Human Resources Startups in Africa

Step into the thriving world of Human Resources startups in Africa, where innovators are rewriting the rules and redefining what's possible. Our carefully curated list is your passport to explore the trailblazers who are shaping this dynamic sector. Discover their bold solutions, game-changing products, and out-of-the-box thinking as they forge new paths in Human Resources.

Cummulative Funding

$515.8M+

Total # of Companies

50

Total Deal Count

81

Total M&A Count

4

Total # of Investors

188

List of Human Resources startups in Africa

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StartupOverviewLast roundTotal raisedFounded
1.

Andela is an engineering-as-a-service business that helps companies build remote teams quickly and cost-effectively.

Series E

$ 381,000,000

2014

2.

Instabug is a crowd-sourcing platform designed to provide application feedback to developers

Series B

$ 53,120,000

2012

3.

Decagon is a Nigerian based IT company that trains aspiring youths into world class software developers.

Seed

$ 26,500,000

2018

4.

WorkPay is an end to end HR and payroll system offering time tracking, payroll management, and payouts to all banks in Kenya plus M-Pesa.

Series A

$ 10,000,000

2017

5.

SeamlessHR is a Nigerian HR platform that helps organizations make the best of their people all over the world.

Series A

$ 10,000,000

2011

6.

Wuzzuf is an online marketplace that connects highly educated people as well as low, medium, or no education workers with employers.

Series B

$ 7,850,000

2009

7.

Meaningful Gigs is a tech-enabled marketplace that up-skills and connects skilled African digital designers with enterprise companies.

Seed

$ 7,100,000

2019

8.

Kalido constantly creates personalised opportunities for every user, based on the networks they have and trust.

Seed

$ 5,100,000

2014

9.

Floatpays is a South African on-demand wage access platform.

Non-equity Assistance

$ 4,125,000

2019

10.

The Boardroom Africa (TBR Africa) promotes exceptional female talent to boards across the continent

Venture

$ 2,046,640

2016

11.

SmartWage is a WhatsApp-based HR and Communications platform for deskless employees.

Seed

$ 2,000,000

2020

12.

Talent2Africa is a digital recruiting platform for Global African professionals and companies in Africa.

Seed

$ 1,000,000

2016

13.

Connecting temporary workers with leading companies to improve employability at scale

Seed

$ 1,000,000

2021

14.

Duma Works is changing the way people think about hiring.

Venture

$ 828,000

2011

15.

Kwiks is a Moroccan HR startup that streamlines the hiring process by connecting companies with top freelance headhunters

Venture

$ 827,000

2022

16.

Africa Foresight Group is the first and largest network of freelance management consultants in Africa.

Seed

$ 700,000

2016

17.

Giraffe is a fully-automated digital recruitment solution.

Grant

$ 500,000

2014

18.

JobCrystal is an online career management portal purposed towards shaping careers and helping people find job.

Venture

$ 253,000

2009

19.

Yusudi is a social enterprise offering you talent recruitment services, management coaching, and customized training for your team

Seed

$ 250,000

2016

20.

Jobartis is the leading job board in Angola. It combines the main features of traditional job boards with African specifications.

Seed

$ 169,920

2013

Andela

Founded

2014

Overview

Andela is an engineering-as-a-service business that helps companies build remote teams quickly and cost-effectively.

Last round

Series E

Total raised

$ 381,000,000

Employee

1,001-5,000

Instabug

Founded

2012

Overview

Instabug is a crowd-sourcing platform designed to provide application feedback to developers

Last round

Series B

Total raised

$ 53,120,000

Employee

51-200

Decagon

Founded

2018

Overview

Decagon is a Nigerian based IT company that trains aspiring youths into world class software developers.

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 26,500,000

Employee

51-200

WorkPay

Founded

2017

Overview

WorkPay is an end to end HR and payroll system offering time tracking, payroll management, and payouts to all banks in Kenya plus M-Pesa.

Last round

Series A

Total raised

$ 10,000,000

Employee

11-50

Founded

2011

Overview

SeamlessHR is a Nigerian HR platform that helps organizations make the best of their people all over the world.

Last round

Series A

Total raised

$ 10,000,000

Employee

11-50

WUZZUF

Founded

2009

Overview

Wuzzuf is an online marketplace that connects highly educated people as well as low, medium, or no education workers with employers.

Last round

Series B

Total raised

$ 7,850,000

Employee

51-100

Founded

2019

Overview

Meaningful Gigs is a tech-enabled marketplace that up-skills and connects skilled African digital designers with enterprise companies.

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 7,100,000

Employee

51-200

Kalido

Founded

2014

Overview

Kalido constantly creates personalised opportunities for every user, based on the networks they have and trust.

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 5,100,000

Employee

11-50

Floatpays

Founded

2019

Overview

Floatpays is a South African on-demand wage access platform.

