
What they do:
The SuperApp for neighbourhood merchants in Africa.
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This list has 37 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 3 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: Lagos (18), Nairobi (6), and San Francisco (4). Largest teams: MarketForce, Remedial Health, and Vendease.

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The SuperApp for neighbourhood merchants in Africa.
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B2B E-commerce & Fintech platform for Pharmacies & Hospitals in Africa
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Where restaurants in Africa buy food supplies
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Payroll, compliance, benefits, and Employer of Record services for…
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Identity Verification API for Emerging Markets
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We're building financial infrastructure for Africa's supply chains
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HQ: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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Termii is an AI-native reliability infrastructure company.
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Doordash for Africa
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HQ: Ibadan, Nigeria

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Prevent Fraud and Onboard Users Faster
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B2B payments platform for emerging markets.
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Claims infrastructure for African health insurance
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Eazipay powers effortless payroll and financial access in Africa.
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Fulfillment by Amazon for African merchants
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Flexport for African Merchants - Building the OS for Global Logistics
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Building modern payments, accounting and cashflow management tools…
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HQ: London, United Kingdom

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Vendy is a marketplace on WhatsApp
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B2B marketplace for Auto Dealers in Africa
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Operating system for travel businesses in Africa with embedded finance
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Developers of ChitChat, an integrated messaging and payments wallet…
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HQ: Lusaka, Zambia

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On-demand wage access service built for the African market
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HQ: Cape Town, South Africa

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Banking services for remote workers and digital nomads
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States

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Bamboo ― the first online brokerage service for Africans and their…
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Venmo for B2B in Africa
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HQ: Nigeria

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All in one finance platform for borderless businesses in Africa
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States

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Flexport for Africa - Digital Freight forwarder and Customs Broker.
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We enable FMCG distributors in Africa buy inventory on credit
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Corporate Expense cards and Spend management for businesses in Africa
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Webhooks Gateway for outgoing and incoming webhooks.
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HQ: London, United Kingdom

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We deliver toll-free internet apps
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HQ: London, United Kingdom

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Embedded finance platform for African businesses
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Automate the repetitive work spreadsheets are used for
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2 sided Marketplace for accelerating medical research
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States

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Digital banking platform for the 30 million smartphone users in DRC.
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HQ: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Investing in innovation
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States

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Africa's leading supply chain technology platform.
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Digital Bank for Freight Carriers in Africa.
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There are 37 startups on this list, last updated on Oct 15, 2026.
3 of them are hiring right now, including Prembly (formerly Identitypass), Ramani, and Topship.
By team size: MarketForce (400 employees), Remedial Health (300 employees), and Vendease (250 employees).
The biggest hubs are Lagos (18), Nairobi (6), and San Francisco (4).