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Google for Startups empowers African startups through non-equity assistance and grant rounds. Notable portfolio companies include Terawork, mDoc, and Fleetsimplify. By fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, Google for Startups plays a distinctive role in shaping the African investment landscape.

Google for Startups' Latest news
60 startups share $4m as second cohort of Google for Startups Black Founders Fund for Africa - Disrupt Africa

Google for Startups deploys funding to Black-led startups - TechCrunch

Google for Startups deploys $4M of grant funding to 40 Black-led startups across Europe - TechCrunch

Applications open for 2nd cohort of Google for Startups Black Founders Fund for Africa - Disrupt Africa

15 startups chosen for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7 - Disrupt Africa

2 Egyptian enterprises join Google for Startups Accelerator - Daily News Egypt

Applications open for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa - Bizcommunity.com

16 Disabled Founders Selected for 2Gether-International's Inaugural Tech Cohort Accelerator, with Support from Google for Startups - PR Newswire

3rd edition of Google for Startups Accelerator accepts applications until 14 October - Daily News Egypt

GeoCloud Selected for Google for Startups Black Founders Fund - GlobeNewswire

Google for Startups' Investment activity in Africa

With over $1.9M invested in African startups, their latest investment was a Non-equity Assistance round in Famasi, announced on October 5th, 2023, closing at an undisclosed amounts.

Here are some of their investments in Africa:

RoundStartupLocationDateAmount Raised
Non-equity Assistance
Tendo
GhanaJun 21, 2021Undisclosed
Non-equity Assistance
MDaaS Global
NigeriaJun 20, 2023$ 150,000
Pre-seed
Platos Health
NigeriaMay 09, 2025$ 1,400,000
Seed
VendEase
NigeriaMar 23, 2021$ 125,000
Seed
VendEase
NigeriaMar 23, 2021$ 125,000
Seed
VendEase
NigeriaMar 23, 2021$ 125,000
Seed
VendEase
NigeriaMar 23, 2021$ 125,000
Seed
VendEase
NigeriaMar 23, 2021$ 125,000

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Google for Startups' Investment Distribution in Africa.

Google for Startups' currently has Startuup investments spread across the following location(s)

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