How much funding have Speech Recognition startups in Africa raised?

Speech Recognition startups in Africa have raised $5.1M in disclosed funding.

Who invests in Speech Recognition startups in Africa?

26 Fund has backed 1 Speech Recognition startup, followed by 4DX Ventures (1) and Africa Health Ventures (1).

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Speech Recognition startups in Africa

StartupList Africa tracks 7 Speech Recognition startups across Africa, which have raised $5.1M in disclosed funding. Nigeria has the most, with 4, followed by Ghana (1) and Kenya (1).

Companies: 7; in this sector
Avg. Deal Size: $1M
Total Funding: $5.1M

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#	Startup	What they do	Last round	Raised	Team
1	SpitchNigeria	Voice AI APIs for African languages: speech-to-text, text-to-speech and translation	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
2	Sauti Safi DigitalTanzania	Swahili audio transcription platform for accurate speech-to-text conversion.	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	1–10
3	MobobiGhana	African-language AI for speech recognition, text-to-speech and voice video	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
4	SunoSpeakNigeria	Privacy-first AI voice typing that dictates into any app on your computer	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
5	AethexAIKenya	Aethex is building the voice stack for emerging markets; from speech models to enterprise deployment.	Pre-seed	$3M	1–10
6	Intron HealthNigeria	Intron Health provides clinical speech recognition for 200+ accents spoken in developing countries starting in Africa	Pre-seed	$2M	11–50
7	Indigenius AINigeria	Indigenius AI builds culturally aware voice agents for African enterprises at scale.	Seed	$257K	11–50

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Frequently asked about Speech Recognition in Africa

How many Speech Recognition startups are there in Africa?: StartupList Africa tracks 7 Speech Recognition startups across Africa.
How much funding have Speech Recognition startups in Africa raised?: Speech Recognition startups in Africa have raised $5.1M in disclosed funding.
Which African countries have the most Speech Recognition startups?: Nigeria has the most, with 4, followed by Ghana (1) and Kenya (1).
Who invests in Speech Recognition startups in Africa?: 26 Fund has backed 1 Speech Recognition startup, followed by 4DX Ventures (1) and Africa Health Ventures (1).

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