Startups Profile

Founded in Egypt and headquartered in San Francisco, Instabug was launched in 2016 to help developers better understand the performance of their mobile applications and their impact on user experience.  Instabug is the leading mobile monitoring, crash, and bug-reporting solution for mobile teams and it is providing user feedback and bug reporting for mobile apps.  […]

Founded in April 2014, Moringa School plays a pivotal role in developing and nurturing high-potential individuals who are passionate about technology and want to take a lead role in Software Engineering and other tech-based programs. Since its launch, the school has trained over 1,800 students from across East Africa, with over 89 percent of its

Founded in Nairobi, Kenya in 2015, PayGo builds hardware and software solutions to help grow early-stage markets for LPG.  It all began in the informal settlement of Mukuru kwa Reuben in the industrial area of Nairobi, Kenya. They noticed that charcoal and kerosene were available for sale on every street corner, but LPG was difficult

Peach Payments began after a chance meeting between Rahul Jain and Andreas Demleitner in 2009. As immigrants to South Africa, they were unsure if they would remain – or even when their paths would next cross. But the two knew they had complementary traits. So two years later, they decided to reunite in Cape Town

Play Sense provides support for children and their families. They exist to give all children the best start in life to help them achieve their full potential and aim to enhance opportunities for play, development, and well-being for children and their families within our community. Play Sense is a unique concept in early childcare and

Founded in 2019 by Mohamed Abdou, Pravica utilizes blockchain to empower user privacy and security in the communication industry, specifically messaging apps, where enormous amounts of data breaches are recorded by some of the most popular communication apps worldwide. Pravica has continued to scale in the communication market, especially notable messaging apps for businesses where

 Founded in the London School of Economics by Preston Ideh, Abdul Abdulrahim, Foluso Ogunlana, and Michael Famoroti, Stears’ mission is to become the world’s most trusted provider of African insight and data. Launched in 2017, Stears has grown gradually to become an important publication focused on data and information about the Nigerian economy.  The idea

Zanifu was founded by Biko and Sebastian Mithika who launched the financing business in 2018, one year after founding the startup in 2017. Zanifu is a company that is built at the heart of the problem it is trying to solve. They look at the needs and pain points of the African retailer & work

SeamlessHR is a Nigerian HR platform that helps organizations make the best of their people all over the world. It develops a human resource platform designed to help organizations make the best of their people. The company’s technology provides hiring, training, payroll, leave, performance, and onboarding with HR, management, and learning management systems, enabling businesses

Gozem was founded by Raphael Dana and Emeka Ajene. The startup kicked off operations in Togo in 2018 as a motorcycle ride-hailing service. Motorcycle taxis, car taxis, and tricycle taxis are just some of the ways you can get around with their app, which also makes it easier to get food and other things you