Top 100 African Startups by Twitter Follower Count
Explore the top 100 African startups ranked by Twitter follower count.
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100 companies in this list
Jambo is a Congo-based firm that is creating Africa’s web3 user acquisition gateway.
- HQ Location
- Congo
- Followers
- 379.9K
- Founded
- 2021
Shagga3App is an Egyptian SaaS startup that develops mobile platforms to upload and record creative content for users.
- HQ Location
- Egypt
- Followers
- 117.5K
- Founded
- 2018
ArqamFC is a data analytics firm focused on bringing the first layer of intelligence to football in emerging markets.
- HQ Location
- Egypt
- Followers
- 116.9K
- Founded
- 2017
VBank.NG is a Nigerian FinTech platform that provides mobile banking services for users.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 58.4K
- Founded
- 2020
Wicrypt is an Enugu-based startup that allows its users to get paid while sharing their WiFi.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 55.9K
- Founded
- 2018
Payday is a Nigerian fintech startup which to enable swifts global payments for Africans.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 50.9K
- Founded
- 2021
Canza Finance is providing access to financial services to the financially underserved masses in Africa
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 47.1K
- Founded
- 2019
Risevest is a Digital wealth management platform that connects Africans to global dollar investment opportunities.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 43.1K
- Founded
- 2019
Zipline is a Rwandan startup which delivers medical supplies using automated drones.
- HQ Location
- Rwanda
- Followers
- 34.7K
- Founded
- 2014
FairMoney is a platform that helps people access instant loans within 5 minutes through our android app.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 32.9K
- Founded
- 2017
NFTfi is a simple marketplace for NFT collateralized loans.
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 25.9K
- Founded
- 2017
Mettlestate is a South African premium esports and gaming startup.
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 24.1K
- Founded
- 2016
Solar Sister is a female-empowered startup focusing on the distribution of solar energy in developing countries
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 24K
- Founded
- 2010
Simulon is a South African based user generated 3D platform, allowing anyone to step into virtual worlds and create film-quality VFX on mobile.
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 23.1K
- Founded
- 2019
Tala is a financial technology company on a mission to build a financial system that works for everyone.
- HQ Location
- Kenya
- Followers
- 22.5K
- Founded
- 2011
FinMeUp is a Stellenbosch-based financial EdTech startup
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 20.5K
- Founded
- 2020
Revolutionizing creative industries in emerging markets through blockchain technology.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 18.4K
- Founded
- 2021
African Leadership Academy (ALA) is a pre-eminent educational institution that seeks to transform Africa
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 15.9K
- Founded
- 2008
Bitnob offers Bitcoin payments solutions for African individuals and businesses.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 14.1K
- Founded
- 2020
Patricia is a technology-driven alternative payments platform
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 13.9K
- Founded
- 2017
Djamo is a challenger bank for consumers in French-speaking Africa.
- HQ Location
- Côte D'ivoire
- Followers
- 12.7K
- Founded
- 2019
Chaka is a Nigerian FinTech startup powering digital borderless investing for African businesses and individuals.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 11.5K
- Founded
- 2019
RiseUp is a platform that connects startups to the most relevant resources, worldwide.
- HQ Location
- Egypt
- Followers
- 10.8K
- Founded
- 2013
Tribal Credit powers startup growth in emerging markets by providing corporate cards and financial solutions
- HQ Location
- Egypt
- Followers
- 10.4K
- Founded
- 2016
Afropolitan is creating a Digital Nation to enable all Africans to build abundant lives.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 10.3K
- Founded
- 2022
Irawo is an online community that helps young Africans make a living from their talents.
- HQ Location
- Benin
- Followers
- 10.2K
- Founded
- 2014
Zindi hosts a community of data scientists on an online competition platform aimed at solving Africa's toughest problems
- HQ Location
- Mauritius
- Followers
- 10.1K
- Founded
- 2018
OfferZen is a developer job marketplace where 1000+ SA and EU companies hire from a community of 100 000+ makers.
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 8.7K
- Founded
- 2015
Clickatell gives consumers the power to manage their daily lives and transact with businesses in chat.
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 8.5K
- Founded
- 2000
Casava aims to make insurance affordable for income earners by leveraging technology.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 8.3K
- Founded
- 2019
Pyypl is a blockchain technology-based fintech providing digital payments and financial services for smartphone users.
- HQ Location
- Kenya
- Followers
- 7.8K
- Founded
- 2017
Revolutionizing healthcare through technology in Uganda
- HQ Location
- Uganda
- Followers
- 7.8K
- Founded
- 2012
Accounteer is a cloud accounting platform for small businesses
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 7.6K
- Founded
- 2015
H2O Securities is Solving Water Scarcity Through Blockchain Finance
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 7.4K
- Founded
- 2021
Tonaton.com is a Ghana-based classifieds site that offers an ecommerce marketplce platform.
