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The SuperApp for neighbourhood merchants in Africa.
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Top Consumer Startups in Africa
This list has 27 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 2 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: Lagos (12), Nairobi (3), and Accra (3). Largest teams: MarketForce, Remedial Health, and beU delivery.
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B2B E-commerce & Fintech platform for Pharmacies & Hospitals in Africa
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Food delivery service in Africa
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HQ: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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On-demand food delivery for Africa
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HQ: Nigeria
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Virtual Restaurants & Stores for Africa
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Ramani
Hiring
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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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Doordash for Africa
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HQ: Ibadan, Nigeria
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On-demand auto maintenance & repairs
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HQ: Atlanta, GA, United States
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Fulfillment by Amazon for African merchants
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Topship
Hiring
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Flexport for African Merchants - Building the OS for Global Logistics
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Vendy is a marketplace on WhatsApp
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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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Africa's Preventative Health System
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Online school for K12 education in 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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Enabling Africans to sell online with zero capital
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HQ: Accra, Ghana
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Bamboo ― the first online brokerage service for Africans and their…
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Tuition collection service for K-12 private schools in Africa
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We enable FMCG distributors in Africa buy inventory on credit
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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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Content discovery platform for Africa
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HQ: Accra, Ghana
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ISP for Africa
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YC W17Growth stage
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Asset Light Chipotle for Africa
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YC S23Early stage
54Gene
Shut down
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Precision medicine for Africans and the global population
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Sendme, Inc
Shut down
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On demand provider of meat to households and food businesses
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HQ: Ibadan, Nigeria
Tress
Shut down
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Tress is a social community for black women's hairstyles. We are…
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HQ: Accra, Ghana
Questions and answers
How many startups are on this list?
There are 27 startups on this list, last updated on Oct 15, 2026.
Which of them are hiring?
2 of them are hiring right now, including Ramani and Topship.
Which of them have the largest teams?
By team size: MarketForce (400 employees), Remedial Health (300 employees), and beU delivery (300 employees).
Where are they based?
The biggest hubs are Lagos (12), Nairobi (3), and Accra (3).