How much funding have Bitcoin startups in Africa raised?

Bitcoin startups in Africa have raised $60.1M in disclosed funding.

Who invests in Bitcoin startups in Africa?

10x Group has backed 1 Bitcoin startup, followed by 4Di Capital (1) and Alameda Research (1).

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Bitcoin startups in Africa

StartupList Africa tracks 9 Bitcoin startups across Africa, which have raised $60.1M in disclosed funding. South Africa has the most, with 3, followed by Nigeria (2) and Benin (1).

Companies: 9; in this sector
Avg. Deal Size: $5.5M
Total Funding: $60.1M

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#	Startup	What they do	Last round	Raised	Team
1	Green FlareNigeria	Flare gas-powered Bitcoin mining and data centre infrastructure in Nigeria	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
2	KlooBenin	Kloo is a Beninese SaaS startup that facilitates information sharing and online sales, contactless using web pages, links and NFC connected objects.	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	10–50
3	MozacoinCameroon	Mozacoin is a Cameroonian online and offline platform that allows consumers, and traders to access payments services with cryptocurrency	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	2–10
4	VALRSouth Africa	VALR bridges the gap between our traditional financial system and the new world of cryptocurrencies.	Series B	$55M	2–10
5	CentbeeSouth Africa	Centbee is the easiest way to store, spend and send Bitcoin SV safely on your mobile phone	Seed	$2M	1–10
6	GridlessKenya	Gridless deploys distributed, run-of-river hydroelectric bitcoin mining to accelerate the electrification of rural Africa and decentralize.	Seed	$2M	11–50
7	Custos Media TechnologiesSouth Africa	Custos uses patented blockchain incentives to stop media piracy. Over 120 000 movies protected to date.	Seed	$715K	11–50
8	VesicashNigeria	Vesicash is an instant digital escrow service built on a proprietary payment technology that ensures you transact safely at all times.	Seed	$100K	1–10
9	LevidgeSeychelles	Levidge is a high-performance crypto collateral trading platform that trades Bitcoin, alt-coins, and assets.	Seed	$100K	2–10

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Frequently asked about Bitcoin in Africa

How many Bitcoin startups are there in Africa?: StartupList Africa tracks 9 Bitcoin startups across Africa.
How much funding have Bitcoin startups in Africa raised?: Bitcoin startups in Africa have raised $60.1M in disclosed funding.
Which African countries have the most Bitcoin startups?: South Africa has the most, with 3, followed by Nigeria (2) and Benin (1).
Who invests in Bitcoin startups in Africa?: 10x Group has backed 1 Bitcoin startup, followed by 4Di Capital (1) and Alameda Research (1).

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