SaaS Startups in Africa

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SaaS adoption in Southern Africa is gaining traction. Companies like Go1 and TradeDepot are leading the charge, offering innovative solutions that meet local needs. Business leaders are recognizing the benefits of SaaS, including flexibility, scalability, and cost savings. However, challenges remain, such as connectivity and infrastructure constraints. Overall, the SaaS market in Southern Africa is poised for significant growth in the coming years.

Cummulative Funding

$1.6B+

Total # of Companies

289

Total Deal Count

563

Total M&A Count

24

Total # of Investors

972

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StartupOverviewLast roundTotal raisedFounded
1.

Teraco Data Environments is a network and hosting company providing vendor neutral data centers in South Africa.

Debt Financing

$ 304,380,196

2007

2.

Go1 is a South African eLearning startup which offers digital learning for entire workforce.

Series D

$ 280,000,000

2015

3.

TradeDepot enables manufacturers and key distributors keep their brands in stock on the shelves of millions of retail stores across Africa.

Debt Financing

$ 123,000,000

2015

4.

Gro Intelligence is an AI-powered insights company that provides decision-making analytics to the agriculture economies and their participants.

Series B

$ 118,810,000

2014

5.

InstaDeep is a Tunis-based AI startup which provides self-learning decision making systems.

Series B

$ 107,000,000

2015

6.

RapidDeploy is a South African Cloud-based Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Analytics platform.

Funding Round

$ 86,000,000

2014

7.

Sama provides high-quality training data that powers AI technology.

Series B

$ 84,800,000

2008

8.

Instabug is a crowd-sourcing platform designed to provide application feedback to developers

Series B

$ 53,120,000

2012

9.

Zeelo is a South African startup providing highly efficient transportation for commuting and school runs.

Series A

$ 33,600,000

2023

10.

Ramani is a Tanzanian SaaS platform that helps salespeople track their inventories, register their customers and record their sales transactions.

Series A

$ 32,150,000

2020

11.

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

12.

Pngme is a US-based African-focused financial data infrastructure and machine learning-as-a-service platform.

Series A

$ 18,500,000

2018

13.

Raenest is a modern, multi-currency platform for Africans that makes managing money across borders easy.

Series A

$ 14,450,000

2022

14.

OjirehPrime is a Fintech company committed to providing alternative banking services at the most affordable and convenient way

Venture

$ 14,281,000

2018

15.

Contactable enables secure digital identity verification across African industries.

Private Equity

$ 13,500,000

2009

16.

Bringing Nigerian cuisine to your doorstep with ease.

Series A

$ 12,000,000

2021

17.

Guidewheel is a Kenyan SaaS startup empowering factories to digitise their operations.

Series A

$ 11,900,000

2017

18.

ORA Technologies is a Moroccan startup aiming to promote innovative e-commerce solutions to customers, vendors and service providers.

Series A

$ 11,400,000

2023

19.

Insight Terra provides real-time actionable insight into all your critical data.

Series A

$ 11,200,000

2021

20.

Furaha is a purpose-driven lending platform aiming to make finance accessible across sub-Saharan Africa.

Venture

$ 10,000,000

2023

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

Go1

Founded

2015

Overview

Go1 is a South African eLearning startup which offers digital learning for entire workforce.

Last round

Series D

Total raised

$ 280,000,000

Employee

201-500

Founded

2015

Overview

TradeDepot enables manufacturers and key distributors keep their brands in stock on the shelves of millions of retail stores across Africa.

Last round

Debt Financing

Total raised

$ 123,000,000

Employee

51-200

Founded

2014

Overview

Gro Intelligence is an AI-powered insights company that provides decision-making analytics to the agriculture economies and their participants.

Last round

Series B

Total raised

$ 118,810,000

Employee

51-200

InstaDeep

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

2014

Overview

RapidDeploy is a South African Cloud-based Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Analytics platform.

Last round

Funding Round

Total raised

$ 86,000,000

Employee

51-200

Sama

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

Instabug

Founded

2012

Overview

Instabug is a crowd-sourcing platform designed to provide application feedback to developers

Last round

Series B

Total raised

$ 53,120,000

Employee

51-200

Zeelo

Founded

2023

Overview

Zeelo is a South African startup providing highly efficient transportation for commuting and school runs.

Last round

Series A

Total raised

$ 33,600,000

Employee

51-200

Ramani

Founded

2020

Overview

Ramani is a Tanzanian SaaS platform that helps salespeople track their inventories, register their customers and record their sales transactions.

Last round

Series A

Total raised

$ 32,150,000

Employee

2-10

Kredete

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

Pngme

Founded

2018

Overview

Pngme is a US-based African-focused financial data infrastructure and machine learning-as-a-service platform.

Last round

Series A

Total raised

$ 18,500,000

Employee

11-50

Raenest

Founded

2022

Overview

Raenest is a modern, multi-currency platform for Africans that makes managing money across borders easy.

Last round

Series A

Total raised

$ 14,450,000

Employee

51-200

Founded

2018

Overview

OjirehPrime is a Fintech company committed to providing alternative banking services at the most affordable and convenient way

Last round

Venture

Total raised

$ 14,281,000

Employee

11-50

Founded

2009

Overview

Contactable enables secure digital identity verification across African industries.

Last round

Private Equity

Total raised

$ 13,500,000

Employee

11-50

Chowdeck

Founded

2021

Overview

Bringing Nigerian cuisine to your doorstep with ease.

Last round

Series A

Total raised

$ 12,000,000

Employee

2-10

Founded

2017

Overview

Guidewheel is a Kenyan SaaS startup empowering factories to digitise their operations.

Last round

Series A

Total raised

$ 11,900,000

Employee

11-50

Founded

2023

Overview

ORA Technologies is a Moroccan startup aiming to promote innovative e-commerce solutions to customers, vendors and service providers.

Last round

Series A

Total raised

$ 11,400,000

Employee

11-50

Founded

2021

Overview

Insight Terra provides real-time actionable insight into all your critical data.

Last round

Series A

Total raised

$ 11,200,000

Employee

11-50

Furaha

Founded

2023

Overview

Furaha is a purpose-driven lending platform aiming to make finance accessible across sub-Saharan Africa.

Last round

Venture

Total raised

$ 10,000,000

Employee

2-10

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