The repository

What Africa is building.

A curated repository of 300 outstanding companies across the continent, plus founder stories. Updated daily.

Startup of the day
Peach CarsCommerce & Retail · Growth · Nairobi, Kenya
Saturday, Sep 12, 2026
Read the story →Get featured
22 results
Claim
Growth
BioLite
Improved cookstoves distributed across East and Southern Africa on financed terms — its Zambia rollout is the largest startup funding round ever recorded in that country.
Climate & Energy·Growth·Nairobi, Kenya / Zambia
Claim
Growth
Gotion Power Morocco
Africa's first EV battery gigafactory — an integrated lithium iron phosphate plant in Morocco's Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Free Trade Zone, targeting 100 GWh annual capacity.
Climate & Energy·Growth·Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco
Claim
Growth
KOKO Networks
Smart bioethanol cooking fuel distribution network for Nairobi households — built like a technology platform, not a utility.
Climate & Energy·Growth·Nairobi, Kenya
Claim
Growth
Nesa Power
Builds and operates commercial/industrial solar installations across South Africa, 46MW+ deployed, raised $9.14M July 2026.
Climate & Energy·Growth·Cape Town, South Africa
Claim
Seed
Eja-Ice
Solar-powered ice production and cold chain for fishing communities.
Climate & Energy·Seed·South Africa
Claim
Seed
Zimi Charge
EV charging infrastructure startup, raised $2.6M from DBSA and Keyo Ventures.
Climate & Energy·Seed·Cape Town, South Africa
Claim
Seed
Powerstove
IoT-enabled clean cookstoves, received $1.3M Cascador funding June 2026.
Climate & Energy·Seed·Lagos, Nigeria
Claim
Seed
Koolboks
Solar-powered freezers for food vendors and cold chain needs, received $1.5M Cascador funding June 2026.
Climate & Energy·Seed·Lagos, Nigeria
Claim
Growth
GreenLight Planet
Pay-as-you-go solar energy systems and clean cooking solutions for off-grid households.
Climate & Energy·Growth·Lagos, Nigeria
Founder stories

One founder profiled every week — why they started, what they've figured out, what they need next.

All stories →
9 min read
She was living abroad when Kenya burned. She came back and built the tools her country needed — first to be seen, then to stay connected.
uliana Rotich didn't set out to build a technology company. She set out to solve two specific problems — one about truth, one about infrastructure — and ended up building some of the most consequential open-source technology ever made in Africa.
AdminSep 1
8 min read
Three Americans walked into Safaricom's offices in Nairobi. Only three businesses were on Lipa Na M-Pesa. They left having changed that forever.
How Ben Lyon, Dylan Higgins, and Tom Bostelmann built the infrastructure that put mobile payments in every barbershop, butchery, and mitumba stall in Kenya — and why their story never got told the way it deserved.
Nick KiokoAug 29
6 min read
He arrived in Nairobi with four PowerPoint slides and no product. M-KOPA has since disbursed $2 billion.
Jesse Moore co-founded M-KOPA in 2010 with almost nothing on paper — the company has since financed millions of solar systems, phones, and motorbikes.
Nick KiokoAug 24
Already in the repo?
Claim your listing to edit details, add your story, and control what's shown publicly.
Claim your listing →
Not listed yet?
Add your startup in two minutes. No fee, no pitch deck. Reviewed by a person within 48 hours.
List your startup →