African Startups Directory

024global is developing a profit engine for agricultural value chain actors to cut loss via end-to-end intergration.

10mg Health is a Nigerian HealthTech startup providing AI-powered, collateral-free healthcare financing to clinics and pharmacies in Africa.

10mg Health builds embedded credit infrastructure that enables clinics to buy medicines now and pay later across Africa

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25x50 offers a custom AI Chief Storytelling Officer for businesses across Africa struggling to break through media bias.

Instant access to productivity tools, paid for on your terms.

3S Money is a UK-headquartered fintech platform providing international payment and foreign exchange services for global businesses.

99.co is a Singapore-based real estate technology platform helping users find homes for sale and rent across Southeast Asia through a user-friendly, map-based search engine.

A2V Solutions is a South African IT services provider offering world-class technology solutions and support to clients in Johannesburg.

Accounting.com is a US-based leading source of insights and resources for future and current accountants, offering education and career guidance.

Acecore Incorporations powers Africa's future with indigenously manufactured energy storage and solar solutions, combined with smart energy management technology in Nigeria.

Acre Insights helps carbon developers verify smallholder carbon accurately using LiDAR and AI

Action for Prosperity (AFP) is an Ethiopian NGO focused on community empowerment and sustainable development initiatives across Ethiopia.

ACTS Quadrant is a South African software development company building futuristic, scalable, and secure digital solutions for SMEs, startups, and MNCs.

AdaptiFleet is an AI-powered platform unifying humanoid bots, drones, and autonomous trucks into a single orchestration layer for industries across Africa.

Adeera Unitech is developing an application to help businesses run efficiently with real time data analytics and AI

AdGo is a software helping mobility apps earn new revenue by monetizing rider activity without changing fares.

Adzetu provides a ad platform helping brands easily book ad space is high traffic locations with AI driven targeting.

Voice AI infrastructure and LLM localization for African languages.

Aetos is leveraging technology to digitize raw milk analysis for dairy farmers to offer tech-enabled data-driven service

Afomo is a Nigerian platform empowering informal merchants to expand sales, accept payments, and build financial identity.

We replace manual, fragmented ad buying with an AI-driven system that precisely maps B2B buyer personas to the perfect T

An online school for teaching data science to young professionals in Africa

Africa Feed & Food (AFF) is a Moroccan integrated agro-industrial group processing grains and producing animal feed across North and West Africa.

African Enterprise Network is a South African consulting firm providing sustainable business solutions, enterprise development, and skills training.

African Impact Initiative empowers young African innovators to build sustainable, market-creating solutions across Africa with funding, mentorship, and networks.

APIs for Africa

We connect developers to opportunities

Empowering African Youths in logistics through job placements in logistics firms.

Afri-Ivory Legacy helps young African entrepreneurs build and grow their businesses through integrated expert services.

Afrimark is developing a peer to peer sharing system platform to help businesses build their reputation and borrow

Building a Fuel-free solar cooking for off-grid Africa, cutting costs, smoke, and emissions with self-powered stoves.

AfriTech SPS develops an ISP management system that helps ISPs run smoothly by unifying and automating operations

Afropot Foundation is a Kenyan non-profit organization empowering communities and driving social impact across Kenya.

AfroTools is a growing platform of practical digital tools built for African realities.

AfroWema makes sustainable fashion to help conscious buyers access unique,upcycled pieces crafted by Kibera artisans

Afya Pap is a healthtech offering accessible and affordable healthcare to NCD patients

Health data platform

An agentic AI platform that converts business intent directly into production-ready software.

Agenz is a Moroccan proptech startup providing data-driven property valuation and real estate intelligence for buyers, sellers, and banks in Morocco.

Agriarche is a Nigerian agritech company connecting smallholder farmers to processors and food companies, improving incomes and reducing post-harvest losses.

Pan-African settlement layer letting agricultural exporters and importers move cross-border payments in seconds.

Agrisync Lab builds foundational tools for agricultural knowledge access and data insights.

AgroMind AI is building an AI platform to help smallholder farmers detect pests, get advice, and market insights

AIMS Cameroon is a Centre of Excellence for postgraduate training in mathematical sciences and STEM education in Cameroon, fostering African scientific leadership.

