Data Startups in Africa
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Data scene in East Africa is nascent but buzzing. Local businesses see the value but face challenges in data collection and analysis. Startups like Code For Africa empower citizen data collection, while BudgIT and Kredete use data to drive transparency and financial inclusion.
Cummulative Funding
$43.8M+
Total # of Companies
8
Total Deal Count
15
Total M&A Count
0
Total # of Investors
34
List of Data startups in Africa
Add Startup| Startuparrow_upward | Overviewarrow_upward | Last roundarrow_upward | Total raisedarrow_upward | Founded |
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Kredete is a FinTech platform focused on enabling African immigrants to build credit scores and send money back home, | Series A | $ 24,815,000 | 2023 | |
Insight Terra provides real-time actionable insight into all your critical data. | Series A | $ 11,200,000 | 2021 | |
Code for Africa is Africa's largest network of civic technology and open data labs. | Grant | $ 4,700,000 | 2012 | |
BudgIT is a civic organization that applies technology to intersect citizen engagement with institutional improvement | Grant | $ 2,900,000 | 2011 | |
Kola Market empowers African SMEs with sales, smart inventory, and financing through retail technology. | Pre-seed | $ 200,000 | 2021 | |
InterSIP uses mobile tech to deliver real-time data, training, and impact across Africa. | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2023 | |
Stahili is a new Kenya-based e-commerce platform that rewards users for participating in surveys and shopping activities. | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2024 | |
waar.co.ZA is a startup ‘directory’ focused on listing curated stores selling goods online. | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2020 |
Founded
2023
Overview
Kredete is a FinTech platform focused on enabling African immigrants to build credit scores and send money back home,
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 24,815,000
Employee
11-50
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
2012
Overview
Code for Africa is Africa's largest network of civic technology and open data labs.
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 4,700,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2011
Overview
BudgIT is a civic organization that applies technology to intersect citizen engagement with institutional improvement
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 2,900,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2021
Overview
Kola Market empowers African SMEs with sales, smart inventory, and financing through retail technology.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 200,000
Employee
1-10
Founded
2023
Overview
InterSIP uses mobile tech to deliver real-time data, training, and impact across Africa.
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
11-50
Founded
2024
Overview
Stahili is a new Kenya-based e-commerce platform that rewards users for participating in surveys and shopping activities.
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
11-50
Founded
2020
Overview
waar.co.ZA is a startup ‘directory’ focused on listing curated stores selling goods online.
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
2-10