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Internet of Things Startups in Africa

IoT in Southern Africa is gaining momentum, driven by rising demand for connectivity and efficiency. Local players like Cambridge Industries, Gricd, and CardoO are making waves with innovative solutions. However, challenges with infrastructure and skills gaps persist. Industry leaders are cautiously optimistic, recognizing the potential but urging a focus on practical applications and collaboration.

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16 companies in this sector

Company	Tagline	Total Funding	Last Round	Team Size	Backers
GoPay Kenya	GoPay provides cashless payments and AI tools for public transport and small businesses.	-	Seed -	2-10	No Data
Ecobees Tunisia	Ecobees is a Agritech startup working on IoT solutions with a live lab of apiaries in the north of Tunisia.	-	Non-equity Assistance -	2-10	No Data
GI3 Morocco	GI3 SAS is a Moroccan industrial holding company focused on building a competitive green tech manufacturing ecosystem across Africa.	-	Funding Round -	51-200	No Data
Fixbot Nigeria	FixBot is a connected startup that makes IoT dongles and software solutions for vehicle diagnostics.	-	- -	51-200	No Data
QuePay Kenya	QuePay automates cashless payments via IoT for informal services like ATMs, buses, and toilets.	-	Seed -	2-10	No Data
Cambridge Industries Ethiopia	Cambridge Industries Ltd (CIL) is an engineering, design, procurement and construction firm focused on renewable energy projects throughout Africa.	$13M	Series B -	101-250	No Data

Insight Terra South Africa	Insight Terra provides real-time actionable insight into all your critical data.	$11M	Series A -	11-50	No Data
Sensor Networks South Africa	Sensor Networks builds smart technology and systems that improve peoples’ lives by making insurance simple, convenient and affordable.	$3M	Venture -	11-50	No Data
Gricd Nigeria	Gricd is an Nigerian startup which aims to play a part in bridging the gaps in the healthcare cold chain in Sub-Saharan Africa.	$2M	Seed -	11-50	No Data
CardoO Egypt	CardoO facilitates access to the latest affordable consumer electronics and IoT devices for MENA consumers	$1M	Seed -	11-50	No Data
Sotech Egypt	Sotech is an Egyptian Health Care startup which uses internet of things (IoT) to generate and process data.	$1M	Pre-seed -	2-10	No Data
ReNile Egypt	ReNile is an Egyptian agritech company providing end-to-end solutions for smart farming using the internet of things (IoT)	$450K	Seed -	11-50	No Data
GameZBoost South Africa	GameZBoost offers white label gaming platforms, including online desktop solutions, fully responsive mobile & social platforms.	$245K	Funding Round -	2-10	No Data
Intellicup Mauritius	IntelliCUP™ is a fully integrated smart, high speed, cashless, “perfect serve” system that significantly increases merchant profitability.	$200K	Seed -	-	No Data
Solar Freeze Kenya	Solar Freeze offers solar powered mobile cold storage for smallholder farmers	$20K	Non-equity Assistance -	11-50	No Data
Autotell Egypt	Autotell is an Egyptian startup which offers road analytics, faults-detection, instant driver advice with AI personal assistant	$6K	Pre-seed -	2-10	No Data

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