Beauty Startups in Africa
Step into the thriving world of Beauty startups in Africa, where innovators are rewriting the rules and redefining what's possible. Our carefully curated list is your passport to explore the trailblazers who are shaping this dynamic sector. Discover their bold solutions, game-changing products, and out-of-the-box thinking as they forge new paths in Beauty.
Cummulative Funding
$6.2M+
Total # of Companies
17
Total Deal Count
22
Total M&A Count
1
Total # of Investors
31
List of Beauty startups in Africa
Add Startup| Startuparrow_upward | Overviewarrow_upward | Last roundarrow_upward | Total raisedarrow_upward | Founded |
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Uncover is revolutionising self-care in Africa, starting by building the continent's most trusted skincare brand | Secondary Market | $ 2,500,000 | 2020 | |
Glamera is the first mobile application specialized in health and beauty for Arab Women. | Seed | $ 1,870,000 | 2019 | |
Wazi Vision provides more affordable eye care in Africa. | Seed | $ 800,000 | 2016 | |
VetCode is a professional mobile technology startup that is specialized in pets mobile care services. | Seed | $ 450,000 | 2018 | |
StyleNow is an Egyptian startup that delivers on-demand beauty services in Greater Cairo. | Seed | $ 170,000 | 2016 | |
Source Beauty is a women-led platform providing women the choice to choose local alternatives to their self-care routines. | Seed | $ 150,000 | 2016 | |
Skin Gourmet is a Ghana-based startup that makes handmade skincare sourced from the wild. | Grant | $ 110,000 | 2014 | |
At Zuri, we build online tools to help beauty professionals in Nigeria grow their business. | Funding Round | $ 100,000 | 2019 | |
Cut Egypt is an Egyptian On-Demand Beauty and Wellness Services app | Pre-seed | $ 50,000 | 2019 | |
Aqua Rwanda is Rwandan cosmetics startup that produces perfumes and other toiletries. | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2018 | |
We create real difference for Africa and beyond by sustainably innovating through coffee waste. | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2021 | |
Bazaari is an Egyptian platform that provides a wide range of products from fashion, home, and beauty sectors. | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2021 | |
Poise Swimwear is an online swimwear brand in South Africa | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2017 | |
Brown and Ayo is a Cape Town-based black hair care and lifestyle brand | Seed | Undisclosed | 2019 | |
Keyara Botanicals is a skin and hair care brand, which utilises the purest and most premium oils butters and scents from across the African continent. | Grant | Undisclosed | 2014 | |
FixMyHair is a creative platform connecting Hair stylists to customers on the go | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2021 | |
The Makeup Shop is an Egyptian eCommerce startup for buying and selling authentic beauty products. | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2020 |
Founded
2020
Overview
Uncover is revolutionising self-care in Africa, starting by building the continent's most trusted skincare brand
Last round
Secondary Market
Total raised
$ 2,500,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2019
Overview
Glamera is the first mobile application specialized in health and beauty for Arab Women.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 1,870,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2016
Overview
Wazi Vision provides more affordable eye care in Africa.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 800,000
Employee
Founded
2018
Overview
VetCode is a professional mobile technology startup that is specialized in pets mobile care services.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 450,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2016
Overview
StyleNow is an Egyptian startup that delivers on-demand beauty services in Greater Cairo.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 170,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2016
Overview
Source Beauty is a women-led platform providing women the choice to choose local alternatives to their self-care routines.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 150,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2014
Overview
Skin Gourmet is a Ghana-based startup that makes handmade skincare sourced from the wild.
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 110,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2019
Overview
At Zuri, we build online tools to help beauty professionals in Nigeria grow their business.
Last round
Funding Round
Total raised
$ 100,000
Employee
1-10
Founded
2019
Overview
Cut Egypt is an Egyptian On-Demand Beauty and Wellness Services app
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 50,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2018
Overview
Aqua Rwanda is Rwandan cosmetics startup that produces perfumes and other toiletries.
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
Founded
2021
Overview
We create real difference for Africa and beyond by sustainably innovating through coffee waste.
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
10-50
Founded
2021
Overview
Bazaari is an Egyptian platform that provides a wide range of products from fashion, home, and beauty sectors.
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
2-10
Founded
2017
Overview
Poise Swimwear is an online swimwear brand in South Africa
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
Founded
2019
Overview
Brown and Ayo is a Cape Town-based black hair care and lifestyle brand
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
2-10
Founded
2014
Overview
Keyara Botanicals is a skin and hair care brand, which utilises the purest and most premium oils butters and scents from across the African continent.
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
2-10
Founded
2021
Overview
FixMyHair is a creative platform connecting Hair stylists to customers on the go
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
2-10
Founded
2020
Overview
The Makeup Shop is an Egyptian eCommerce startup for buying and selling authentic beauty products.
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
11-50