We are building the Bloomberg Terminal for global AI talent, that will power the next world's most valuable companies.

AIThesaurus.io is a multilingual AI-powered thesaurus for writers, marketers, and SEO specialists in Santa Monica, CA, offering synonyms with SEO insights.

We enable our customers to embrace their digital future through AI optimisation and advanced data analytics.

Gig work marketplace

Customer experience platform

Customer payments

Akili is developing tailored AI automation services for the East African market.

Ali Ed Hub is an AI-powered education platform in South Africa, reducing teacher workload, supporting parents, and personalising learning for children.

alphabloQ - token exchange platform that enables Africans to invest in income generating tokens enabling wealth creation

Alpha Movers is a South African professional furniture removal company offering home, office, and long-distance moving services across the country.

ALTINNOVA developing portable integrated green energy for small scale farmers mobile irrigation water & farm equipment

Altron is a South African technology group providing integrated ICT solutions, digital transformation, and managed services for businesses and governments.

ALU Student Companion is an AI assistant for African Leadership University students, offering smart learning support and campus navigation in Africa.

Affordable hygiene essentials, produced locally and delivered fast.

Amashami eCommerce is developing an online marketplace to help refugee and host artisans and farmers sell their products

AMBA is a real-time safety and emergency response platform for individuals, families, and institutions across Nigeria.

American Airlines is a major US airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, offering extensive domestic and international flights.

Amili is building a local first ERP that automates operations for Kenyan SMEs through an integrated AI workflow engine.

Trucking marketplace

A global talent marketplace that connects companies with vetted, remote software engineers.

Keeping humans relevant

Data labeling and AI

Cloud infrastructure provider

Devtools for Africa

Apexgrid Innovations builds smart, scalable solutions tackling Africa’s challenges in transport, health, and governance.

Digital farming input credit

ArtiTasks is a Moroccan platform connecting users with trusted local service providers for home and personal tasks, enabling easy comparison and hiring.

A COMPANY THAT LINKS BUYERS AND SELLERS GLOBALLY

AshaCare is creating HealthShift, a digital system that connects health facilities with qualified staff on demand.

Ashewa.com is an Ethiopian e-commerce marketplace connecting buyers and sellers to unlock the potential of online trade across the country.

Askari Cloud is a Kenyan operational intelligence platform helping organizations manage distributed frontline teams and critical sites in East Africa.

Asurf Technologies Limited

Atieno yarns is a fashion brand developing the first crochet production hub giving market access to kenyan artisans

Redefining Money For Africa

We are simplifying skin care for women, through fewer steps and few products.

Hedera AutoVest offers a WhatsApp AI tool for buying tokenized stocks and creating scheduled auto-investment routines.

Avertex is UK property management software for self-managed landlords, centralizing tenants, maintenance, and documents for efficiency.

Aviemo lets you access professional drivers in your own vehicle for short term and long term assignments.

AVIONAV is a Tunisian company specializing in the manufacture of lightweight two-to-four-seat aircraft and onboard oxygen generators.

Avyid VA Agency helps VAs access curated training and job opportunities through guided pathways and trusted partnerships

AWIMA is Africa's sovereign wealth intelligence authority, transforming the continent's economic destiny through data management, headquartered in South Sudan.

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

We believe visibility should never be a luxury

AI-powered digital transformation for Africa’s health and humanitarian systems—unlocking scalable impact ecosystem

Azix is developing Africa's SuperApp that offers money transfers,shopping, investments & business tools in one place.

Online course for Aspiring entrepreneurs and coaching

BackOfficePro provides smart back-office systems for South African SMMEs, streamlining administrative tasks and improving efficiency.

Bahari Mezani develops solar cold storage hub to help fishers and farmers cut post-harvest losses with efficient cooling

Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) is a non-governmental organization promoting freedom of speech and human rights through investigative journalism in Southern and Eastern Europe.

Balozy Technologies is developing a mobile-first service marketplace to help everyday Kenyans discover, hire, and pay ve

Baobab.Zone Co is an AI-powered digital infrastructure platform in Namibia, offering classifieds and SaaS for SMEs across Sub-Saharan Africa.

