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Bitcoin Startups in Africa

Bitcoin's traction is growing, but skepticism lingers among business leaders due to volatility concerns. Local players like VALR and Centbee are fostering adoption, while Gridless taps into off-grid energy needs. On-ground sentiment reflects cautious optimism, with recognition of Bitcoin's potential but also concerns about its stability.

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Company	Tagline	Total Funding	Last Round	Team Size	Backers
Mozacoin Cameroon	Mozacoin is a Cameroonian online and offline platform that allows consumers, and traders to access payments services with cryptocurrency	-	- -	2-10	No Data
Kloo Benin	Kloo is a Beninese SaaS startup that facilitates information sharing and online sales, contactless using web pages, links and NFC connected objects.	-	- -	10-50	No Data
VALR South Africa	VALR bridges the gap between our traditional financial system and the new world of cryptocurrencies.	$55M	Series B -	2-10	No Data
Centbee South Africa	Centbee is the easiest way to store, spend and send Bitcoin SV safely on your mobile phone	$2M	Seed -	1-10	No Data
Gridless Kenya	Gridless deploys distributed, run-of-river hydroelectric bitcoin mining to accelerate the electrification of rural Africa and decentralize.	$2M	Seed -	11-50	No Data
Custos Media Technologies South Africa	Custos uses patented blockchain incentives to stop media piracy. Over 120 000 movies protected to date.	$715K	Seed -	11-50	No Data

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Levidge Seychelles	Levidge is a high-performance crypto collateral trading platform that trades Bitcoin, alt-coins, and assets.	$100K	Seed -	2-10	No Data
Vesicash Nigeria	Vesicash is an instant digital escrow service built on a proprietary payment technology that ensures you transact safely at all times.	$100K	Seed -	1-10	No Data