Software Startups in Africa

StartupList Africa tracks 211 Software startups across Africa, which have raised $911M in disclosed funding. Egypt has the most, with 59, followed by Nigeria (48) and South Africa (37).

Updated

Avg. Deal Size
$4.6M
Active Startups
211
Total Funding
$911M
Avg. Growth
-66.7%

Software companies

207 companies in this sector

CompanyTaglineTotal FundingLast RoundTeam SizeBackersAction
Egypt

E-Rezk is an Egyptian e-commerce mobile app builder that makes it easy for people with no technical background to create an e-commerce mobile app.

Non-equity Assistance
2-10
Ghana

Joluud is a web and mobile platform that aims to improve communication with facility occupants and collaboration with maintenance team.

2-10
Rwanda

KudiBooks is a cloud-based accounting platform with integrated online payments to track payments and get paid faster.

2-10
South Africa

Acumen Software is a South African workforce and asset management startup.

Venture
11-50

Dsquares is an Egyptian startup that specializes in offering loyalty programs that bring our customers closer to their consumers.

Private Equity
51-200
Senegal

Lengo AI is a Senegalese AI-driven intelligence platform that offers a large database on consumer goods for companies in the FMCG sector.

Non-equity Assistance
11-50
Egypt

Boyot rental payment is the first platform for rent collection and property management in Egypt.

Pre-seed
11-50
South Africa

PaySpace is a South African-based startup providing payroll and HR solutions for businesses.

201-500
Nigeria

A social platform for individuals migrating to other countries for education, jobs, marriage, etc. Connect, migrate and thrive.

10-50

SplendApp is an Egyptian Mobile App Creator (Saas) that secures the mobile application development & productions process.

Pre-seed
11-50
Nigeria

FixBot is a connected startup that makes IoT dongles and software solutions for vehicle diagnostics.

51-200
Nigeria

A digital platform built for businesses and people to send parcels to anyone anywhere in the world.

10-50
Zimbabwe

A platform for finding student accommodation from off-campus houses

2-10
Egypt

Avocato is an Egyptian startup which provides specialized legal service by using the modern technology

2-10
Egypt

Helpoo is an integrated tech-enabled service application that offers motor vehicle insurance services in Egypt.

Corporate
51-200

Solutech is a technological innovation company that empowers businesses through digital transformation.

Grant
11-50

SupportFinity is a hiring platform where users can customize remote teams worldwide and get an instant hiring cost in 5 clicks.

Funding Round
51-200
Nigeria

tix.africa is a Nigerian self-service ticketing platform for event creators.

Non-equity Assistance
2-10

DAMLAG SAE is an Internet business company that builds web portals in multiple languages with a special focus on Arabic content.

11-50

Jumuisha is a Kenyan end to end bookings and financial management platform

Seed
2-10

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Software startups: quick facts

How many Software startups are there in Africa?
StartupList Africa tracks 211 Software startups across Africa.
How much funding have Software startups in Africa raised?
Software startups in Africa have raised $911M in disclosed funding.
Which African countries have the most Software startups?
Egypt has the most, with 59, followed by Nigeria (48) and South Africa (37).
Who invests in Software startups in Africa?
Y Combinator has backed 9 Software startups, followed by Flat6Labs (6) and 500 Global (5).