BARBAH GAMES is building an eSports ecosystem linking skill analytics from gaming to real job opportunities

Electric buses for Africa

EV charging services

EV parts supply

Batela develops an offline-first ERP helping Congolese SMEs track sales, stock, and cash with ease.

Bayes builds AI tools that help organizations plan, fund, and deliver climate and energy projects faster.

BayKart is a Gambian AgriTech platform empowering African farmers with modern technology, market access, and agronomic support for sustainable agriculture.

Empowering lives through technology

An IoT automated locker technology offering affordable, accessible, secure and convenient short-term storage for items.

Bebabox simplifies e-commerce deliveries to help buyers cut chaos and solve mix-ups with an efficient, well-orchestrated

Bee Happy is developing smart bee hives to help beekeepers monitor their hives for improved honey production with IoT.

Patvention has developed a smart bee venom extracting device to enable beekeepers extract bee venom from bees.

Pushing Prints is developing a tech-enabled fashion brand to help digital fashion shoppers to buy pieces that fit.

We are an Edtech company

BetaCare Pharmacy is a Nigerian patient-centric pharmacy chain in Lagos, providing affordable healthcare and innovative health solutions.

Beyond Classroom Coding is a South African Edtech platform that equips children, underprivileged youth, and tech enthusiasts with essential coding skills.

Bfarm-Tech is an Ethiopian agritech startup providing a digital platform for agricultural mechanization services, connecting farmers with machinery and operators.

Bina Products develops reusable and disposable pads from the agrowaste of enset fiber to support affordable menstruation

Binty Leather crafts timeless leather accessories to help stylish individuals stand out with quality and artisanal detai

Insurtech marketplace

Bitlipa simplifies cross-border payments, helping businesses move money across Africa with speed, reliability, and scale

Ghana-based marketplace for booking verified home service providers

BizEx Limited is a Ugandan import and export trading company, also providing software applications, web services, and building materials in East Africa.

Bizy Tech is developing KILIMO BaNDO, a digital agriculture platform that helps smallholder farmers and agri-MSMEs acces

Blaaiz is a Canadian cross-border financial infrastructure platform, offering multi-currency accounts, global transfers, and payment APIs for individuals and businesses in Africa and the diaspora.

A credit-intelligence platform that converts fragmented, informal consumer and MSME data into real-time affordability insights for lenders.

Blancosy is a tech enabler and an embedded fintech startup that transforms wastes into wealth through innovation and tec

BLEC Advisory provides ground-level business intelligence for South African founders, SMEs, and investors, enabling confident market decisions.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE THAT HELPS YOU MAKE THE CALL, WITHOUT THE GUESSWORK

BlitzParcel helps people and businesses across Kenya send any size package—securely, with verified drivers, real-time tracking, and same-day service.

The logistics operating system for modern businesses.

Blnk is an Egyptian fintech startup providing instant point-of-sale financing, allowing customers to buy products immediately and pay in instalments.

Your community partner growth

BlockCoop builds blockchain infrastructure to modernize cooperatives and unlock global liquidity.

BluPay is developing a conversational AI platform that helps individuals and businesses send and receive cross-border pa

Bluworks is an Egyptian HR-tech startup that digitizes workforce management for businesses employing frontline workers.

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

Boma Recreation Haven is developing real time child brain development to help Reduce screen time at home

We are workforce solutions firm providing staffing and team development services.

Bongowise developing and deploying AI-driven systems for SMEs to help SMEs adopt and use AI affordably.

Agri credit scoring

Global Infrastructure for Moving Money

Bosch is a German multinational engineering and technology company providing solutions in mobility, consumer goods, industrial technology, and energy and building technology.

Bpurple Technology is a Nigerian tech and training partner empowering organizations with scalable systems, data insights, and upskilling for the digital future.

BrainsMingle is an Egyptian HR-tech startup building tools for talent engagement, skills development, and hiring in Egypt and MENA.

BrandNarrativesAI is an AI-powered platform that generates cinematic, fully-animated explainer videos for SaaS products from a URL in minutes.

Bread Africa is a South African agritech startup building modern value chains and technology for indigenous crops to create resilient food systems.

Breadfast is an Egyptian e-commerce and grocery delivery company, offering household essentials and fintech services to households in Egypt.