- HQ Location
- Ghana
- Followers
- 7.2K
- Founded
- 2013
MainOne is a telecommunications startup aimed at enabling West Africa's digital economy.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 6.4K
- Founded
- 2007
CyberTalents is a platform that ranks cyber security talents by running CTF Competitions in order to get hired by recruiters.
- HQ Location
- Egypt
- Followers
- 6.4K
- Founded
- 2017
Nestcoin builds, operates and invests in crypto-native products for everyday people in frontier markets.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 6.2K
- Founded
- 2021
Aya is a curated marketplace for early-stage startups and high growth businesses to access vetted African Web3 digital skilled talents.
- HQ Location
- Ghana
- Followers
- 6.1K
- Founded
- 2020
Bumpa is a Nigerian startup which helps retailers manage and grow their businesses from their mobile phones.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 6K
- Founded
- 2021
Empowering fleet operators worldwide with data-driven mobility solutions.
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 6K
- Founded
- 2012
Kopo Kopo is a Nairobi-based company that offers solutions to help businesses grow and prosper through payments.
- HQ Location
- Kenya
- Followers
- 5.7K
- Founded
- 2011
YouCan is an integrated platform specialized in e-commerce, offering a wide range of services needed by merchants and entrepreneurs.
- HQ Location
- Morocco
- Followers
- 5.7K
- Founded
- 2020
Shuttlers is a platform that enables professionals access efficient shared-transportation in Lagos Metropolis of Nigeria
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 5.5K
- Founded
- 2015
Farmhut is an AI-powered marketplace connecting farmers to markets that pay fair prices for their produce
- HQ Location
- Zimbabwe
- Followers
- 5.4K
- Founded
- 2017
BasiGo is a Kenyan early-stage e-mobility start-up creating the future of clean, electric public transit in Africa.
- HQ Location
- Kenya
- Followers
- 5.4K
- Founded
- 2021
Onefi is a Nigerian startup which provides digital solutions to optimize payments, billing, loans and credit report services.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 5.4K
- Founded
- 2012
Enda Athletic is an Kenyan startup that makes running shoes for both men and women
- HQ Location
- Kenya
- Followers
- 5.3K
- Founded
- 2015
Wefarm is a network and marketplace for small-scale farmers to share and access vital information, products and services without internet.
- HQ Location
- Kenya
- Followers
- 5.3K
- Founded
- 2015
Azuri is a leading commercial provider of PayGo Solar Home Systems for rural off-grid homes.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 5.1K
- Founded
- 2012
Telda is a Cairo-based financial brand built for Millennials and GenZ to take the pain out of peer-to-peer payments.
- HQ Location
- Egypt
- Followers
- 5.1K
- Founded
- 2021
Healthtracka makes lab testing easy and convenient with at-home sample collection and digital results in 1-3days
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 4.8K
- Founded
- 2021
SnapScan is a mobile payments app, providing South Africans with the most convenient way to pay with their phones
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 4.7K
- Founded
- 2013
Norebase helps users incorporate a company, get a bank account and register intellectual property in any African country
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 4.6K
- Founded
- 2021
Isizwe enables companies to utilize their CSI effectively by rolling out uncapped WiFi to communities
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 4.6K
- Founded
- 2013
Sparkle is a Nigerian FinTech platform that is creating a market place that makes it easy to achieve business outcomes.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 4.5K
- Founded
- 2019
Fonbnk is a new distributed finance company enabling a frictionless, financial onramp for emerging markets.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 4.5K
- Founded
- 2019
Spleet is a Nigerian proptech startup that provides access to flexible subscription based rental services.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 4.3K
- Founded
- 2017
Semicolon is a Nigerian EdTech startup which offers Professional Training and Coaching services
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 4.1K
- Founded
- 2018
Hello Tractor is a diversified ag-tech company focused on improving food and income security throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 4.1K
- Founded
- 2014
UCOOK is a South African meal kit delivery service
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 4K
- Founded
- 2014
Thepeer is a Nigerian FinTech startup that provides API infrastructure for businesses.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 4K
- Founded
- 2021
Sycamore is a Financial services company where you can lend through us or borrow from us.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 3.8K
- Founded
- 2018
Nafham provides school educational videos, tutoring sessions & training courses
- HQ Location
- Egypt
- Followers
- 3.8K
- Founded
- 2012
ShapShap is a multimodal delivery marketplace that connects drivers with vendors and customers to meet all delivery & payment needs
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 3.7K
- Founded
- 2017
Rentoza is on a mission to democratize ownership of technology devices and appliances for all African consumers
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 3.7K
- Founded
- 2017
KHULA! is a South African mobile marketplace for farmers.
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 3.5K
- Founded
- 2016
Droppa is an on-demand logistics service that allows users to transport goods through their mobile app and interactive booking system.
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 3.5K
- Founded
- 2015
Franc is a South African investment app that enables quick and easy adoption of savings and investment products by partner businesses.
