Marketplace Startups in Africa
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Marketplace's launch underwhelmed. Local leaders express disappointment with limited traction and lack of unique value proposition. Concerns over slow user adoption and competition from established players. Sentiment remains cautious, with businesses monitoring developments but hesitant to commit until value is proven.
Cummulative Funding
$195.8M+
Total # of Companies
27
Total Deal Count
63
Total M&A Count
1
Total # of Investors
135
List of Marketplace startups in Africa
Add Startup| Startuparrow_upward | Overviewarrow_upward | Last roundarrow_upward | Total raisedarrow_upward | Founded |
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Twiga Foods is a business-to-business marketplace platform that sources produce directly from farmers and delivers it to urban retailers. | Series C | $ 145,650,000 | 2013 | |
Lipa Later is a digital lending marketplace providing "buy now pay later" services. | Grant | $ 18,140,000 | 2015 | |
Powered by People is a Kenyan startup offering online tools and a B2B marketplace to the manufacturing and handmade sector. | Seed | $ 6,500,000 | 2019 | |
Jumba is a construction tech platform that simplifies B2B purchase and financing of construction materials | Seed | $ 5,500,000 | 2022 | |
Peach Cars is a Kenyan e-commerce solution revolutionizing car ownership in sub-Saharan Africa. | Seed | $ 5,000,000 | 2020 | |
Shamba Pride is a one-stop online-to-offline platform that connects smallholder farmers to services and information through tech-powered βDigiShopsβ. | Seed | $ 4,900,000 | 2016 | |
TuShop is a community group buying platform based in Kenya | Pre-seed | $ 3,000,000 | 2021 | |
At Pariti, we are making the world a more equitable place by evolving and growing underserved markets | Seed | $ 2,900,000 | 2019 | |
Lipalater is a digital lending marketplace providing "buy now pay later" services. | Seed | $ 1,040,000 | 2015 | |
Shop Zetu is South Africa's award winning fashion tech company powering online fashion retail in Africa. | Pre-seed | $ 1,000,000 | 2019 | |
Bwala is a crowd sourcing lastmile on demand delivery & supply chain App in Africa | Debt Financing | $ 777,258 | 2018 | |
Revivo is a B2B marketplace for consumer electronics spare parts, starting in Kenya. | Pre-seed | $ 635,000 | 2022 | |
Scale enables organizations to transition their procurement from manual, and labour intensive activities to a streamlined and fully-digitized process. | Pre-seed | $ 420,000 | 2020 | |
M-Farm connects smallholder African farmers with urban and export markets via SMS and a web-enabled marketplace. | Venture | $ 235,000 | 2011 | |
Apexloads is a digital marketplace, connecting freight forwarders, brokers, and transporters in Eastern Africa | Pre-seed | $ 120,000 | 2019 | |
Xetova is a Kenyan startup which provides technology solutions to the procurement ecosystem. | Non-equity Assistance | $ 50,000 | 2019 | |
We are a B2B Ecommerce startup operating on a franchise model in Kenya, Africa. | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2021 | |
African borderless b2b e-Marketplace startup | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2020 | |
MyShuleApp is a school bus App which connects parents buses and schools into one powerful system. Now being piloted in 3 African countries. | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | 2022 | |
GoBEBA is a Technology-enabled consumer distribution firm focussed on cooking gas. | Funding Round | Undisclosed | 2019 |
Founded
2013
Overview
Twiga Foods is a business-to-business marketplace platform that sources produce directly from farmers and delivers it to urban retailers.
Last round
Series C
Total raised
$ 145,650,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2015
Overview
Lipa Later is a digital lending marketplace providing "buy now pay later" services.
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 18,140,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2019
Overview
Powered by People is a Kenyan startup offering online tools and a B2B marketplace to the manufacturing and handmade sector.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 6,500,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2022
Overview
Jumba is a construction tech platform that simplifies B2B purchase and financing of construction materials
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 5,500,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2020
Overview
Peach Cars is a Kenyan e-commerce solution revolutionizing car ownership in sub-Saharan Africa.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 5,000,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2016
Overview
Shamba Pride is a one-stop online-to-offline platform that connects smallholder farmers to services and information through tech-powered βDigiShopsβ.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 4,900,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2021
Overview
TuShop is a community group buying platform based in Kenya
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 3,000,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2019
Overview
At Pariti, we are making the world a more equitable place by evolving and growing underserved markets
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 2,900,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2015
Overview
Lipalater is a digital lending marketplace providing "buy now pay later" services.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 1,040,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2019
Overview
Shop Zetu is South Africa's award winning fashion tech company powering online fashion retail in Africa.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 1,000,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2018
Overview
Bwala is a crowd sourcing lastmile on demand delivery & supply chain App in Africa
Last round
Debt Financing
Total raised
$ 777,258
Employee
11-50
Founded
2022
Overview
Revivo is a B2B marketplace for consumer electronics spare parts, starting in Kenya.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 635,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2020
Overview
Scale enables organizations to transition their procurement from manual, and labour intensive activities to a streamlined and fully-digitized process.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 420,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2011
Overview
M-Farm connects smallholder African farmers with urban and export markets via SMS and a web-enabled marketplace.
Last round
Venture
Total raised
$ 235,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2019
Overview
Apexloads is a digital marketplace, connecting freight forwarders, brokers, and transporters in Eastern Africa
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 120,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2019
Overview
Xetova is a Kenyan startup which provides technology solutions to the procurement ecosystem.
Last round
Non-equity Assistance
Total raised
$ 50,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2021
Overview
We are a B2B Ecommerce startup operating on a franchise model in Kenya, Africa.
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
2-10
Founded
2020
Overview
African borderless b2b e-Marketplace startup
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
2-10
Founded
2022
Overview
MyShuleApp is a school bus App which connects parents buses and schools into one powerful system. Now being piloted in 3 African countries.
Last round
Undisclosed
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
2-10
Founded
2019
Overview
GoBEBA is a Technology-enabled consumer distribution firm focussed on cooking gas.
Last round
Funding Round
Total raised
$ 0
Employee
11-50