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A curated repository of 117 outstanding companies across the continent + funding news and founder stories. Updated daily.

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Cue · $5M Equity · Jul 17
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EYST · Equity · Jul 16
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Stabyl · $2.7M Equity · Jun 1
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Agenz · $5M Seed · Jun 1
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Spiro · $55M Equity (top-up) · Jun 1
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Flutterwave · $100M Series E · Jun 1
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Spiro · $215M Equity · Jun 1
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LemFi · $30M Series B extension · May 1
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Nala · $50M Credit facility · May 1
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Bfree · $3.1M Venture · Apr 1
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Refiant · $5M Seed · Apr 1
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Happy Pay · $5M Seed · Apr 1
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Cue · $5M Equity · Jul 17
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EYST · Equity · Jul 16
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Stabyl · $2.7M Equity · Jun 1
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Agenz · $5M Seed · Jun 1
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Spiro · $55M Equity (top-up) · Jun 1
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Flutterwave · $100M Series E · Jun 1
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Spiro · $215M Equity · Jun 1
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LemFi · $30M Series B extension · May 1
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Nala · $50M Credit facility · May 1
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Bfree · $3.1M Venture · Apr 1
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Refiant · $5M Seed · Apr 1
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Happy Pay · $5M Seed · Apr 1
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Spiro · $55M Equity (top-up) · Jun 1
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Flutterwave · $100M Series E · Jun 1
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Spiro · $215M Equity · Jun 1
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LemFi · $30M Series B extension · May 1
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Nala · $50M Credit facility · May 1
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Bfree · $3.1M Venture · Apr 1
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Refiant · $5M Seed · Apr 1
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Happy Pay · $5M Seed · Apr 1
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Cue · $5M Equity · Jul 17
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EYST · Equity · Jul 16
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Stabyl · $2.7M Equity · Jun 1
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Agenz · $5M Seed · Jun 1
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Spiro · $55M Equity (top-up) · Jun 1
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Flutterwave · $100M Series E · Jun 1
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Spiro · $215M Equity · Jun 1
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LemFi · $30M Series B extension · May 1
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Nala · $50M Credit facility · May 1
B
Bfree · $3.1M Venture · Apr 1
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Refiant · $5M Seed · Apr 1
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Happy Pay · $5M Seed · Apr 1
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Cue · $5M Equity · Jul 17
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EYST · Equity · Jul 16
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Stabyl · $2.7M Equity · Jun 1
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Agenz · $5M Seed · Jun 1
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Nala · $50M Credit facility · May 1
B
Bfree · $3.1M Venture · Apr 1
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Refiant · $5M Seed · Apr 1
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Happy Pay · $5M Seed · Apr 1
C
Cue · $5M Equity · Jul 17
E
EYST · Equity · Jul 16
S
Stabyl · $2.7M Equity · Jun 1
A
Agenz · $5M Seed · Jun 1
S
Spiro · $55M Equity (top-up) · Jun 1
F
Flutterwave · $100M Series E · Jun 1
S
Spiro · $215M Equity · Jun 1
L
LemFi · $30M Series B extension · May 1
N
Nala · $50M Credit facility · May 1
B
Bfree · $3.1M Venture · Apr 1
R
Refiant · $5M Seed · Apr 1
H
Happy Pay · $5M Seed · Apr 1
C
Cue · $5M Equity · Jul 17
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EYST · Equity · Jul 16
S
Stabyl · $2.7M Equity · Jun 1
A
Agenz · $5M Seed · Jun 1
S
Spiro · $55M Equity (top-up) · Jun 1
F
Flutterwave · $100M Series E · Jun 1
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Spiro · $215M Equity · Jun 1
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LemFi · $30M Series B extension · May 1
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Senovara Enterprise & Software · Series B+ · Nairobi
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Wednesday, Jul 29, 2026
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Agenz
Data-driven property valuation platform.
PropTech & Construction·Seed·Casablanca, Morocco
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Yakeey
Yakeey
Managed real estate marketplace digitising property transactions.
PropTech & Construction·Series A·Casablanca, Morocco
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Nawy
Nawy
Digital real estate marketplace and mortgage financing.
PropTech & Construction·Growth·Cairo, Egypt
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Communication bordeness between tenants and landlords
PropTech & Construction·Pre-seed·Nairobi, Kenya
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Nick KiokoJul 28
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Nick KiokoJul 27
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Patrick Walsh and Anish Thakkar met in a university lab building prototypes for a trip to India — the company they built is now Kenya's dominant pay-as-you-go solar provider.
Nick KiokoJul 26
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