Software Development. Startups in Africa
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Software development in Southern Africa is a rapidly growing industry, driven by the increasing demand for digital solutions. Local players like Cercli, Crealo, and ORA Technologies are leading the charge, providing innovative software solutions to businesses of all sizes. The word on the ground is that these companies are well-positioned to capitalize on the growing demand for software development services in the region.
Cummulative Funding
$79.6M+
Total # of Companies
71
Total Deal Count
82
Total M&A Count
7
Total # of Investors
130
List of Software Development. startups in Africa
Add Startup| Startuparrow_upward | Overviewarrow_upward | Last roundarrow_upward | Total raisedarrow_upward | Founded |
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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 | |
StockApp is an AI-powered retail tech platform built to digitize and empower Africa’s small businesses. | Seed | $ 10,000,000 | 2019 | |
Furaha is a purpose-driven lending platform aiming to make finance accessible across sub-Saharan Africa. | Venture | $ 10,000,000 | 2023 | |
Cerebrium is enabling businesses to build and deploy ML products quickly and easily. Creating a AWS Sagemaker alternative. | Seed | $ 9,000,000 | 2021 | |
Thunder Code is a Tunis-based generative AI-powered software testing platform. | Seed | $ 9,000,000 | 2025 | |
Better Auth is an Ethiopian open-source developer tool for authentication. | Seed | $ 5,000,000 | 2024 | |
Cercli is the modern payroll and employee data platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). | Seed | $ 4,500,000 | 2023 | |
Userguest is a Moroccan tech startup focused on helping hotels enhance their direct revenue | Seed | $ 3,204,475 | 2018 | |
Done.ma unifies food, retail, and logistics into Morocco’s first all-in-one Super App. | Seed | $ 2,100,000 | 2024 | |
Hence Technologies is a Kigali and London-based firm that utilizes data and AI to match firms with external legal service providers | Seed | $ 1,800,000 | 2020 | |
Crealo helps cultural and creative institutions manage copyrighted material through an online platform. | Seed | $ 1,420,000 | 2021 | |
Klas is a platform that allows anyone to set up an online school and deliver live classes. | Pre-seed | $ 1,365,000 | 2021 | |
Talenteo allows businesses to automate payroll and organize HR activities on a single platform. | Seed | $ 1,339,999 | 2022 | |
Chpter provides an AI-powered conversational commerce platform that enables businesses to sell more on social platforms | Seed | $ 1,325,000 | 2022 | |
ToumAI empowers organizations with innovative multilingual and generative voice analytics to enhance customer experiences. | Seed | $ 1,200,000 | 2020 | |
Nanovate builds Arabic-native AI, automating business processes and customer engagement across MENA. | Pre-seed | $ 1,045,000 | 2024 | |
bluworks is empowering businesses and blue collar workers through a mobile-first workforce management solution. | Pre-seed | $ 1,000,000 | 2022 | |
POZI provides real-time fleet tracking and management tools for businesses across Central Africa. | Seed | $ 755,000 | 2021 | |
Cypherleak is an automated Cyber risk monitoring and risk scoring platform used by over 1000 corporate customers worldwide | Seed | $ 750,000 | 2022 | |
Simplifyd is a cloud infrastructure platform that offers computer, storage and managed DB services | Pre-seed | $ 500,000 | 2020 |
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
2019
Overview
StockApp is an AI-powered retail tech platform built to digitize and empower Africa’s small businesses.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 10,000,000
Employee
11-50
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
Founded
2021
Overview
Cerebrium is enabling businesses to build and deploy ML products quickly and easily. Creating a AWS Sagemaker alternative.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 9,000,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2025
Overview
Thunder Code is a Tunis-based generative AI-powered software testing platform.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 9,000,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2024
Overview
Better Auth is an Ethiopian open-source developer tool for authentication.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 5,000,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2023
Overview
Cercli is the modern payroll and employee data platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 4,500,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2018
Overview
Userguest is a Moroccan tech startup focused on helping hotels enhance their direct revenue
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 3,204,475
Employee
11-50
Founded
2024
Overview
Done.ma unifies food, retail, and logistics into Morocco’s first all-in-one Super App.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 2,100,000
Employee
51-200
Founded
2020
Overview
Hence Technologies is a Kigali and London-based firm that utilizes data and AI to match firms with external legal service providers
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 1,800,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2021
Overview
Crealo helps cultural and creative institutions manage copyrighted material through an online platform.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 1,420,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2021
Overview
Klas is a platform that allows anyone to set up an online school and deliver live classes.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 1,365,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2022
Overview
Talenteo allows businesses to automate payroll and organize HR activities on a single platform.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 1,339,999
Employee
11-50
Founded
2022
Overview
Chpter provides an AI-powered conversational commerce platform that enables businesses to sell more on social platforms
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 1,325,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2020
Overview
ToumAI empowers organizations with innovative multilingual and generative voice analytics to enhance customer experiences.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 1,200,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2024
Overview
Nanovate builds Arabic-native AI, automating business processes and customer engagement across MENA.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 1,045,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2022
Overview
bluworks is empowering businesses and blue collar workers through a mobile-first workforce management solution.
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 1,000,000
Employee
11-50
Founded
2021
Overview
POZI provides real-time fleet tracking and management tools for businesses across Central Africa.
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 755,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2022
Overview
Cypherleak is an automated Cyber risk monitoring and risk scoring platform used by over 1000 corporate customers worldwide
Last round
Seed
Total raised
$ 750,000
Employee
2-10
Founded
2020
Overview
Simplifyd is a cloud infrastructure platform that offers computer, storage and managed DB services
Last round
Pre-seed
Total raised
$ 500,000
Employee
2-10