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

$1.5B+

Total # of Companies

250

Total Deal Count

472

Total M&A Count

20

Total # of Investors

839

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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.

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

Series A

$ 14,450,000

2022

13.

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

Series A

$ 11,900,000

2017

14.

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

Series A

$ 11,200,000

2021

15.

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

Venture

$ 10,000,000

2023

16.

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

Series A

$ 10,000,000

2008

17.

Leta builds supply chain & logistics software to enable the efficient and automated movement of goods in Africa.

Seed

$ 8,000,000

2021

18.

PayTic is a Moroccan fast-growing fintech company specializing in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for card issuers.

Seed

$ 7,350,000

2020

19.

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

Seed

$ 7,255,000

2018

20.

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

Series A

$ 7,212,030

2015

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

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

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

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

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

Leta

Founded

2021

Overview

Leta builds supply chain & logistics software to enable the efficient and automated movement of goods in Africa.

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 8,000,000

Employee

11-50

PayTic

Founded

2020

Overview

PayTic is a Moroccan fast-growing fintech company specializing in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for card issuers.

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 7,350,000

Employee

11-50

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

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