AI Startups in Africa
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AI in Southern Africa is gaining traction, with startups like Tribal Credit, Sky.Garden, and DXwand leading the charge. Local business leaders are cautiously optimistic, recognizing its potential to drive efficiency and growth. However, challenges remain in accessing data, skilled talent, and addressing regulatory concerns.
Cummulative Funding
$171.8M+
Total # of Companies
89
Total Deal Count
178
Total M&A Count
4
Total # of Investors
313
List of AI startups in Africa
Add Startup| Startuparrow_upward | Overviewarrow_upward | Last roundarrow_upward | Total raisedarrow_upward | Founded |
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Tribal Credit powers startup growth in emerging markets by providing corporate cards and financial solutions | Series A | $ 43,440,000 | 2016 | |
Insight Terra provides real-time actionable insight into all your critical data. | Series A | $ 11,200,000 | 2021 | |
InfiniLink is an Egypt-based semiconductor startup building chips focused on high-speed connectivity. | Seed | $ 10,000,000 | 2022 | |
Cerebrium is enabling businesses to build and deploy ML products quickly and easily. Creating a AWS Sagemaker alternative. | Seed | $ 9,000,000 | 2021 | |
Thunder Code is a Tunis-based generative AI-powered software testing platform. | Seed | $ 9,000,000 | 2025 | |
Sky.Garden is a Kenyan mobile SaaS eCommerce Platform for African retailers. | Series A | $ 7,212,030 | 2015 | |
DXwand is an AI venture founded by technology & AI experts that are passionate about building intelligent conversational AI | Series A | $ 6,880,000 | 2018 | |
FARO is Africa’s fastest growing fashion venture - on a mission to build the world’s most innovative fashion outlet and reduce waste. | Seed | $ 6,000,000 | 2023 | |
Jem is the employee benefits and HR platform built for deskless workers on WhatsApp. | Funding Round | $ 5,667,000 | 2020 | |
Better Auth is an Ethiopian open-source developer tool for authentication. | Seed | $ 5,000,000 | 2024 | |
Proto is the leader for inclusive chatbots and multilingual contact centre automation. | Series A | $ 4,312,000 | 2017 | |
Salus Cloud is a South African AI-native platform revolutionising Developer & Security Operations (DevSecOps) for engineers. | Seed | $ 3,700,000 | 2024 | |
Nucleon Security delivers AI-powered Zero Trust endpoint protection for enterprises across Europe and Africa. | Seed | $ 3,500,000 | 2019 | |
Qme is an AI-based real-time digital queuing solution with an automated end-to-end user handling experience. | Seed | $ 3,125,500 | 2020 | |
Roboost is an Egyptian Logistics startup that uses AI to automate and optimize the home delivery operations for businesses. | Seed | $ 3,000,000 | 2020 | |
Save Your Wardrobe is a FashionTech startup using AI to make Fashion more digital and sustainable | Seed | $ 3,000,000 | 2017 | |
Convertedin is an automation ads platform for eCommerce and online sellers | Seed | $ 3,000,000 | 2018 | |
Locstat is a graph intelligence platform delivers that next-gen graph analytics by supplementing graph with a supporting ecosystem. | Seed | $ 2,899,995 | 2016 | |
Rulebase automates fintech back-office tasks using AI agents for compliance, disputes, and quality assurance. | Pre-seed | $ 2,600,000 | 2024 | |
Ubenwa Health is a MedTech startup building the future of automated sound-based medical diagnostics | Pre-seed | $ 2,500,000 | 2017 |
Founded
2016
Overview
Tribal Credit powers startup growth in emerging markets by providing corporate cards and financial solutions
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 43,440,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2021
Overview
Insight Terra provides real-time actionable insight into all your critical data.
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 11,200,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2022
Overview
InfiniLink is an Egypt-based semiconductor startup building chips focused on high-speed connectivity.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 10,000,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2021
Overview
Cerebrium is enabling businesses to build and deploy ML products quickly and easily. Creating a AWS Sagemaker alternative.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 9,000,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2025
Overview
Thunder Code is a Tunis-based generative AI-powered software testing platform.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 9,000,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2015
Overview
Sky.Garden is a Kenyan mobile SaaS eCommerce Platform for African retailers.
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 7,212,030
Employee
11-50
Founded
2018
Overview
DXwand is an AI venture founded by technology & AI experts that are passionate about building intelligent conversational AI
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 6,880,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2023
Overview
FARO is Africa’s fastest growing fashion venture - on a mission to build the world’s most innovative fashion outlet and reduce waste.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 6,000,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2020
Overview
Jem is the employee benefits and HR platform built for deskless workers on WhatsApp.
Last round
Funding Round
Total raised
$ 5,667,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2024
Overview
Better Auth is an Ethiopian open-source developer tool for authentication.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 5,000,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2017
Overview
Proto is the leader for inclusive chatbots and multilingual contact centre automation.
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 4,312,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2024
Overview
Salus Cloud is a South African AI-native platform revolutionising Developer & Security Operations (DevSecOps) for engineers.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 3,700,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2019
Overview
Nucleon Security delivers AI-powered Zero Trust endpoint protection for enterprises across Europe and Africa.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 3,500,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2020
Overview
Qme is an AI-based real-time digital queuing solution with an automated end-to-end user handling experience.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 3,125,500
Employee
2-10
Founded
2020
Overview
Roboost is an Egyptian Logistics startup that uses AI to automate and optimize the home delivery operations for businesses.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 3,000,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2017
Overview
Save Your Wardrobe is a FashionTech startup using AI to make Fashion more digital and sustainable
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 3,000,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2018
Overview
Convertedin is an automation ads platform for eCommerce and online sellers
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 3,000,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2016
Overview
Locstat is a graph intelligence platform delivers that next-gen graph analytics by supplementing graph with a supporting ecosystem.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 2,899,995
Employee
11-50
Founded
2024
Overview
Rulebase automates fintech back-office tasks using AI agents for compliance, disputes, and quality assurance.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 2,600,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2017
Overview
Ubenwa Health is a MedTech startup building the future of automated sound-based medical diagnostics
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 2,500,000
Employee
2-10