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Outsourcing Startups in Africa

Outsourcing in East Africa is growing rapidly, with local businesses seeing it as a cost-effective way to access skilled labor and streamline operations. iSON Xperiences, BPeSA, and TalentQL are leading players, driving innovation and growth in the industry. However, challenges remain, including infrastructure constraints and a lack of skilled talent in certain areas.

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9 companies in this sector

Company	Tagline	Total Funding	Last Round	Team Size	Backers
ZalaTech Ethiopia	Welcome to ZalaTech, a prominent Ethiopian IT consulting and custom software development company.	-	- -	10-50	No Data
Staffed Hourly South Africa	Hourly staffing solution for small businesses	-	- -	2-10	No Data
Srdar Egypt	Srdar is an SaaS startup that provides business supplies service with the help of an integrated cloud platform.	-	- -	2-10	No Data
Golancer Nigeria	Global freelancing marketplace for African tech and creative talents	-	- -	2-10	No Data
iSON Xperiences Nigeria	iSON Xperiences is the Business Process Outsourcing firm.	$51M	Debt Financing -	10001+	No Data
BPeSA South Africa	BPeSA Western Cape was founded in 2002 to promote and develop the IT-enabled services industry in Cape Town	$4M	Grant -	11-50	No Data

TalentQL Nigeria	TalentQL is an African focused talent outsourcing and incubator company which hires, develops and manages remote talent for companies globally.	$300K	Pre-seed -	2-10	No Data
Wasla Outsourcing Egypt	Wasla Outsourcing is focused on providing exceptional value to its clients by building world class capabilities.	$180K	Pre-seed -	1001-5000	No Data
Terawork Nigeria	Terrawork is a Nigerian one-stop marketplace for freelancers.	$20K	Non-equity Assistance -	11-50	No Data

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