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
$241.4M+
Total # of Companies
40
Total Deal Count
90
Total M&A Count
5
Total # of Investors
177
List of Marketplace startups in Africa
Add Startup| Startuparrow_upward | Overviewarrow_upward | Last roundarrow_upward | Total raisedarrow_upward | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Konga Online Shopping is a Nigerian online shopping website selling books, home appliances, mobile phones, groceries, and others. | Series C | $ 79,500,000 | 2012 | |
Sabi is a merchant aggregation platform that digitizes key processes towards accelerating offline trade in frontier markets. | Series B | $ 64,000,000 | 2020 | |
Vendease is a Nigerian online marketplace for Africa's food service businesses. | Debt Financing | $ 33,325,000 | 2019 | |
Jiji is an online marketplace that enables buyers and sellers to meet and exchange goods and services. | Series C | $ 21,000,000 | 2014 | |
Verto is a global B2B payments solution that helps businesses send money to anyone, anywhere | Grant | $ 12,350,000 | 2017 | |
Bringing Nigerian cuisine to your doorstep with ease. | Series A | $ 12,000,000 | 2021 | |
Eze is a B2B wholesale marketplace for smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other electronics. | Seed | $ 4,150,000 | 2018 | |
Winich Farms is a platform where food producers and informal processors/retailers deal directly without the activities of middlemen. | Seed | $ 3,918,000 | 2019 | |
BetaStore is a B2B marketplace platform solving the challenges of restocking and financing for neighborhood retailers. | Seed | $ 3,200,000 | 2020 | |
MAKA is a commerce platform for fashion, enabling everyone to discover their style, feel represented & express their individuality. | Pre-seed | $ 2,650,000 | 2021 | |
Hashgreed is Africa’s first NFT Marketplace for creative, commerce and asset tokenization | Seed | $ 1,000,000 | 2021 | |
Jamborow is a B2B AI and Blockchain driven fintech platform focused on financial inclusion and grassroot empowerment. | Funding Round | $ 850,000 | 2018 | |
ShopEX is West Africa’s largest distributors of ‘As seen on TV’ products. | Pre-seed | $ 635,000 | 2018 | |
SESO is a Digital Lands Transactions platform that facilitates Blockchain Land Transactions between Property Owners and Financial Institutions. | Pre-seed | $ 600,000 | 2017 | |
Filmmakers Mart is a B2B2C platform that connects filmmakers across Africa to verified services for every stage of production. | Venture | $ 336,500 | 2021 | |
Earthbond leverage carbon accounting and group guarantees to help African businesses get the best quality solar and financing. | Pre-seed | $ 325,000 | 2022 | |
Zidoff, is a Global e-commerce Marketplace for Africa, allowing seamless trades between Africa and Global Merchants. | Seed | $ 300,000 | 2013 | |
NigerianNation is a Nigerian e-commerce company operating online marketplaces for both international and domestic trade. | Seed | $ 200,000 | 1999 | |
Rise App is a platform created to bridge the gap between service providers and their end-users | Pre-seed | $ 150,000 | 2019 | |
ePoultry is a Nigerian AgTech marketplace offering poultry farmers input credits, advisory services, and a dynamic B2B marketplace. | Pre-seed | $ 129,000 | 2019 |
Founded
2012
Overview
Konga Online Shopping is a Nigerian online shopping website selling books, home appliances, mobile phones, groceries, and others.
Last round
Series C
Total raised
$ 79,500,000
Employee
1001-5000
Founded
2020
Overview
Sabi is a merchant aggregation platform that digitizes key processes towards accelerating offline trade in frontier markets.
Last round
Series B
Total raised
$ 64,000,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2019
Overview
Vendease is a Nigerian online marketplace for Africa's food service businesses.
Last round
Debt Financing
Total raised
$ 33,325,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2014
Overview
Jiji is an online marketplace that enables buyers and sellers to meet and exchange goods and services.
Last round
Series C
Total raised
$ 21,000,000
Employee
501-1000
Founded
2017
Overview
Verto is a global B2B payments solution that helps businesses send money to anyone, anywhere
Last round
Grant
Total raised
$ 12,350,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2021
Overview
Bringing Nigerian cuisine to your doorstep with ease.
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 12,000,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2018
Overview
Eze is a B2B wholesale marketplace for smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other electronics.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 4,150,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2019
Overview
Winich Farms is a platform where food producers and informal processors/retailers deal directly without the activities of middlemen.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 3,918,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2020
Overview
BetaStore is a B2B marketplace platform solving the challenges of restocking and financing for neighborhood retailers.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 3,200,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2021
Overview
MAKA is a commerce platform for fashion, enabling everyone to discover their style, feel represented & express their individuality.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 2,650,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2021
Overview
Hashgreed is Africa’s first NFT Marketplace for creative, commerce and asset tokenization
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 1,000,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2018
Overview
Jamborow is a B2B AI and Blockchain driven fintech platform focused on financial inclusion and grassroot empowerment.
Last round
Funding Round
Total raised
$ 850,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2018
Overview
ShopEX is West Africa’s largest distributors of ‘As seen on TV’ products.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 635,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2017
Overview
SESO is a Digital Lands Transactions platform that facilitates Blockchain Land Transactions between Property Owners and Financial Institutions.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 600,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2021
Overview
Filmmakers Mart is a B2B2C platform that connects filmmakers across Africa to verified services for every stage of production.
Last round
Venture
Total raised
$ 336,500
Employee
11-50
Founded
2022
Overview
Earthbond leverage carbon accounting and group guarantees to help African businesses get the best quality solar and financing.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 325,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2013
Overview
Zidoff, is a Global e-commerce Marketplace for Africa, allowing seamless trades between Africa and Global Merchants.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 300,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
1999
Overview
NigerianNation is a Nigerian e-commerce company operating online marketplaces for both international and domestic trade.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 200,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2019
Overview
Rise App is a platform created to bridge the gap between service providers and their end-users
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 150,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2019
Overview
ePoultry is a Nigerian AgTech marketplace offering poultry farmers input credits, advisory services, and a dynamic B2B marketplace.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 129,000
Employee
11-50