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Finance Startups in Africa

Finance is heating up in West Africa. Bayport, Pepkor, Fawry are making waves, but local leaders see challenges. Mobile money dominates, but credit penetration is low. Digital lenders face regulatory hurdles, but potential for growth is huge.

Tracked Companies

Avg. Deal Size

$15.5M+0%

Active Startups

47+0%

Total Funding

$1.4B+0%

Avg. Growth

0%+0%

Market Map

47 companies in this sector

Submit startup

Company	Tagline	Total Funding	Last Round	Team Size	Backers
Tudu Ghana	Tudu is an ecommerce startup that provides a marketplace platform for small and medium scale retail businesses to sell online without creating websites.	-	- -	2-10	No Data
Just-Dream Global Nigeria	Creating an easy access to credit for every African home.	-	- -	2-10	No Data
AjoMoney Nigeria	AjoMoney digitizes traditional group savings, offering secure, transparent credit access for communities.	-	- -	1-10	No Data
CreditFins Egypt	CreditFins is Egypt’s FinTech platform focusing on alleviating financial stress through debt management solution.	-	Pre-seed -	2-10	No Data
Voola Bahrain	CryptoWallet, high secure messenger, bank acquiring, StableNFT technology, OS for mobile & smart devices	-	- -	2-10	No Data
Capidot Nigeria	Capidot is a digital banking platform for Cooperatives and Unbanked Organizations in Nigeria.	-	- -	10-50	No Data

myCircle Nigeria	myCircle is building financially responsible relationships and connections, ensuring savers are partner accountable. Your network is your networth.	-	- -	2-10	No Data
Sa3ar Egypt	Sa3ar is an Egyptian startup that provides car valuation technology and a dealer-specific auction platform.	-	- -	2-10	No Data
Myluxtrade Digital Hub Nigeria	your one-stop shop for crypto and foreign exchange	-	- -	10-50	No Data
FI Fincra Nigeria	Fincra is a Nigerian FinTech platform which provides payment solutions for persons and businesses.	-	- -	51-200	No Data
Exchange4Free South Africa	Exchange4free is a South African cross-border payments firm.	-	- -	51-200	No Data
Fiatope Cameroon	Fiatope is a funding platform for innovative projects with a strong social impact that are implemented in Africa.	-	- -	2-10	No Data
Bayport Financial Services Mauritius	Bayport Management Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides retail financial services in the Republic of Mauritius and internationally.	$263M	Private Equity -	501-1000	No Data
Pepkor South Africa	Pepkor is a South African based investment holding company with retail interests in Africa, Australia and Eastern Europe.	$239M	Debt Financing -	10001+	No Data
Lendable Kenya	Lendable is the leading provider of debt to fintechs in emerging and frontier markets.	$161M	Debt Financing -	11-50	No Data
Fawry Egypt	Fawry is the leading Egyptian platform for digital transformation & e-payments	$122M	Private Equity -	251-500	No Data
CASHPLUS Morocco	Empowering Morocco with CashPlus: Your Trusted Fintech Partner for Seamless Money Transfers, Currency Exchange, and Financial Services Nationwide.	$106M	Initial Public Offering (IPO) -	1001-5000	No Data
Crossboundary Kenya	CrossBoundary is a mission driven investment firm that unlocks the power of capital for sustainable growth and strong returns in underserved markets.	$100M	Private Equity -	51-200	No Data
Oragroup SA Togo	Oragroup SA provides personal and business banking services.	$100M	Debt Financing -	1001-5000	No Data
SunFunder Kenya	SunFunder is unlocking debt capital for solar energy access & climate change	$81M	Grant -	11-50	No Data

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