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
$1.4B+
Total # of Companies
239
Total Deal Count
430
Total M&A Count
21
Total # of Investors
750
List of SaaS startups in Africa
Add Startup| Startuparrow_upward | Overviewarrow_upward | Last roundarrow_upward | Total raisedarrow_upward | Founded |
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Teraco Data Environments is a network and hosting company providing vendor neutral data centers in South Africa. | Debt Financing | $ 304,380,196 | 2007 | |
Go1 is a South African eLearning startup which offers digital learning for entire workforce. | Series D | $ 280,000,000 | 2015 | |
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 | |
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 | |
InstaDeep is a Tunis-based AI startup which provides self-learning decision making systems. | Series B | $ 107,000,000 | 2015 | |
RapidDeploy is a South African Cloud-based Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Analytics platform. | Funding Round | $ 86,000,000 | 2014 | |
Sama provides high-quality training data that powers AI technology. | Series B | $ 84,800,000 | 2008 | |
Instabug is a crowd-sourcing platform designed to provide application feedback to developers | Series B | $ 53,120,000 | 2012 | |
Zeelo is a South African startup providing highly efficient transportation for commuting and school runs. | Series A | $ 33,600,000 | 2023 | |
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 | |
Pngme is a US-based African-focused financial data infrastructure and machine learning-as-a-service platform. | Series A | $ 18,500,000 | 2018 | |
Guidewheel is a Kenyan SaaS startup empowering factories to digitise their operations. | Series A | $ 11,900,000 | 2017 | |
Appzone is a fintech that builds proprietary solutions for financial institutions, banking and payments services. | Series A | $ 10,000,000 | 2008 | |
Freterium is a Moroccan SaaS platform that connects people and technologies in the logistics value chain. | Seed | $ 7,255,000 | 2018 | |
Sky.Garden is a Kenyan mobile SaaS eCommerce Platform for African retailers. | Series A | $ 7,212,030 | 2015 | |
Kwara is a Nairobi and Berlin based startup offering affordable digital banking | Seed | $ 7,180,000 | 2018 | |
DXwand is an AI venture founded by technology & AI experts that are passionate about building intelligent conversational AI | Series A | $ 6,880,000 | 2018 | |
Revio accepts payments globally, recover failed transactions, reduce customer churn. | Seed | $ 6,300,000 | 2020 | |
Mobiz is an easy-to-use and highly intuitive mobile marketing tool that allows businesses to engage with their customers | Seed | $ 6,000,000 | 2014 | |
TallOrder develops cloud-based point of sale (POS) solutions for the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) market. | Series A | $ 5,600,000 | 2010 |
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2008
Overview
Appzone is a fintech that builds proprietary solutions for financial institutions, banking and payments services.
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 10,000,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2018
Overview
Freterium is a Moroccan SaaS platform that connects people and technologies in the logistics value chain.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 7,255,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2015
Overview
Sky.Garden is a Kenyan mobile SaaS eCommerce Platform for African retailers.
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 7,212,030
Employee
11-50
Founded
2018
Overview
Kwara is a Nairobi and Berlin based startup offering affordable digital banking
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 7,180,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2018
Overview
DXwand is an AI venture founded by technology & AI experts that are passionate about building intelligent conversational AI
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 6,880,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2020
Overview
Revio accepts payments globally, recover failed transactions, reduce customer churn.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 6,300,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2014
Overview
Mobiz is an easy-to-use and highly intuitive mobile marketing tool that allows businesses to engage with their customers
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 6,000,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2010
Overview
TallOrder develops cloud-based point of sale (POS) solutions for the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) market.
Last round
Series A
Total raised
$ 5,600,000
Employee
11-50