How much funding have Hardware startups in Africa raised?

Hardware startups in Africa have raised $40.2M in disclosed funding.

Who invests in Hardware startups in Africa?

Flat6Labs has backed 2 Hardware startups, followed by 500 Global (1) and Africa Carbon Removal Accelerator (1).

Hardware Startups in Africa

StartupList Africa tracks 7 Hardware startups across Africa, which have raised $40.2M in disclosed funding. Egypt has the most, with 3, followed by Nigeria (2) and Kenya (1).

Updated 7 Oct 2026

Tracked Companies

Avg. Deal Size

$2.2M

Active Startups

Total Funding

$40.2M

Avg. Growth

Hardware companies

7 companies in this sector

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Company	Tagline	Total Funding	Last Round	Team Size	Backers
Zinox Technologies Nigeria	Zinox Technologies is a highly skilled world class ICT Company dedicated to providing innovative products and solutions.	$25M	Debt Financing -	51-100	No Data
Releaf Nigeria	Releaf is a Nigerian AgriTech startup which Manufactures agricultural machinery intended to help African food factories operate more efficiently.	$10M	Non-equity Assistance -	11-50	No Data
BRCK Kenya	BRCK is an integrated hardware and software company based in Nairobi, Kenya.	$4M	Series Unknown -	11-50	No Data
RIOT Network South Africa	RIOT Network develop consumer edge-computing equipment to enable the next generation of internet services.	$900K	Seed -	1-10	No Data
Elkrem Egypt	Elkrem provides hardware and software tools for developers to build Blockchain connected IoT products.	$325K	Seed -	1-10	No Data
ArabHardware Egypt	ArabHardware is an online IT and electronics community in the Middle East.	$145K	Seed -	11-50	No Data

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Hardware startups by country

Hardware startups in Egypt3

Top Hardware investors in Africa

Flat6Labsbacked 2
500 Globalbacked 1
Africa Carbon Removal Acceleratorbacked 1
African Development Bankbacked 1
Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH)backed 1
Challenge Fund for Youth Employmentbacked 1

Hardware startups: quick facts

How many Hardware startups are there in Africa?: StartupList Africa tracks 7 Hardware startups across Africa.
How much funding have Hardware startups in Africa raised?: Hardware startups in Africa have raised $40.2M in disclosed funding.
Which African countries have the most Hardware startups?: Egypt has the most, with 3, followed by Nigeria (2) and Kenya (1).
Who invests in Hardware startups in Africa?: Flat6Labs has backed 2 Hardware startups, followed by 500 Global (1) and Africa Carbon Removal Accelerator (1).