Health Care Startups in Africa
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Healthcare in Southern Africa is a growing market, driven by factors such as rising incomes, increasing access to healthcare, and a growing population. However, the market is also facing challenges, such as high costs, limited access to quality healthcare, and a shortage of skilled healthcare professionals. Despite these challenges, there are many opportunities for growth in the healthcare sector in Southern Africa.
Cummulative Funding
$108.5M+
Total # of Companies
32
Total Deal Count
87
Total M&A Count
2
Total # of Investors
131
List of Health Care startups in Africa
Add Startup| Startuparrow_upward | Overviewarrow_upward | Last roundarrow_upward | Total raisedarrow_upward | Founded |
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Hewatele is a registered social enterprise setup with a key mandate to ensure oxygen is available, affordably to all needy patients. | Debt Financing | $ 30,500,000 | 2014 | |
Kasha empowers all women to confidentially and affordably purchase the products they need to live their best lives | Venture | $ 28,000,000 | 2016 | |
Axmed accelerates access to high-quality and affordable medicines through business and technology innovation. | Grant | $ 18,000,000 | 2023 | |
Ilara Health provides Affordable technology-powered diagnostics for Africa | Debt Financing | $ 10,785,000 | 2019 | |
Haltons Pharmacy is a retail pharmacy chain dispensing prescription and non-prescription pharmaceutical products. | Venture | $ 6,000,000 | 2013 | |
Jacaranda Health delivers sustainable solutions in partnership with government hospitals to improve quality of care for moms & newborns. | Grant | $ 4,950,000 | 2016 | |
BYON8 is a Pan-African Company based in Sweden that aims to improve people's lives by building. | Seed | $ 2,000,000 | 2017 | |
AfyaRekod is a digital health data platform that allows health facilities to capture, store, have real-time access of the patients health data. | Seed | $ 2,000,000 | 2020 | |
Zuri Health is a virtual hospital providing healthcare services to patients across Sub-saharan Africa via mobile app, website and SMS service | Funding Round | $ 1,583,500 | 2020 | |
M-Tiba is a wallet platform that allows users to save and accrue funds for any future or ongoing medical emergency. | Seed | $ 1,500,000 | 2015 | |
Shamiri Institute is a Kenyan non-profit mental health care startup | Funding Round | $ 1,000,000 | 2019 | |
At Totohealth, we utilize innovative mobile technologies to improve maternal and child health indicators across Kenya. | Non-equity Assistance | $ 1,000,000 | 2014 | |
ConnectMed is building a digital therapeutics platform that allows patients to manage their primary and chronic care needs. | Grant | $ 294,500 | 2016 | |
Flare provides emergency response technology for the future. | Grant | $ 275,000 | 2016 | |
Bena Care is a Kenyan start-up delivering affordable clinical and supportive care to patients. | Grant | $ 204,000 | 2017 | |
Access Afya is the healthcare operating system for emerging economies | Venture | $ 103,800 | 2012 | |
Nadia is a personalized automated health companion that provides quick medical attention and prescriptions | Seed | $ 100,000 | 2019 | |
The Pathology Network give hope to communities by equalizing access to quality healthcare. | Non-equity Assistance | $ 100,000 | 2017 | |
Negus Med supplies medical equipment ranging from surgical gloves to TopClosure Systems within East Africa. | Non-equity Assistance | $ 50,000 | 2017 | |
TIBU is a Kenyan startup which decentralises primary outpatient care to bring it directly to patients. | Grant | $ 50,000 | 2017 |
Founded
2014
Overview
Hewatele is a registered social enterprise setup with a key mandate to ensure oxygen is available, affordably to all needy patients.
Last round
Debt Financing
Total raised
$ 30,500,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2016
Overview
Kasha empowers all women to confidentially and affordably purchase the products they need to live their best lives
Last round
Venture
Total raised
$ 28,000,000
Employee
201-500
Founded
2023
Overview
Axmed accelerates access to high-quality and affordable medicines through business and technology innovation.
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 18,000,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2019
Overview
Ilara Health provides Affordable technology-powered diagnostics for Africa
Last round
Debt Financing
Total raised
$ 10,785,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2013
Overview
Haltons Pharmacy is a retail pharmacy chain dispensing prescription and non-prescription pharmaceutical products.
Last round
Venture
Total raised
$ 6,000,000
Employee
251-500
Founded
2016
Overview
Jacaranda Health delivers sustainable solutions in partnership with government hospitals to improve quality of care for moms & newborns.
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 4,950,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2017
Overview
BYON8 is a Pan-African Company based in Sweden that aims to improve people's lives by building.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 2,000,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2020
Overview
AfyaRekod is a digital health data platform that allows health facilities to capture, store, have real-time access of the patients health data.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 2,000,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2020
Overview
Zuri Health is a virtual hospital providing healthcare services to patients across Sub-saharan Africa via mobile app, website and SMS service
Last round
Funding Round
Total raised
$ 1,583,500
Employee
11-50
Founded
2015
Overview
M-Tiba is a wallet platform that allows users to save and accrue funds for any future or ongoing medical emergency.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 1,500,000
Employee
Founded
2019
Overview
Shamiri Institute is a Kenyan non-profit mental health care startup
Last round
Funding Round
Total raised
$ 1,000,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2014
Overview
At Totohealth, we utilize innovative mobile technologies to improve maternal and child health indicators across Kenya.
Last round
Non-equity Assistance
Total raised
$ 1,000,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2016
Overview
ConnectMed is building a digital therapeutics platform that allows patients to manage their primary and chronic care needs.
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 294,500
Employee
1-10
Founded
2016
Overview
Flare provides emergency response technology for the future.
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 275,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2017
Overview
Bena Care is a Kenyan start-up delivering affordable clinical and supportive care to patients.
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 204,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2012
Overview
Access Afya is the healthcare operating system for emerging economies
Last round
Venture
Total raised
$ 103,800
Employee
51-200
Founded
2019
Overview
Nadia is a personalized automated health companion that provides quick medical attention and prescriptions
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 100,000
Employee
1-10
Founded
2017
Overview
The Pathology Network give hope to communities by equalizing access to quality healthcare.
Last round
Non-equity Assistance
Total raised
$ 100,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2017
Overview
Negus Med supplies medical equipment ranging from surgical gloves to TopClosure Systems within East Africa.
Last round
Non-equity Assistance
Total raised
$ 50,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2017
Overview
TIBU is a Kenyan startup which decentralises primary outpatient care to bring it directly to patients.
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 50,000
Employee
2-10