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SMEs Startups in Africa

SMEs in Africa face challenges accessing finance, finding skilled talent, and navigating regulatory hurdles. Despite platforms like Traction, Hollydesk, and Norebase, there's still a gap in support. Local leaders emphasize the need for tailored solutions, better infrastructure, and a focus on empowering women-led businesses to foster inclusive growth.

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26 companies in this sector

Company	Tagline	Total Funding	Last Round	Team Size	Backers
Shop Okoa Kenya	Shop Okoa is on a mission is to bridge the $5.2 trillion credit gap faced by SMEs in developing countries, particularly in Africa.	-	Seed -	2-10	No Data
Lofte Kesho Kenya	Imfuyo (formerly known as Lofte Kesho) is an Agri fintech enabling livestock collateral for Kenyan farmers	-	Grant -	2-10	No Data
Built Ghana	Built provides SMEs with financial and business software that boost their growth and productivity	-	Grant -	11-50	No Data
FreshSource Global Egypt	FreshSource is an Egyptian AgTech which uses technology to efficiently manage fresh produce supply operations from farms to local vendors.	-	Seed -	11-50	No Data
Egyexporting Egypt	EGYEXPORTING is a network which facilitates the process of Exporting cycle between the small & Medium companies	-	- -	201-500	No Data
Oliv Egypt	Oliv Finance provides fast, digital invoice financing to empower Egyptian SMEs with growth capital.	-	Debt Financing -	11-50	No Data

FaidiHR Kenya	FaidiHR is an all-in-one cloud platform that allows small and medium enterprises in Africa to automate their HR processes	-	Seed -	2-10	No Data
Finplus Kenya	Finplus Group is a technology company building a new credit & commerce infrastructure for emerging markets.	-	Non-equity Assistance -	2-10	No Data
Futa Cameroon	Futa helps micro-businesses and SMEs automate their payments and empower their employees.	-	- -	2-10	No Data
Exits.me Egypt	EXITS is the regional online investment marketplace where individuals and business owners can buy and sell business	-	Seed -	11-50	No Data
Shecluded Nigeria	Shecluded is a Nigerian financial services and business resource company for women by women.	-	Non-equity Assistance -	11-50	No Data
Traction Nigeria	Traction Apps is a one stop platform for small businesses to accept payments, run their businesses and access capital for growth.	$10M	Seed -	51-200	No Data
Flend Egypt	Flend is Egypt’s first tech enabled, data driven financing solutions platform dedicated to SMEs.	$4M	Seed -	2-10	No Data
Hollydesk Egypt	Hollydesk is an Egyptian SaaS platform for SMEs that will take care of the company's daily expenses and accounts	$1M	Debt Financing -	2-10	No Data
Hsabati Morocco	Hsabati empowers SMEs with digital management tools and financing access solutions.	$1M	Seed -	11-50	No Data
Norebase Nigeria	Norebase helps users incorporate a company, get a bank account and register intellectual property in any African country	$1M	Grant -	2-10	No Data
Zazu Global South Africa	Zazu Global empowers African SMEs with digital banking, invoicing, and cash flow management tools.	$1M	Seed -	1-10	No Data
KIMS Microfinance Somalia	KIMS Microfinance is Somalia’s first and only dedicated and privately-owned microfinance institution.	$1M	Venture -	51-200	No Data
Retail Capital South Africa	Retail Capital is a South African fintech company which provides funding to small and medium-sized businesses	$1M	Private Equity -	51-200	No Data
Patika Kenya	Patika helps small businesses in Africa to track customer debt, facilitate repayments & manage their cashflow.	$500K	Pre-seed -	2-10	No Data

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