B2B on-demand e-commerce logistics for South Africa's township economy.

Breezo Electric is developing a smart electric bike-sharing system to help urban commuters easily cover short distances.

BringitKonk is a Nigerian commerce infrastructure platform that turns WhatsApp messages into sales, demand signals, and data points for stores.

BucksUp is a South African peer-to-peer lending platform connecting borrowers and lenders for personal and business loans using AI-powered credit scoring.

Revolutionalizing children's growth through learning

An edtech platform providing entrepreneurship and financial literacy education for teenagers.

Bus and train booking

Transit innovation lab

Operator software

Transit payments

Train ticketing tech

Digitizing African commerce by connecting local vendors directly to buyers—zero middleman friction.

Helping businesses implement AI

CampusHut is an AI-powered Edtech platform for African students, offering smart learning tools, career opportunities, and peer networks for academic success.

CAPACITI is a South African digital talent accelerator empowering youth with future-ready tech skills and creating job opportunities across Africa.

Capapo Solutions recycles marine plastic waste into high-quality eco furniture that can thrive in any outdoor climate.

Capital Connect Africa is a Kenyan digital capital-raising marketplace connecting African businesses with investors for equity, debt, and grant capital.

A digital platform for gift card trading, bill payments, and business expense management in Africa.

Catin Sytems is an upcoming software company focusing on software developments and as well devops and cloud services

Access global markets, diversify investments, and build wealth through one powerful platform.

CDK Integrated Industries is a Nigerian manufacturer of premium sanitary ware and porcelain tiles, serving markets in Africa and Europe.

Central Legal AI is a UK-registered legal tech platform providing AI-powered legal resources and compliance tools for Zambia.

FinCoach AI builds financial resilience for low-income Africans through AI microlearning, behaviour nudges, and readines

Connecting Entrepreneurs. Creating Opportunities

ChainRivals is developing a Web3 Security-aaS platform to help devs and smart contract teams prevent hacks.

Chakula is developing Africa's premier food intelligence ecosystem to help organizations make data-driven decisions

Chari is a Moroccan B2B e-commerce startup that connects traditional retailers with FMCG suppliers and provides financial services.

Chatgate GROUP is a Tanzanian multi-sector technology holding company specializing in enterprise software engineering, digital transformation, and venture incubation.

ChipChip is an Ethiopian social buying platform connecting customers directly to local farmers for fresh farm produce at discounted group prices.

Social commerce checkout

Social checkout pay

Receivables automation

Reselling tested used and scratch-dent appliances to give households affordable, reliable options.

Clastro AI centralizes university learning with AI-powered tutoring, smart summaries, and podcasts to boost student succ

Handmade clay earrings

Clickatell is a US-headquartered chat commerce and mobile messaging platform enabling global businesses to connect, interact, and transact with customers.

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A platform that connects health seekers, providers and facilities, enabling delivery of a responsive data-driven care.

Cloud Productivity Solutions is a Kenyan IT services provider helping large and medium enterprises with cloud migrations, security, and modern work solutions.

Clover reimagines sexual and reproductive health and wellness using a technology framework and AI.

Code Kenya program combines a career-focused bootcamp with an integrated internship, aimed to help you gain experience i

Codorah is a Togolese African tech startup developing high-impact digital solutions, including AI and no-code tools, for entrepreneurs and SMEs across Africa.

Closing Ethiopia’s mental health gap with AI scalable care for a massively underserved market.

An AI-powered platform that modernises public safety through a real-time community intelligence network.

Conscious Connections is a South African coaching and consulting platform shaping future leaders through individual, parent, and youth development programs.

Equipping the next generation with the confidence, character, and real-world skills to thrive in an unpredictable future

E-commerce for mass market

Solar fintech

Getting you Fractional Experts from their busy lives to scale your business.

Corplite Consulting offers tax solutions to help businesses stay compliant and save more with expert, tailored advisory.

CSK

Collaboration starts here.

CradleVoices is building a payment and SMS orchestration solution to help merchants streamline payment processing and me

Creative CreditAI is developing an AI-driven financial management and credit assessment platform to help creatives.

Decision Infrastructure

Financial data APIs