Machine Learning Startups in Africa
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Machine Learning in East Africa is still nascent but gaining traction. Local businesses seek solutions to optimize operations, enhance customer experiences, and drive innovation. While startups like InstaDeep and Sama have made strides, broader adoption requires increased awareness, accessible training, and tailored solutions to local challenges.
Cummulative Funding
$389.7M+
Total # of Companies
49
Total Deal Count
107
Total M&A Count
4
Total # of Investors
207
List of Machine Learning startups in Africa
Add Startup| Startuparrow_upward | Overviewarrow_upward | Last roundarrow_upward | Total raisedarrow_upward | Founded |
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InstaDeep is a Tunis-based AI startup which provides self-learning decision making systems. | Series B | $ 107,000,000 | 2015 | |
Sama provides high-quality training data that powers AI technology. | Series B | $ 84,800,000 | 2008 | |
Aerobotics is a data analytics company, using aerial imagery and machine learning algorithms to help farmers identify pest and disease early | Series B | $ 43,167,051 | 2014 | |
Wefarm is a network and marketplace for small-scale farmers to share and access vital information, products and services without internet. | Series A | $ 31,050,000 | 2015 | |
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 | |
Umba is an Africa-focused digital bank, offering free bank accounts and financial services to customers. | Debt Financing | $ 22,300,000 | 2018 | |
Zenysis builds technology solutions that catalyze progress, build equity and improve lives everywhere. | Series A | $ 21,900,000 | 2015 | |
DataProphet is a leading global AI provider for Industry 4.0, improving quality and yield in manufacturing | Series A | $ 16,000,000 | 2013 | |
Cerebrium is enabling businesses to build and deploy ML products quickly and easily. Creating a AWS Sagemaker alternative. | Seed | $ 9,000,000 | 2021 | |
Amini is a Kenyan startup that uses artificial intelligence and satellite technology to bridge Africa's environmental data. | Seed | $ 6,000,000 | 2023 | |
Nucleon Security delivers AI-powered Zero Trust endpoint protection for enterprises across Europe and Africa. | Seed | $ 3,500,000 | 2019 | |
Locstat is a graph intelligence platform delivers that next-gen graph analytics by supplementing graph with a supporting ecosystem. | Seed | $ 2,913,350 | 2016 | |
Ubenwa Health is a MedTech startup building the future of automated sound-based medical diagnostics | Pre-seed | $ 2,500,000 | 2017 | |
Synapse Analytics offers Data analytics, ML, and AI services and tools to help organizations, data scientists, and IT professionals. | Seed | $ 2,000,000 | 2018 | |
VoxCroft delivers automated intelligence applications and the highest-quality data for the national security and risk management industries. | Series A | $ 2,000,000 | 2018 | |
Envisionit Deep AI is an innovative MedTech company that uses AI to streamline & improve medical imaging diagnosis for radiology. | Seed | $ 1,700,000 | 2019 | |
Biware is a young and dynamic consulting and system integration company specialized in Data Management & Modern Analytics. | Seed | $ 1,200,000 | 2011 | |
ATLAN Space is a Morrocan startup which employs (AI) to enable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to carry out tracking missions with complete autonomy. | Series A | $ 1,100,000 | 2016 | |
Zindi hosts a community of data scientists on an online competition platform aimed at solving Africa's toughest problems | Seed | $ 1,000,000 | 2018 | |
Franc is a South African investment app that enables quick and easy adoption of savings and investment products by partner businesses. | Seed | $ 812,000 | 2018 |
Founded
2015
Overview
InstaDeep is a Tunis-based AI startup which provides self-learning decision making systems.
Last round
Series B
Total raised
$ 107,000,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2008
Overview
Sama provides high-quality training data that powers AI technology.
Last round
Series B
Total raised
$ 84,800,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2014
Overview
Aerobotics is a data analytics company, using aerial imagery and machine learning algorithms to help farmers identify pest and disease early
Last round
Series B
Total raised
$ 43,167,051
Employee
51-100
Founded
2015
Overview
Wefarm is a network and marketplace for small-scale farmers to share and access vital information, products and services without internet.
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 31,050,000
Employee
51-200
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
2018
Overview
Umba is an Africa-focused digital bank, offering free bank accounts and financial services to customers.
Last round
Debt Financing
Total raised
$ 22,300,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2015
Overview
Zenysis builds technology solutions that catalyze progress, build equity and improve lives everywhere.
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 21,900,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2013
Overview
DataProphet is a leading global AI provider for Industry 4.0, improving quality and yield in manufacturing
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 16,000,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2021
Overview
Cerebrium is enabling businesses to build and deploy ML products quickly and easily. Creating a AWS Sagemaker alternative.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 9,000,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2023
Overview
Amini is a Kenyan startup that uses artificial intelligence and satellite technology to bridge Africa's environmental data.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 6,000,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2019
Overview
Nucleon Security delivers AI-powered Zero Trust endpoint protection for enterprises across Europe and Africa.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 3,500,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2016
Overview
Locstat is a graph intelligence platform delivers that next-gen graph analytics by supplementing graph with a supporting ecosystem.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 2,913,350
Employee
11-50
Founded
2017
Overview
Ubenwa Health is a MedTech startup building the future of automated sound-based medical diagnostics
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 2,500,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2018
Overview
Synapse Analytics offers Data analytics, ML, and AI services and tools to help organizations, data scientists, and IT professionals.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 2,000,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2018
Overview
VoxCroft delivers automated intelligence applications and the highest-quality data for the national security and risk management industries.
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 2,000,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2019
Overview
Envisionit Deep AI is an innovative MedTech company that uses AI to streamline & improve medical imaging diagnosis for radiology.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 1,700,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2011
Overview
Biware is a young and dynamic consulting and system integration company specialized in Data Management & Modern Analytics.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 1,200,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2016
Overview
ATLAN Space is a Morrocan startup which employs (AI) to enable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to carry out tracking missions with complete autonomy.
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 1,100,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2018
Overview
Zindi hosts a community of data scientists on an online competition platform aimed at solving Africa's toughest problems
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 1,000,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2018
Overview
Franc is a South African investment app that enables quick and easy adoption of savings and investment products by partner businesses.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 812,000
Employee
11-50