Google for Startups
Investment Thesis
Google for Startups empowers African startups through non-equity assistance and grant rounds. Notable portfolio companies include Terawork, mDoc, and Fleetsimplify. By fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, Google for Startups plays a distinctive role in shaping the African investment landscape.
Portfolio Preview
A sample from 31 verified portfolio companies.
mystocks.africa
MyStocks.Africa is a B2C fintech platform giving retail investors access to live stock data and trading.
Platos Health
Platos Health is a technology startup on a mission to make preventive health accessible to all.
Nobuk Africa
Nobuk is a payments reconciliation company enabling groups and collectives in Africa to automate payment collection.
Earthbond
Earthbond leverage carbon accounting and group guarantees to help African businesses get the best quality solar and financing.
Rana
Rana offers an innovative and customer centric energy solution that drives energy transition, and economic growth in Africa.
Lengo AI
Lengo AI is a Senegalese AI-driven intelligence platform that offers a large database on consumer goods for companies in the FMCG sector.
Google for Startups: quick facts
- Which startups has Google for Startups invested in?
- Google for Startups has backed at least 31 African startups, including mystocks.africa, Platos Health, Rana, Earthbond, Nobuk Africa and 26 others.
- What stages does Google for Startups invest in?
- Google for Startups invests at the Pre-seed stage.
- Which sectors does Google for Startups invest in?
- Its portfolio spans Health Care, MedTech, FinTech, Financial Services, Information Technology and AI.
