Startups
In nearly a decade, hundreds of entrepreneurs have emerged with innovative startups across the African continent. We provide insights on their experiences and highlight the activities of investors who fund them.
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While most VCs chase billion-dollar unicorns, Saviu Ventures focuses on early, realistic exits in Francophone Africa.
An AWS outage has disrupted services for African businesses like Bamboo and Raenest. Global platforms, including Snapchat and Canva, were also affected
With its new ZOI-embed tool, Nigerian health-tech startup WellaHealth wants to make buying health insurance, booking diagnoses, and getting prescriptions possible through any platform.
From teaching tech skills to powering global hiring, Utiva’s platform helps companies find, onboard, and pay African professionals with ease.
When two former Andela engineers tried to simplify AI, they ended up simplifying HR instead. Their startup, Onbuddy, is turning the chaos of onboarding and daily workflows into smooth, automated collaboration powered by AI.
After helping TikTok and OPay hire talent across Africa, HRLeverage Africa is launching WorkRemits, a payroll platform built from 11 years of experience to take on players like PaidHR and SeamlessHR in managing cross-border salaries.
This app was built in Northern Nigeria but is attracting more users in Nepal and Russia than in Nigeria. The founders share how a two-month old startup scaled beyond its base.
Pennee, launched in 2021, is pivoting from lending to offering an AI-powered credit infrastructure, helping lenders verify, underwrite, and collect more efficiently while empowering borrowers to make smarter credit decisions.
Born from a mission to help one patient, Clarrio uses AI to turn data from 300+ wearables into predictive insights, helping doctors manage chronic diseases with more accuracy and less guesswork.
AltSchool Africa has launched a new Nano-Diploma to give learners more flexibility after student complaints about its 12-month programme.
When Nigerians move abroad, foreign banks often reject them due to lack of credit history. Wale Akanbi, ex-CTO of Aella, is building Bleyt, an AI and stablecoin-powered fintech to help Nigerians port their credit data.
Daniel Yu has stepped down as CEO of Wasoko after 11 years, following the company’s merger with MaxAB. He’ll stay on as an advisor while MaxAB’s Belal El-Megharbel takes over.
If you are looking to launch or scale a tech company in Africa, these differences determine whether your product gains traction or struggles to survive.
When currency devaluation hit Nigeria, Rayda pivoted. Now it helps global teams source IT equipment faster, cheaper, and smarter.
Born from a personal struggle in 2021, Saluni enables customers to connect more quickly with beauty professionals nearby.
As Africa’s tech ecosystem matures, startup are increasingly turning to debt. But while many view it as a constraint, it enforces habits, builds credibility, and could shape the future of the tech ecosystem.
Kindlybook is equipping service-based businesses with powerful tools to manage bookings, grow revenue, and run more efficiently.
In Nigeria, innovation is exciting, but regulation can be daunting. The Trusted Advisors, a full-service law firm, has spent over a decade guiding startups and global firms through compliance, licensing, and fundraising hurdles.
Kenyan fintech Raise is shutting down after failing to scale in venture capital. Users will be migrated to Carta, and CEO Marvin Coleby joins Carta to lead product in the AMEA region.
While many African founders cite a skills gap, Oluwatoni Campbell of Kinfolk Venture Capital argues the true issue is a trust deficit.