Recycling Startups in Africa

Step into the thriving world of Recycling 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 Recycling.

Cummulative Funding

$156.6M+

Total # of Companies

18

Total Deal Count

40

Total M&A Count

0

Total # of Investors

52

List of Recycling startups in Africa

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StartupOverviewLast roundTotal raisedFounded
1.

Agriprotein specializes in nutrient recycling to create sustainable sources of protein for the mono-gastric animal feed industry.

Venture

$ 122,500,000

2008

2.

BURN is a Kenyan clean energy startup working to create the world’s most efficient biomass, liquid fuel, and electric cookstoves.

Private Equity

$ 30,100,000

2011

3.

Kubik is a Kenyan startup that turn hard-to-recycle plastic waste into low-cost, low-carbon building materials.

Seed

$ 3,300,000

2021

4.

Bekia is an Egyptian on-demand waste collection platform that connects people who want to get rid of their waste with the local collectors.

Seed

$ 390,000

2017

5.

Wecyclers is a Nigerian-based for-profit social enterprise that promotes environmental sustainability, socioeconomic development, and community health.

Grant

$ 227,000

2012

6.

Mukuru Clean Stoves (MCS) designs, manufactures, and distributes improved, efficient, and reliable cook stoves.

Grant

$ 110,000

2017

7.

Delta Oil is an Egyptian start-up that offers services in collecting the used cooking oil from households in exchange for goods.

Non-equity Assistance

$ 30,000

2018

8.

Pine Kazi is a Kenyan startup which converts pineapple leaf and recycled rubber into fashionable footwear

Grant

$ 2,000

2018

9.

WasteCycle is a Nigerian Recycling startup which leverages technology to solve waste-related problems.

Undisclosed

Undisclosed

2016

10.

HOPEX is a startup which offers solutions to recycling waste in Egypt.

Undisclosed

Undisclosed

2020

11.

BD Waste is a Ghanaian GreenTech startup that combines fintech and sustainability to recover Plastic waste from communities.

Funding Round

Undisclosed

2018

12.

Plstka is an Egyptian solid waste management and recycling company

Seed

Undisclosed

2020

13.

mycelium is a biotechnological startup which uses the root structure of mushroom to grow bio material

Seed

Undisclosed

2020

14.

Mr. Green Africa is a Nairobi-based recycling start-up which operates a tech-enabled plastic recycling and waste management services.

Series B

Undisclosed

2014

15.

Scrapays facilitates the recovery of recyclable material in developing nations.

Grant

Undisclosed

2019

16.

KALTANI is a Lagos-based clean tech plastic recycling company.

Seed

Undisclosed

2019

Founded

2008

Overview

Agriprotein specializes in nutrient recycling to create sustainable sources of protein for the mono-gastric animal feed industry.

Last round

Venture

Total raised

$ 122,500,000

Employee

101-250

BURN

Founded

2011

Overview

BURN is a Kenyan clean energy startup working to create the world’s most efficient biomass, liquid fuel, and electric cookstoves.

Last round

Private Equity

Total raised

$ 30,100,000

Employee

1,001-5,000

Kubik

Founded

2021

Overview

Kubik is a Kenyan startup that turn hard-to-recycle plastic waste into low-cost, low-carbon building materials.

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 3,300,000

Employee

2-10

Bekia

Founded

2017

Overview

Bekia is an Egyptian on-demand waste collection platform that connects people who want to get rid of their waste with the local collectors.

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 390,000

Employee

2-10

Wecyclers

Founded

2012

Overview

Wecyclers is a Nigerian-based for-profit social enterprise that promotes environmental sustainability, socioeconomic development, and community health.

Last round

Grant

Total raised

$ 227,000

Employee

11-50

Founded

2017

Overview

Mukuru Clean Stoves (MCS) designs, manufactures, and distributes improved, efficient, and reliable cook stoves.

Last round

Grant

Total raised

$ 110,000

Employee

11-50

Delta Oil

Founded

2018

Overview

Delta Oil is an Egyptian start-up that offers services in collecting the used cooking oil from households in exchange for goods.

Last round

Non-equity Assistance

Total raised

$ 30,000

Employee

2-10

Pine Kazi

Founded

2018

Overview

Pine Kazi is a Kenyan startup which converts pineapple leaf and recycled rubber into fashionable footwear

Last round

Grant

Total raised

$ 2,000

Employee

11-50

Founded

2016

Overview

WasteCycle is a Nigerian Recycling startup which leverages technology to solve waste-related problems.

Last round

Undisclosed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

11-50

HOPEX

Founded

2020

Overview

HOPEX is a startup which offers solutions to recycling waste in Egypt.

Last round

Undisclosed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

11-50

BD Waste

Founded

2018

Overview

BD Waste is a Ghanaian GreenTech startup that combines fintech and sustainability to recover Plastic waste from communities.

Last round

Funding Round

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

2-10

Plstka

Founded

2020

Overview

Plstka is an Egyptian solid waste management and recycling company

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

11-50

Mycelium

Founded

2020

Overview

mycelium is a biotechnological startup which uses the root structure of mushroom to grow bio material

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

11-50

Founded

2014

Overview

Mr. Green Africa is a Nairobi-based recycling start-up which operates a tech-enabled plastic recycling and waste management services.

Last round

Series B

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

51-200

Scrapays

Founded

2019

Overview

Scrapays facilitates the recovery of recyclable material in developing nations.

Last round

Grant

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

11-50

Kaltani

Founded

2019

Overview

KALTANI is a Lagos-based clean tech plastic recycling company.

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 0

Employee

201-500

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