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Genetics Startups in Africa

Genetics is an exciting but nascent field in Southern Africa. Players like 54Gene face challenges with data collection, privacy, and infrastructure. Local business leaders are cautiously optimistic, seeing potential for disease diagnosis, personalized medicine, and agriculture. However, ethical considerations and accessibility remain concerns.

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CompanyTaglineTotal FundingLast RoundTeam SizeBackersAction
54Gene
54Gene
Nigeria

54gene addresses the significant gap in the global genomics market; Nearly 90% of genetic material used in pharmaceutical research is Caucasian.

$45M
Series B
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11-50
No Data
AzarGen Biotechnologies
AzarGen Biotechnologies
South Africa

AzarGen is a biotech company focused on developing human therapeutic proteins using advanced genetic engineering & synthetic biology

$3M
Series B
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1-10
No Data
3X4Genetics
3X4Genetics
South Africa

Scientifically-robust nutrigenomics (personalised nutrition guided by your own genetic stack). Practitioner education & genomic reporting

$3M
Series A
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11-50
No Data