the continent.

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List of African tech startups filtered by country, sector, stage, and fundraising status
Name One-liner Country Sector Stage Raising
Ajua Pay Customer payments KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
AWIMA Technologies Ltd AWIMA Technologies Ltd is Africa’s frontier in digital transformation for wealth and resource management. South Sudan Technology / GovTech / FinTech / Social Impact Tech Pre Seed Open to funding
Bmoni BMONI helps Africans send, spend, and save money globally through smart wallets, USD cards, and seamless cross-border payments. Nigeria Fintech Pre Seed Not Raising
BuuPass Pay Transit payments KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
Chpter Pay Social checkout pay KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
KunePay Merchant payouts KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
Kwara Pay SACCO payments KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
LifeLine Stablecoin powered healthcare neo bank for Africa. Rwanda Fintech Pre Seed Actively Raising
LipaFarm Agri payments KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
LipaLater Health Healthcare credit KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
MPost Pay Address linked payments KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
OkoaPay Healthcare payments KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
Pesapal Capital Merchant working capital KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
Pezesha Link Merchant BNPL KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
Shukran Pay Creator commerce pay KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
Sote Finance Invoice finance for trade KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
Sunculture Finance Agri equipment finance KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
TandaLoop Agent liquidity network KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
TawiPay Bills Bill payments hub KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
Workpay Wallet Salary advance wallet KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
Wowzi Pay Creator payouts KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
Ziada Credit Merchant credit lines KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
ZiadaPay SME payments KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
ZuriPay School fee payments KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding
Zuru Credit Consumer credit builder KE Fintech Pre Seed Open to funding

Ajua Pay

Open to funding

Customer payments

KE Fintech Pre Seed

AWIMA Technologies Ltd

Open to funding

AWIMA Technologies Ltd is Africa’s frontier in digital transformation for wealth and resource management.

South Sudan Technology / GovTech / FinTech / Social Impact Tech Pre Seed

Bmoni

Not Raising

BMONI helps Africans send, spend, and save money globally through smart wallets, USD cards, and seamless cross-border payments.

Nigeria Fintech Pre Seed

BuuPass Pay

Open to funding

Transit payments

KE Fintech Pre Seed

Chpter Pay

Open to funding

Social checkout pay

KE Fintech Pre Seed

KunePay

Open to funding

Merchant payouts

KE Fintech Pre Seed

Kwara Pay

Open to funding

SACCO payments

KE Fintech Pre Seed

LifeLine

Actively Raising

Stablecoin powered healthcare neo bank for Africa.

Rwanda Fintech Pre Seed

LipaFarm

Open to funding

Agri payments

KE Fintech Pre Seed

LipaLater Health

Open to funding

Healthcare credit

KE Fintech Pre Seed

MPost Pay

Open to funding

Address linked payments

KE Fintech Pre Seed

OkoaPay

Open to funding

Healthcare payments

KE Fintech Pre Seed

Pesapal Capital

Open to funding

Merchant working capital

KE Fintech Pre Seed

Pezesha Link

Open to funding

Merchant BNPL

KE Fintech Pre Seed

Shukran Pay

Open to funding

Creator commerce pay

KE Fintech Pre Seed

Sote Finance

Open to funding

Invoice finance for trade

KE Fintech Pre Seed

Sunculture Finance

Open to funding

Agri equipment finance

KE Fintech Pre Seed

TandaLoop

Open to funding

Agent liquidity network

KE Fintech Pre Seed

TawiPay Bills

Open to funding

Bill payments hub

KE Fintech Pre Seed

Workpay Wallet

Open to funding

Salary advance wallet

KE Fintech Pre Seed

Wowzi Pay

Open to funding

Creator payouts

KE Fintech Pre Seed

Ziada Credit

Open to funding

Merchant credit lines

KE Fintech Pre Seed

ZiadaPay

Open to funding

SME payments

KE Fintech Pre Seed

ZuriPay

Open to funding

School fee payments

KE Fintech Pre Seed

Zuru Credit

Open to funding

Consumer credit builder

KE Fintech Pre Seed

Recently Added African Startups

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Bizella Pre Seed Ghana Services MarketPlace Ghana-based marketplace for booking verified home service providers
Neosoft Investment Ltd Pre Seed Zambia Agritech NeoSoft Tech builds AI tools for governments, SMEs, and farmers to drive growth and jobs in Africa.

FAQs About African Startups

The ecosystem is diverse, featuring standout African tech companies in fintech, healthtech, and agritech. Notable examples include innovators like SunCulture, BasiGo, and RxAll, which are solving core infrastructure and financial challenges across the continent.

You can use our directory filters above to quickly sort the database. Whether you are looking for tech startups in Africa based in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, or Egypt, our regional breakdown provides accurate, up-to-date data.

Fintech historically accounts for the largest share of funding, but sectors like climate tech, logistics, and enterprise AI are rapidly accelerating. African start ups are increasingly building B2B solutions that digitize informal economies.

Yes, our platform allows you to filter startups in Africa from the early pre-seed and seed stage all the way to Series B and growth stages, making it easier for investors and corporate partners to find relevant African tech companies.