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Startup Series A B2B

Africa's Talking

Communications APIs for African developers

Kenya , Nairobi Founded 2010 101-200 Website
Total Raised$8,700,000
StageSeries A
Operating Since2010 (16y)

About Africa's Talking

Africa's Talking provides SMS, voice, USSD, airtime, and payment APIs for developers building applications across Africa.

Funding

Total Raised$8,700,000

Leadership & Team

Founder(s)Samuel Gikandi

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Quick Facts

CountryKenya
Founded2010
TypeStartup
ModelB2B
Team Size101-200

Operating In

KenyaNigeriaUgandaTanzaniaRwanda

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