How much funding have Information Services startups in Africa raised?

Information Services startups in Africa have raised $65.4M in disclosed funding.

Who invests in Information Services startups in Africa?

Co-Creation Hub Nigeria has backed 2 Information Services startups, followed by 500 Global (1) and AcceliCITY powered by Leading Cities (1).

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Information Services Startups in Africa

StartupList Africa tracks 17 Information Services startups across Africa, which have raised $65.4M in disclosed funding. Nigeria has the most, with 5, followed by South Africa (5) and Egypt (3).

Updated 6 Oct 2026

Tracked Companies

Avg. Deal Size

$3.3M

Active Startups

Total Funding

$65.4M

Avg. Growth

Information Services companies

16 companies in this sector

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Company	Tagline	Total Funding	Last Round	Team Size	Backers
Africa 118 Ethiopia	Africa 118 develops is an Ethiopian digital marketing platform designed to provide local information and digital marketing service.	-	Grant -	51-200	No Data
Culture Funding Watch Tunisia	Culture Funding Watch is a Tunis-based platform which offers information and research in the field of financing cultural sector.	-	- -	2-10	No Data
DAMLAG SAE Egypt	DAMLAG SAE is an Internet business company that builds web portals in multiple languages with a special focus on Arabic content.	-	- -	11-50	No Data
Doctoorum Egypt	Doctoorum is an Egyptian startup which provides a marketplace for medical tourism	-	Non-equity Assistance -	2-10	No Data
CARMA Nigeria	CARMA is a Credit Data Marketplace startup which enables credit data for lenders in markets underserved by credit bureaus.	-	Series A -	2-10	No Data
Comsol Networks South Africa	Comsol Networks provides enterprise-grade wireless connectivity for businesses. Available through our broad ecosystem of channel partners	$34M	Private Equity -	101-250	No Data

Asoko Insight Kenya	Asoko Insight is Africa’s leading corporate data platform aiding investors discover target companies in Africa.	$8M	Series A -	51-200	No Data
BasharSoft Egypt	BasharSoft is a technology firm specialized in developing innovative web-based online recruitment software solutions.	$8M	Early Stage Venture -	11-50	No Data
Stears Business Nigeria	Stears Business combines a thorough understanding of Nigerian economic affairs with an analytical approach to news.	$4M	Seed -	11-50	No Data
Names & Faces South Africa	Names & Faces is a South African startup which creates tools to help organizations build directories of their teams.	$3M	Venture -	11-50	No Data
BudgIT Nigeria	BudgIT is a civic organization that applies technology to intersect citizen engagement with institutional improvement	$3M	Grant -	11-50	No Data
Ctrl South Africa	Ctrl is a short-term insurance digital platform that connects clients, brokers, and insurers.	$2M	Series B -	11-50	No Data
Stellr South Africa	Stellr provides pre-paid cards for categories such as: Entertainment, Gaming, Software, Health, Beauty, Food & Travel	$2M	Series A -	101-250	No Data
PressOne Africa Nigeria	PressOne Africa helps businesses of all size retain their customers, through a centralised voice communication platform.	$720K	Pre-seed -	11-50	No Data
Opality South Africa	Opality is a Microsoft and BlackBerry exchange hosting company offering services to end-users and re-sellers across Southern Africa.	$126K	Seed -	1-10	No Data
FLOEWS Nigeria	FLOEWS delivers climate early warnings to build a safer, smarter, resilient Africa.	$21K	Non-equity Assistance -	11-50	No Data

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Information Services startups by country

Top Information Services investors in Africa

Co-Creation Hub Nigeriabacked 2
500 Globalbacked 1
AcceliCITY powered by Leading Citiesbacked 1
Allied Terawabacked 1
ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Acceleratorbacked 1
AUC Venture Labbacked 1

Information Services startups: quick facts

How many Information Services startups are there in Africa?: StartupList Africa tracks 17 Information Services startups across Africa.
How much funding have Information Services startups in Africa raised?: Information Services startups in Africa have raised $65.4M in disclosed funding.
Which African countries have the most Information Services startups?: Nigeria has the most, with 5, followed by South Africa (5) and Egypt (3).
Who invests in Information Services startups in Africa?: Co-Creation Hub Nigeria has backed 2 Information Services startups, followed by 500 Global (1) and AcceliCITY powered by Leading Cities (1).