API Startups in Africa
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API integration in Africa remains nascent with challenges like data privacy, connectivity, and fragmented regulatory landscapes. Local business leaders see value but are cautious about data sharing and compliance. Stitch, Union54, and Maplerad offer solutions but face limited adoption. The market is poised for growth with increasing digital adoption and cross-border trade.
Cummulative Funding
$174M+
Total # of Companies
61
Total Deal Count
131
Total M&A Count
7
Total # of Investors
267
List of API startups in Africa
Add Startup| Startuparrow_upward | Overviewarrow_upward | Last roundarrow_upward | Total raisedarrow_upward | Founded |
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Stitch is a South African fintech platform building API to make Africa a world-leader in fintech. | Series B | $ 107,000,000 | 2020 | |
Union54 is a member led association of African fintechs pulling together to dismantle borders and make money borderless. | Seed | $ 15,125,000 | 2020 | |
Banking services for the unbanked: Maplerad provides a modern banking platform for Nigerians. | Seed | $ 6,000,000 | 2022 | |
Jem is the employee benefits and HR platform built for deskless workers on WhatsApp. | Funding Round | $ 5,667,000 | 2020 | |
Sudo is an API platform that enables developers to instantly issue physical and virtual cards with more control & flexibility at scale. | Pre-seed | $ 3,700,000 | 2020 | |
Flood enables telcos and banks to embed digital commerce, loyalty, and payments directly into their existing apps | Seed | $ 3,500,000 | 2020 | |
Synatic is a modern data automation platform that combines iPaaS, ESB, ETL and API Management into a simple yet powerful tool | Seed | $ 3,500,000 | 2016 | |
Sukhiba is a conversational chat based platform for businesses looking to leverage the popularity of WhatsApp. | Seed | $ 3,425,000 | 2020 | |
Identitypass is creating trust by powering easy customer and business verification. | Seed | $ 3,285,000 | 2020 | |
Userguest is a Moroccan tech startup focused on helping hotels enhance their direct revenue | Seed | $ 3,204,475 | 2018 | |
Koa is a an App based platform that helps you save and grow your money at the tap of a button | Venture | $ 2,510,000 | 2021 | |
Credrails is building the open finance rails for Africa by connecting various data sources into a single api for a variety of use cases. | Seed | $ 2,500,000 | 2020 | |
Thepeer is a Nigerian FinTech startup that provides API infrastructure for businesses. | Seed | $ 2,320,000 | 2021 | |
Imaginario AI helps Hollywood Studios, production companies and creators find, curate and transform anything inside their videos with AI. | Pre-seed | $ 1,920,000 | 2022 | |
ETAP is a car insurance app that makes buying and claiming on car insurance easy | Pre-seed | $ 1,500,000 | 2021 | |
MyCover.ai is democratizing access to insurance in Africa with open insurance API. | Pre-seed | $ 1,300,000 | 2021 | |
ToumAI empowers organizations with innovative multilingual and generative voice analytics to enhance customer experiences. | Seed | $ 1,200,000 | 2020 | |
Churpy is on a mission to make managing receivables operations secure and scalable for finance teams and developers. | Seed | $ 1,100,000 | 2020 | |
Veend enables financial institutions and merchants to easily embed credit into various ecosystems profitably and at scale. | Pre-seed | $ 780,000 | 2021 | |
El Dokan is an eCommerce Software designed for enterprises | Pre-seed | $ 550,000 | 2019 |
Founded
2020
Overview
Stitch is a South African fintech platform building API to make Africa a world-leader in fintech.
Last round
Series B
Total raised
$ 107,000,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2020
Overview
Union54 is a member led association of African fintechs pulling together to dismantle borders and make money borderless.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 15,125,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2022
Overview
Banking services for the unbanked: Maplerad provides a modern banking platform for Nigerians.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 6,000,000
Employee
2-10
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
2020
Overview
Sudo is an API platform that enables developers to instantly issue physical and virtual cards with more control & flexibility at scale.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 3,700,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2020
Overview
Flood enables telcos and banks to embed digital commerce, loyalty, and payments directly into their existing apps
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 3,500,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2016
Overview
Synatic is a modern data automation platform that combines iPaaS, ESB, ETL and API Management into a simple yet powerful tool
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 3,500,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2020
Overview
Sukhiba is a conversational chat based platform for businesses looking to leverage the popularity of WhatsApp.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 3,425,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2020
Overview
Identitypass is creating trust by powering easy customer and business verification.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 3,285,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2018
Overview
Userguest is a Moroccan tech startup focused on helping hotels enhance their direct revenue
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 3,204,475
Employee
11-50
Founded
2021
Overview
Koa is a an App based platform that helps you save and grow your money at the tap of a button
Last round
Venture
Total raised
$ 2,510,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2020
Overview
Credrails is building the open finance rails for Africa by connecting various data sources into a single api for a variety of use cases.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 2,500,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2021
Overview
Thepeer is a Nigerian FinTech startup that provides API infrastructure for businesses.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 2,320,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2022
Overview
Imaginario AI helps Hollywood Studios, production companies and creators find, curate and transform anything inside their videos with AI.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 1,920,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2021
Overview
ETAP is a car insurance app that makes buying and claiming on car insurance easy
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 1,500,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2021
Overview
MyCover.ai is democratizing access to insurance in Africa with open insurance API.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 1,300,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2020
Overview
ToumAI empowers organizations with innovative multilingual and generative voice analytics to enhance customer experiences.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 1,200,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2020
Overview
Churpy is on a mission to make managing receivables operations secure and scalable for finance teams and developers.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 1,100,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2021
Overview
Veend enables financial institutions and merchants to easily embed credit into various ecosystems profitably and at scale.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 780,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2019
Overview
El Dokan is an eCommerce Software designed for enterprises
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 550,000
Employee
11-50