Business Directory

WA

Watu Credit

StartupB2C

Asset financing for motorcycles

Kenya Nairobi 2015

Growth $50M 501-1000

WA

Wave

Startup

Mobile money for Africa

Senegal Dakar 2017

Series A 1000+

WA

Wave

StartupB2C

Mobile money for Africa

Senegal Dakar 2018

Series A $200M 501-1000

WE

Weebi

StartupB2B

POS for African merchants

Senegal Dakar 2015

Seed $800K 11-50

WE

WeThinkCode

StartupB2C

Free coding academy SA

South Africa Johannesburg 2015

Growth 101-200

WH

WhereIsMyTransport

StartupB2B

Public transport data

South Africa Cape Town 2015

Series A $27M 51-200

WH

Whogohost

StartupB2B

Web hosting for Nigeria

Nigeria Lagos 2007

Growth 51-200

WI

Wingi

StartupB2C

P2P marketplace

Nigeria Lagos 2021

Seed $500K 11-50

WO

Workpay

StartupB2B

HR and payroll for Africa

Kenya Nairobi 2019

Seed $2M 51-200

WO

Wowzi

StartupB2B

Creator economy platform

Kenya Nairobi 2019

Seed $2M 11-50

WU

WumDrop

StartupB2C

On-demand delivery SA

South Africa Johannesburg 2015

Growth 51-200

WU

Wuzzuf

StartupB2C

Job search platform Egypt

Egypt Cairo 2011

Growth 101-200

XE

Xente

StartupB2B

Business payments Uganda

Uganda Kampala 2017

Seed $1M 51-200

YA

Yaba Tech Hub

StartupB2B

Nigeria Silicon Valley

Nigeria Lagos 2010

11-50

YA

Yaga

StartupB2C

Secondhand marketplace

South Africa Cape Town 2019

Seed $1M 11-50

YA

Yalu

StartupB2C

Embedded insurance

South Africa Cape Town 2019

Seed $3M 11-50

YA

Yassir

Startup

Super app for the Maghreb

Algeria Algiers 2017

Series B 1000+

YA

Yassir

StartupB2C

Super app for North Africa

Algeria Algiers 2017

Series B $150M 1001-5000

YE

Yego Innovision

StartupB2C

Moto ride-hailing

Rwanda Kigali

51-200

YE

Yellow Card

StartupB2C

Buy, sell, and store crypto across Africa

Nigeria Lagos 2019

Series C $64M 101-200

YE

Yellow Solar

StartupB2C

Pay-as-you-go solar

Malawi Lilongwe 2016

Series B $31M 101-200

YE

Yetu Financial

StartupB2C

Digital finance Angola

Angola Luanda 2018

Seed $500K 11-50

YO

Yo Uganda

StartupB2B

Payment integration

Uganda Kampala 2009

Growth 51-200

YO

Yoco

StartupB2B

Payments for every small business

South Africa Cape Town 2015

Series C $106M 201-500

YO

Yoco Capital

StartupB2B

Merchant cash advances

South Africa Cape Town 2021

Growth 51-200

YO

Yodawy

StartupB2C

Online pharmacy

Egypt Cairo 2017

Series B $16M 201-500

YU

Yummies Food

StartupB2C

Healthy school meals

Kenya Nairobi 2018

Seed $500K 11-50

ZA

Zay Ride

StartupB2C

Ride-hailing Ethiopia

Ethiopia Addis Ababa 2016

Growth 101-200

ZE

Zeepay

StartupB2B

Mobile money interoperability platform

Ghana Accra 2015

Series B $20M 101-200

ZI

Zilla

StartupB2C

Virtual dollar cards

Nigeria Lagos 2021

Seed $2M 11-50

ZI

Zipline

StartupB2B

Instant logistics with autonomous delivery drones

Kenya Nairobi 2014

Series F $600M 501-1000

ZI

Zipline Rwanda

StartupB2B

Drone delivery pioneer in Rwanda

Rwanda Kigali 2016

Growth 201-500

ZI

Zipline Rwanda Ops

StartupB2B

Drone deliveries Rwanda

Rwanda Kigali 2016

Growth 201-500

ZO

Zoie Health

StartupB2C

Women digital health

South Africa Cape Town 2020

Seed $1M 11-50

ZO

Zojatech

StartupB2B

Financial infrastructure for cooperatives

Nigeria Lagos 2019

Seed $500K 11-50

ZO

Zone

StartupB2B

Blockchain payments

Nigeria Lagos 2008

Series A $9M 101-200

ZU

Zuri Health

StartupB2C

AI-powered healthcare

Kenya Nairobi 2020

Seed $3M 51-200

ZU

Zuvaa

StartupB2C

African fashion marketplace

Nigeria Lagos 2015

Seed 11-50