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 3.4K
- Founded
- 2018
Complete Farmer is a Ghanian AgTech startup which allows users to own shares in tech-enabled farms
- HQ Location
- Ghana
- Followers
- 3.4K
- Founded
- 2017
NOWNOW is a Fintech platform that allows users to send and receive money, purchase airtime and pay bills with ease.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 3.3K
- Founded
- 2015
Stakefair is a Decentralized Finance (DeFi) company that is expected to disrupt the Real-Money Gaming industry
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 3.3K
- Founded
- 2021
Bitmama is a Nigerian crypto trading platform that allows faster, eaiser and cheaper exchange of cryptocurrencies in Africa.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 3.2K
- Founded
- 2016
Ovex is a South African digital asset exchange and OTC trading desk, that brings liquidity to African cryptocurrency markets.
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 3.2K
- Founded
- 2017
Grassroots Economics is a Kenyan non-profit foundation that seeks to empower marginalized communities.
- HQ Location
- Kenya
- Followers
- 3.1K
- Founded
- 2010
ReelFruit is a Nigerian premium dried fruit company known for its high quality nutritious snacks
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 3.1K
- Founded
- 2012
Ejara is a platform allowing French-speaking Africa to access various affordable investment offers: fractional shares, crypto and more.
- HQ Location
- Cameroon
- Followers
- 3K
- Founded
- 2020
Terrawork is a Nigerian one-stop marketplace for freelancers.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 2.9K
- Founded
- 2017
Tripesa provides payment solutions for Africa's Travel & Tourism Industry
- HQ Location
- Uganda
- Followers
- 2.7K
- Founded
- 2013
Emergency Response Africa (ERA) is a healthcare technology company that provides medical care to victims at the scene of the emergency
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 2.7K
- Founded
- 2018
Bloom is a FinTech company that provides financial products that improve the lives of East African consumers.
- HQ Location
- Sudan
- Followers
- 2.7K
- Founded
- 2021
Kotani Pay enables blockchain protocols, dapps and blockchain fintech companies to integrate seamlessly to local payment channels in Africa.
- HQ Location
- Kenya
- Followers
- 2.6K
- Founded
- 2021
CrossBoundary is a mission driven investment firm that unlocks the power of capital for sustainable growth and strong returns in underserved markets.
- HQ Location
- Kenya
- Followers
- 2.6K
- Founded
- 2011
Bloc is building the all-in-one FinTech infrastructure stack — for startups and organisations.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 2.6K
- Founded
- 2009
Aptech Africa Ltd. is the leading Solar Energy Specialist in Africa.
- HQ Location
- Uganda
- Followers
- 2.6K
- Founded
- 2011
Zuri Health is a virtual hospital providing healthcare services to patients across Sub-saharan Africa via mobile app, website and SMS service
- HQ Location
- Kenya
- Followers
- 2.5K
- Founded
- 2020
HyperionDev is a South African edtech startup that is dedicated to closing the global tech skills gap.
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 2.5K
- Founded
- 2012
Shamba Pride is a one-stop online-to-offline platform that connects smallholder farmers to services and information through tech-powered “DigiShops”.
- HQ Location
- Kenya
- Followers
- 2.5K
- Founded
- 2016
Welo is a HealthTech Company that provides services for individuals and Corporates.
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 2.3K
- Founded
- 2020
Go1 is a South African eLearning startup which offers digital learning for entire workforce.
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 2.3K
- Founded
- 2015
Mobihall is an Egyptian eCommerce platform that gives the latest prices and specifications of mobiles and tablets.
- HQ Location
- Egypt
- Followers
- 2.2K
- Founded
- -
Vendease is a Nigerian online marketplace for Africa's food service businesses.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 2.2K
- Founded
- 2019
Fincra is a Nigerian FinTech platform which provides payment solutions for persons and businesses.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 2.1K
- Founded
- 2019
Enabling social mobility and economic prosperity through technology in Africa.
- HQ Location
- South Africa
- Followers
- 2.1K
- Founded
- 2021
Sanivation is a Kenyan startup that provides solution for sanitation problems.
- HQ Location
- Kenya
- Followers
- 2.1K
- Founded
- 2014
Estate Intel is a data platform for organizations interacting with the real estate and construction industry in Africa.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 2K
- Founded
- 2014
Sudo is an API platform that enables developers to instantly issue physical and virtual cards with more control & flexibility at scale.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 2K
- Founded
- 2020
Powerhive is a Kenyan startup that provides resilient energy infrastructure for off-grid communities.
- HQ Location
- Kenya
- Followers
- 2K
- Founded
- 2011
SPIRO is accelerating the access of affordable, clean energy technology in the mobility sector.
- HQ Location
- Kenya
- Followers
- 2K
- Founded
- 2019
Engage Messaging is a Nigerian AI startup which helps businesses retain customers through automated e-mails, SMS and in-app messaging.
- HQ Location
- Nigeria
- Followers
- 1.9K
- Founded
- 2020
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