How much funding have Mobile startups in Africa raised?

Mobile startups in Africa have raised $521M in disclosed funding.

Who invests in Mobile startups in Africa?

Google has backed 3 Mobile startups, followed by Abdul Hassan (2) and HoaQ (2).

Mobile Startups in Africa

StartupList Africa tracks 27 Mobile startups across Africa, which have raised $521M in disclosed funding. Nigeria has the most, with 8, followed by Egypt (4) and Kenya (3).

Updated 6 Oct 2026

Tracked Companies

Avg. Deal Size

$14.1M

Active Startups

Total Funding

$521M

Avg. Growth

Mobile companies

27 companies in this sector

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Company	Tagline	Total Funding	Last Round	Team Size	Backers
SudPay Senegal	SUDPAY is Senegalese startup specialized in Mobility and Ticketing Solutions.	-	Convertible Note -	11-50	No Data
Tix.Africa Nigeria	tix.africa is a Nigerian self-service ticketing platform for event creators.	-	Non-equity Assistance -	2-10	No Data
TakeStep Egypt	Takestep is an Egyptian mobile platform focused on treatment for addiction as well as general psychiatry.	-	Seed -	11-50	No Data
Exchange4Free South Africa	Exchange4free is a South African cross-border payments firm.	-	- -	51-200	No Data
Gamr Nigeria	Gamr is a Nigerian competitive e-sports startup.	-	Grant -	2-10	No Data
Abeg Nigeria	Abeg is a Nigerian mobile payment app that was designed to cater to the needs of a diverse group of people.	-	- -	2-10	No Data

Beyonic Uganda	Beyonic is a Ugandan mobile payment FinTech.	-	Seed -	11-50	No Data
Kiwe Egypt	Kiwe is an Egyptian mobile payment platform that enables users to transfer money instantly.	-	Corporate -	11-50	No Data
Red Parcels South Africa	AI-driven gifting service	-	- -	2-10	No Data
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
NewGen Studio Tunisia	NewGen is an indie game development startup based in Tunisia that creates Mobile Games ,Virtual Reality and augmented reality Games.	-	Seed -	2-10	No Data
Find On Egypt	FindOn is an online messaging platform that helps you manage all your contacts from a single interface and send email and SMS campaigns.	-	- -	11-50	No Data
Flouci Tunisia	Flouci is a Tunis-based startup that uses distributed ledger technologies and data science to change the payments and credits landscape of the MEA region.	-	- -	11-50	No Data
Popote Kenya	Popote is a Kenya based mobile app that enables businesses to make their payments with total control and up-to date record keeping.	-	Venture -	11-50	No Data
Wave Mobile Money Senegal	Wave Mobile Money is a Senegalese startup which provides an app-based financial solution to save, transfer, and borrow money.	$439M	Debt Financing -	501-1,000	No Data
FairMoney Nigeria	FairMoney is a platform that helps people access instant loans within 5 minutes through our android app.	$42M	Venture -	51-200	No Data
Pyypl Kenya	Pyypl is a blockchain technology-based fintech providing digital payments and financial services for smartphone users.	$11M	Series A -	51-200	No Data
Bizao Côte D'ivoire	Bizao is a Fintech startup whose mission is to help accelerate their growth of businesses through the digitalization of payments.	$8M	Series A -	51-200	No Data
Payday Nigeria	Payday is a Nigerian fintech startup which to enable swifts global payments for Africans.	$5M	Seed -	2-10	No Data
Hello Tractor Nigeria	Hello Tractor is a diversified ag-tech company focused on improving food and income security throughout sub-Saharan Africa.	$5M	Grant -	11-50	No Data

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Mobile startups by country

Top Mobile investors in Africa

Googlebacked 3
Abdul Hassanbacked 2
HoaQbacked 2
LoftyInc Capitalbacked 2
LoftyInc Capital Managementbacked 2
MAGIC Fundbacked 2

Mobile startups: quick facts

How many Mobile startups are there in Africa?: StartupList Africa tracks 27 Mobile startups across Africa.
How much funding have Mobile startups in Africa raised?: Mobile startups in Africa have raised $521M in disclosed funding.
Which African countries have the most Mobile startups?: Nigeria has the most, with 8, followed by Egypt (4) and Kenya (3).
Who invests in Mobile startups in Africa?: Google has backed 3 Mobile startups, followed by Abdul Hassan (2) and HoaQ (2).