Confirmed Shutdown Startups in Africa

54gene addresses the significant gap in the global genomics market; Nearly 90% of genetic material used in pharmaceutical research is Caucasian.

A cash-to-goods remittance and e-commerce platform serving West and Central Africa.

Online travel agency with over 30,000 listings across Africa. Holiday homes, guest house, villa and B&B rentals.

A former streaming business focused on African and African-diaspora screen content.

Bizao is a Fintech startup whose mission is to help accelerate their growth of businesses through the digitalization of payments.

Bkam is the leading price comparison website and mobile application in the MENA region.

Remittance and foreign exchange services in Kenya

Prepared meals and food delivery in Lagos

A former Nigerian platform for collecting and managing business payments.

ConnectMed is building a digital therapeutics platform that allows patients to manage their primary and chronic care needs.

Copia Global provides a consumer catalog order and delivery system intended to serve consumers in the developing world.

Cova is a Nigerian FinTech startup which offers digital asset tracking and inheritance planning for everyone.

Dash is an Africa-focused accessible, modern, and unified alternative payment network.

DealDey features a daily deal on things to do, see, eat, and buy in Lagos and Abuja.

Edukoya is an EdTech that connects African learners with the digital curriculum content and on-demand teachers.

Fantasy sports and fan prediction games

Online grocery and household essentials delivery in Lagos

GoMyWay is a ride sharing service that connects private car owners with empty seats to passengers going the same way across Nigeria.

Gro Intelligence is an AI-powered insights company that provides decision-making analytics to the agriculture economies and their participants.

A technology news publisher covering African startups and innovation.

Parcel delivery tools for businesses and individuals

Inseco is redefining protein creation & facilitating the transition towards a circular economy

Joovlin helps merchants and finntech businesses to exponentially grow their revenue

PayPecker is the leading unified commerce platform for Africa offering eCommerce enablement APIs for African retailers.

Kune is a foodtech start-up based in Nairobi.

Cryptocurrency payment infrastructure for businesses

Lidya is the future of SME finance; supporting SMEs in fast growing economies access credit in 1 day.

Demystifying blockchain technology for 1 billion Africans to build digital wealth

Medsaf is a curated medication marketplace for African hospitals and pharmacies.

Blockchain platform for digital collectibles and tokenized real-world assets

MVXchange is a digital maritime logistics platform with an integrated shipbroking solution.

Mobile instant messaging and social networking

Student housing and roommate marketplace

An electric taxi and ride-hailing service in Nairobi.

Shared retail shelf space and merchant support

A former video platform for African creators and audiences.

Africa's leading digital content provider of over 27,000 original books, and 300,000+ registered readers.

Okra is ushering in the 5th generation of FinTech through real-time data

Egyptian ride-hailing and car-booking platform

A former Nigerian payments startup for offline merchants.

A former global peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace with a large African user base.

Digital asset saving and investing for emerging markets

Pivo is a Nigerian credit-focused financial Services platfrom for supply chain small businesses.

Empowering African Startups, Elevating Growth.

Redbird believes health monitoring should be quick and convenient.

Sendy is an online platform for package and cargo delivery

A former Nigerian marketplace connecting furniture buyers with local makers.

Snapt is a South African startup that develops high-end solutions for application delivery.

Thepeer is a Nigerian FinTech startup that provides API infrastructure for businesses.

Business trade marketplace and sales automation software

Wefarm is a network and marketplace for small-scale farmers to share and access vital information, products and services without internet.

WhereIsMyTransport is a big data platform for sustainable mobility in emerging markets; empowering people everywhere to get where they want to go.

A former IT services company connecting African technology talent with global businesses.

Zazuu is the world’s first non-biased payment platform

ZUMI connects apparel wholesalers and retailers in a transparent, affordable marketplace.