SaaS Startups in Africa

Step into the thriving world of SaaS 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 SaaS.

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

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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.

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

Series A

$ 18,500,000

2018

12.

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

Series A

$ 11,900,000

2017

13.

Appzone is a fintech that builds proprietary solutions for financial institutions, banking and payments services.

Series A

$ 10,000,000

2008

14.

Freterium is a Moroccan SaaS platform that connects people and technologies in the logistics value chain.

Seed

$ 7,255,000

2018

15.

Sky.Garden is a Kenyan mobile SaaS eCommerce Platform for African retailers.

Series A

$ 7,212,030

2015

16.

Kwara is a Nairobi and Berlin based startup offering affordable digital banking

Seed

$ 7,180,000

2018

17.

DXwand is an AI venture founded by technology & AI experts that are passionate about building intelligent conversational AI

Series A

$ 6,880,000

2018

18.

Revio accepts payments globally, recover failed transactions, reduce customer churn.

Seed

$ 6,300,000

2020

19.

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

20.

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

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

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

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

Appzone

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

Freterium

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

Kwara

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

DXwand

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

Revio

Founded

2020

Overview

Revio accepts payments globally, recover failed transactions, reduce customer churn.

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 6,300,000

Employee

11-50

Mobiz

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

TallOrder

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

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