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Launch Africa portfolio map
45 startups Launch Africa has backed in rounds we track, since 2021, grouped by their main sector. Together they have raised $543M; Launch Africa led at least one round in 2 of them. The biggest sector is Fintech, with 17 companies.
45startups backed
8sectors
$543Mraised between them
Fintechbiggest sector
Fintech
17
Funding by segment
- Fintech$314M17
- AI$8.1M6
- E-commerce$157M5
- Healthtech$1.5M4
- IT Services$7.8M4
- Automotive & EVs$4.2M3
- Edtech$2.2M3
- Logistics$47M3
Where they are based
- United States7$371M
- South Africa5$52M
- Nigeria5$9.4M
- United Kingdom5$6.5M
- Ghana3$10M
- Morocco3$8.1M
- France3$1.8M
- Senegal3$3.2M
- Kenya2$22M
- Cameroon1$1.8M
United States
South Africa
Nigeria
United Kingdom
Ghana
Morocco
France
Senegal
Kenya
CameroonFounded
Earlier
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4 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M17
- $1M to $10M22
- $10M to $50M4
- $50M to $250M2
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
39 of 45 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States7
- South Africa5
- Nigeria5
- United Kingdom5
- Ghana3
- Morocco3
- France3
- Senegal3
- Kenya2
- Cameroon1
- Tunisia1
- Egypt1
Tunisia
EgyptStartups by country, 16 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Fintech
17 startups · $314M raised
StaxStax is a direct-cost, integrated payment technology provider dedicated to simplify the payment experience for all businesses.United States$246M
ZanifuZanifu is a financial technology company based in Nairobi, Kenya, founded in 2016/2017.Kenya$20M
KuundaKuunda provides liquidity management and data insight tools enabling users to fulfill financial needs through a digital platform.South Africa$13M
Affinity AfricaAffinity Africa is a digital banking platform based in Accra, Ghana, founded in 2013 by Dr.Ghana$8.0M
Happy PayHappy Pay is a fintech company based in Cape Town, South Africa, founded in 2021.South Africa$6.8M
WafRWafR helps retail brands to deliver promotions to grocers to increase their market share.Morocco$4.0M
PayTicOur SaaS helps card issuers and fintech businesses control risk and compliance through digitizing the payments back-office functions.Morocco$4.0M
BFREEPartnering with financial institutions to unlock trapped capital - and empowering borrowers to rebuild financial stability.Nigeria$3.0M
AI
6 startups · $8.1M raised
WattnowWattnow is a Tunis-based cleantech company founded in 2018 by Issam Smaali.Tunisia$3.5M
Affinity LabsAffinity Labs is a software company based in London, England, founded in 2025.United Kingdom$3.2M
StroveStrove is a mental and physical wellbeing platform for employees around the world.United Kingdom$1.0M
RxAllRxAll is a Deep Learning-Hyperspectral IoT Platform for the authentication and real-time global tracking of quality of drugs.United States$225K- LLyRiseLyRise is a platform that provides companies with an easier, faster way to hire and work with vetted AI and Data talents.United States$120K
YamifyYamify Inc.United States$100K
E-commerce
5 startups · $157M raised
RaiseFounded in 2013 by Clara Gaymard and Gonzague de Blignieres, RAISE is a pioneer in engaged sustainable finance with its investmentUnited States$123M
Peach PaymentsPeach Payments is a prominent payment service provider based in Cape Town, South Africa, specializing in digital commerce across ASouth Africa$31M
FincartFincart is a logistics platform based in Egypt that specializes in shipping, delivery coordination, and working capital financing Egypt$3.0M
ShopMeAwayShopMeAway is an e-commerce and logistics platform based in Senegal, founded in 2012.France$200K- MMANOMANO is an e-commerce company that provides rapid grocery delivery in Africa by integrating technology with swift commerce.United Kingdom$100K
Healthtech
4 startups · $1.5M raised
PBR Life SciencesPBR Life Sciences connects businesses with real-world opportunities in life sciences by combining data, technology, and people.Nigeria$1.0M
MeditectMeditect is a pharmacy management software company that serves French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa.France$225K
Docspert HealthDocspert Health is a telemedicine platform founded in 2019 in the UK, connecting patients in the Middle East and Africa with a netUnited Kingdom$200K
Wella HealthWella Health is a health insurance company that offers insurance coverage for people with malaria and typhoid.-$50K
IT Services
4 startups · $7.8M raised
ShuttlersShuttlers is a platform that offers mobility solutions by providing scheduled bus-sharing services for the professionals within the region.Nigeria$4.0M
KwaraKwara is a fintech startup based in Nairobi and Berlin, founded in 2018.Germany$3.0M
TirhalTirhal is a Sudanese mobility and technology company that offers ride-hailing, transportation, and delivery services through its aSudan$500K- BBaiaBaia enables trusted and transparent commerce by optimizing and coordinating cash transactions across informal supply chains.Finland$300K
Germany
Sudan
FinlandAutomotive & EVs
3 startups · $4.2M raised
Fixit45Fixit45 is an auto-tech company based in Lagos, Nigeria, founded in 2020 and operating since July 2021.United States$1.9M
CarscanCarscan is an AI-based platform that provides reducing mapping fraud analysis and geo-fencing solutions for the automotive sector.South Africa$1.3M
Solarbox AfricaSolarbox Africa is an electric mobility and renewable energy company based in Dakar, Senegal, founded in 2022.Senegal$1.0M
Edtech
3 startups · $2.2M raised
SemicolonSemicolon, also known as Semicolon Africa, is a Nigerian EdTech startup founded in 2019 and headquartered in Lagos.Nigeria$1.2M
OrcasOrcas is a hybrid tutoring platform with tailored learning plans for K-12 students in MENAP (Egypt, KSA, and Pakistan).-$750K
EdvesA digital infrastructure for K-12 Schools in Africa, automating learning and administration.Nigeria$250K
Logistics
3 startups · $47M raised
- GGozemGozem is an application that offers its users transportation, delivery, and cashless payment services.Togo$45M
Yobante ExpressYOBANTE EXPRESS (YES) is a logistics technology startup based in Senegal, founded in 2018 by CEO Oumar Basse.Senegal$1.8M
LogidooLogidoo is a 5PL digital platform based in Casablanca, Morocco, founded in 2019 by Tamsir Ousmane Traoré.Morocco$50K
TogoHow this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names Launch Africa as an investor, the first in 2021. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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