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Cyber Security Startups in Africa

Cybersecurity is a growing concern in East Africa, driven by increasing digitalization and the rise of advanced cyber threats. Local businesses are recognizing the need to invest in cybersecurity measures, but challenges remain in terms of awareness, skills, and resources. Key players like Sendmarc, Magalix, and Cypherleak are making strides in offering solutions and raising awareness, but the market is still nascent and requires sustained efforts to mature.

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12 companies in this sector

CompanyTaglineTotal FundingLast RoundTeam SizeBackersAction
Cybervergent
Cybervergent
Nigeria

Cybervergent automates compliance, risk, and governance with AI-native posture management tools.

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51-200
No Data
Cyber Talents
Cyber Talents
Egypt

CyberTalents is a platform that ranks cyber security talents by running CTF Competitions in order to get hired by recruiters.

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Seed
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11-50
No Data
Entersekt
Entersekt
South Africa

Entersekt is a single authentication hub allowing consumers to transact securely and easily on any digital channel, from any device.

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Private Equity
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51-200
No Data
Sendmarc
Sendmarc
South Africa

Sendmarc is a South African startup that offers email protection from phishing attacks.

$7M
Series A
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2-10
No Data
Magalix
Magalix
Egypt

Magalix is an Egyptian cloud security development startup.

$3M
Venture
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11-50
No Data
Orca Fraud
Orca Fraud
South Africa

Orca is a South African fintech fraud prevention startup that empowers fraud fighters to outpace fraud using custom ML models.

$3M
Seed
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2-10
No Data

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