Infrastructure Startups in Africa
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Infrastructure development in Southern Africa remains a challenge. Lack of funding, policy inconsistency, and regulatory hurdles hinder progress. Despite players like IHS Towers and Teraco making strides, local business leaders express frustration about slow growth. They urge governments and investors to prioritize infrastructure projects to stimulate economic growth and competitiveness.
Cummulative Funding
$981.2M+
Total # of Companies
9
Total Deal Count
15
Total M&A Count
1
Total # of Investors
21
List of Infrastructure startups in Africa
Add StartupStartuparrow_upward | Overviewarrow_upward | Last roundarrow_upward | Total raisedarrow_upward | Founded |
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IHS is a mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider. | Private Equity | $ 652,000,000 | 2001 | |
Teraco Data Environments is a network and hosting company providing vendor neutral data centers in South Africa. | Debt Financing | $ 304,380,196 | 2007 | |
Cambridge Industries Ltd (CIL) is an engineering, design, procurement and construction firm focused on renewable energy projects throughout Africa. | Series B | $ 12,750,000 | 2011 | |
SageMetrics is an outsourced behavioral targeting and web analytics solution provider that invests in hardware, research, and more. | Series B | $ 12,000,000 | 1997 | |
Kili provides compute and storage Infrastructure to Kenyan startups and SMEs. | Seed | $ 100,000 | 2013 | |
FLOEWS | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2017 | |
Web 3 Cross Border Payment Infrastructure for Africa | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2020 | |
SOBEK is an optimization firm aiming to revolutionize the desalination industry | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2019 |
Founded
2001
Overview
IHS is a mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider.
Last round
Private Equity
Total raised
$ 652,000,000
Employee
10001+
Founded
2007
Overview
Teraco Data Environments is a network and hosting company providing vendor neutral data centers in South Africa.
Last round
Debt Financing
Total raised
$ 304,380,196
Employee
51-200
Founded
2011
Overview
Cambridge Industries Ltd (CIL) is an engineering, design, procurement and construction firm focused on renewable energy projects throughout Africa.
Last round
Series B
Total raised
$ 12,750,000
Employee
101-250
Founded
1997
Overview
SageMetrics is an outsourced behavioral targeting and web analytics solution provider that invests in hardware, research, and more.
Last round
Series B
Total raised
$ 12,000,000
Employee
Founded
2013
Overview
Kili provides compute and storage Infrastructure to Kenyan startups and SMEs.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 100,000
Employee
1-10
Founded
2017
Overview
FLOEWS
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
2-10
Founded
2020
Overview
Web 3 Cross Border Payment Infrastructure for Africa
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
2-10
Founded
2019
Overview
SOBEK is an optimization firm aiming to revolutionize the desalination industry
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
2-10