Last round

Non-equity Assistance

Total raised

$ 4,125,000

Employee

2-10

Founded

2016

Overview

The Boardroom Africa (TBR Africa) promotes exceptional female talent to boards across the continent

Last round

Venture

Total raised

$ 2,046,640

Employee

2-10

Founded

2020

Overview

SmartWage is a WhatsApp-based HR and Communications platform for deskless employees.

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 2,000,000

Employee

11-50

Founded

2016

Overview

Talent2Africa is a digital recruiting platform for Global African professionals and companies in Africa.

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 1,000,000

Employee

11-50

Jobop

Founded

2021

Overview

Connecting temporary workers with leading companies to improve employability at scale

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 1,000,000

Employee

11-50

Founded

2011

Overview

Duma Works is changing the way people think about hiring.

Last round

Venture

Total raised

$ 828,000

Employee

11-50

Kwiks

Founded

2022

Overview

Kwiks is a Moroccan HR startup that streamlines the hiring process by connecting companies with top freelance headhunters

Last round

Venture

Total raised

$ 827,000

Employee

2-10

Founded

2016

Overview

Africa Foresight Group is the first and largest network of freelance management consultants in Africa.

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 700,000

Employee

1-10

Giraffe

Founded

2014

Overview

Giraffe is a fully-automated digital recruitment solution.

Last round

Grant

Total raised

$ 500,000

Employee

2-10

Founded

2009

Overview

JobCrystal is an online career management portal purposed towards shaping careers and helping people find job.

Last round

Venture

Total raised

$ 253,000

Employee

11-50

Yusudi

Founded

2016

Overview

Yusudi is a social enterprise offering you talent recruitment services, management coaching, and customized training for your team

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 250,000

Employee

11-50

Jobartis

Founded

2013

Overview

Jobartis is the leading job board in Angola. It combines the main features of traditional job boards with African specifications.

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 169,920

Employee

11-50

Koann

Founded

2013

Overview

Koann is a profiling platform for a better job-matching and career evolution.

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 169,733

Employee

1-10

Founded

2015

Overview

TalentBase is an affordable payroll solution enabling African SMEs to simplify and organize their HR processes.

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 150,000

Employee

11-50

Founded

2016

Overview

Career 180 is a Career Knowledge Network where you can find all career related services in one place

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 100,000

Employee

11-50

Cantalop

Founded

2014

Overview

Cantalop.com is the 1st Regional Job Search Engine dedicated to Egypt & MENA Region.

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 100,000

Employee

11-50

Founded

2021

Overview

Opus Talent Analytics uses data driven approaches to analyze and visualize HR data to derive valuable insights for evidence-based decision making.

Last round

Pre-seed

Total raised

$ 25,000

Employee

2-10

HelloHR

Founded

2019

Overview

Hello HR is a South Africans payroll and people management startup

Last round

Pre-seed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

2-10

Kloo

Founded

2020

Overview

Kloo is a Beninese SaaS startup that facilitates information sharing and online sales, contactless using web pages, links and NFC connected objects.

Last round

Undisclosed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

10-50

PaySpace

Founded

2002

Overview

PaySpace is a South African-based startup providing payroll and HR solutions for businesses.

Last round

Undisclosed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

201-500

Refer CV

Founded

2020

Overview

ReferCV Is A Recruitment Platform To Connect Companies With Referrals In A Mutually Beneficial Way.

Last round

Undisclosed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

2-10

ZalaTech

Founded

2019

Overview

Welcome to ZalaTech, a prominent Ethiopian IT consulting and custom software development company.

Last round

Undisclosed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

10-50

OfferZen

Founded

2015

Overview

OfferZen is a developer job marketplace where 1000+ SA and EU companies hire from a community of 100 000+ makers.

Last round

Series B

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

51-200

Light Up

Founded

2018

Overview

Light Up is an Egyptian startup which trains individuals & organizations in the business sector.

Last round

Undisclosed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

51-200

Golancer

Founded

2024

Overview

Global freelancing marketplace for African tech and creative talents

Last round

Undisclosed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

2-10

Founded

2018

Overview

Activation Crew is Egypt's first Part-time jobs recruitment website.

Last round

Undisclosed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

11-50

Founded

2016

Overview

Bento Africa is a Nigerian business solutions startup that helps businesses do more with less.

Last round

Undisclosed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

11-50

CDL

Founded

2007

Overview

CDL is a Kenyan Human Resource Management startup providing a complete range of HR Solutions.

Last round

Undisclosed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

11-50

Founded

2020

Overview

GoodTalent are democratizing the way companies hire, screen and pay top techies

Last round

Pre-seed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

11-50

Founded

Overview

Talents Mine is an Egyptian HR consultation and Learning Solutions Company.

Last round

Undisclosed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

2-10

Radar

Founded

2019

Overview

Radar is a South Africa- based HR and Payroll solution for small businesses.

Last round

Undisclosed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

2-10

Khtwteen

Founded

2019

Overview

The 1st online employment Marketplace in MENA region that focuses on Part-time jobs

Last round

Undisclosed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

2-10

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