Africa Startup Ideas

2 years ago

Idea: A new luxury travel brand that sells experiences like a cooking class in Marrakesh, a private beach in Bali, or a safari trip in Africa. The company is targeting high net worth travelers with up to $3 million in investable assets.

164

2 years ago

This startup is building a digital banking platform for the developing world, enabling mobile banking across all of Africa.

139

2 years ago

A startup that helps startups in the Middle East and North Africa build apps. The startup allows the companies to build their own mobile apps, but then handles the back-end development and provides tech support.

136

2 years ago

A startup that provides online courses for students in Africa to help them get college credit

131

2 years ago

A platform for small businesses in South Africa to connect to other businesses, build their online presence, and start selling.

125

2 years ago

A startup looking to help entrepreneurs in Africa start and grow businesses based on their unique needs.

123

2 years ago

A chat app for the former French colony in West Africa, the Ivory Coast. It was launched in August 2015 and has already built up a following among young people.

120

2 years ago

A simple mobile money transfer service for the African market. The startup is based in Kenya and is trying to solve a problem that’s been around for decades, but hasn’t gotten a lot of attention.

112

4 months ago

An online platform to help small businesses in India, the Middle East, and Africa get their products onto Amazon’s website.

109

2 years ago

A non-profit that follows and mentors African-American female entrepreneurs, providing them access to mentors and resources to help them build their businesses.

108

1 year ago

A startup that allows parents to track their kids’ and teens’ activities. The startup is currently focused on South Africa.

107

2 years ago

A personal finance tracking app for unbanked women in Africa

100

2 years ago

Building a tool to help women navigate the world of work and start their own businesses, with a focus on Africa.

93

9 months ago

A tool that helps farmers in Africa grow crops that are more productive and sustainable.

93

4 months ago

A payment platform connecting merchants to customers in Africa and beyond.

83

2 years ago

A money transfer service for the African market. The startup is launching in Cameroon in August and will expand to other countries as it progresses. The founders say their product is already being used in more than 60 countries.

80

8 months ago

A platform that helps small businesses in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region sell and distribute goods.

65

1 year ago

A digital currency wallet and exchange for the African market.

62

1 year ago

A company that sells the best-in-class water filters for the African market.

61

1 year ago

Helping people in Africa and Brazil to share their homes with strangers.

57

1 year ago

A new business accelerator based in Silicon Valley, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, that targets African-American tech founders with the goal of “helping them grow their businesses so they can help build the next generation of African-American tech leaders”.

57

3 months ago

A platform that makes it easier to do business with companies that have been doing business with African governments for decades.

55

10 months ago

A startup that makes it easier for African migrants to navigate the bureaucracy of getting a tourist visa to the US.

53

10 months ago

A startup that will buy your old TV sets, build them into solar-powered generators, and then resell them to people in Africa who need power.

53

11 months ago

A startup with a library of over 2,500 Indian-subsaharan African writers and translators, it aims to create a platform for them to reach a wider global audience.

51

11 months ago

The startup is building a toolkit to make it easier for businesses to collect and analyze data in disparate systems. It is looking to help companies that do business with customers in Africa.

51

1 month ago

A startup that delivers health services to rural areas in Africa.

50

1 month ago

A startup that’s building a service that helps farmers in Africa sell surplus crops online, and provide them with access to markets and cash through mobile devices.

48

11 months ago

A “skin care brand for women of color”, built for the black community. The startup is a 50/50 partnership between two black women in Silicon Valley and a black woman in South Africa.

47

8 months ago

A firm that wants to help people get a piece of the digital advertising market in Africa. The platform helps companies create ad campaigns and works with brands to target their ads at a specific audience.

47

1 year ago

The company wants to be the first to deliver a biometric identity platform to countries in Africa and India.

37

11 months ago

Technology for tailoring and sharing educational resources for kids. The company has 8 employees and is initially focused on developing markets in Africa and Asia.

36

6 months ago

An online marketplace for the sharing of cars. Carpool is already in cities in the US and Europe, but the founders want to expand it to Africa and Asia.

34

5 months ago

A company that rents cars without a reservation. The company’s first product is a ride-sharing app, with a focus on the African market.

34

2 months ago

“Towards the end of 2018, we identified an opportunity to build a new brand of cannabis and cannabis-infused products that focused on the needs of the African-American community.”

34

6 months ago

A smart, affordable, and easy-to-use healthcare service for the under-served in Africa. Their goal is to build infrastructure that is sustainable for the long-term with a focus on sustainability, and to make it affordable for everyone.

30

22 days ago

The list is based on data curated by Crunchbase, which has been a source of inspiration for other lists like the 10 most valuable startups in Africa.

30

1 month ago

A payment platform for small businesses in the Middle East, Africa, Turkey and the Caucasus. The startup is part of a larger movement of “Pay to Play” startups, and is geared towards small businesses.

29

29 days ago

A crowdfunding site for micro-loans for low-income families in Africa.

19

2 years ago

Idea: An online platform that helps companies post jobs in Africa and screen for the right candidates It was created by two brothers, one who had worked at Google, the other who had worked at Uber in Nigeria, where they were inspired to make it easier for companies to hire in Africa

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Africa Startup Ideas

Idea: A new luxury travel brand that sells experiences like a cooking class in Marrakesh, a private beach in Bali, or a safari trip in Africa. The company is targeting high net worth travelers with up to $3 million in investable assets.

This startup is building a digital banking platform for the developing world, enabling mobile banking across all of Africa.

A startup that helps startups in the Middle East and North Africa build apps. The startup allows the companies to build their own mobile apps, but then handles the back-end development and provides tech support.

A startup that provides online courses for students in Africa to help them get college credit

A platform for small businesses in South Africa to connect to other businesses, build their online presence, and start selling.

A startup looking to help entrepreneurs in Africa start and grow businesses based on their unique needs.

A chat app for the former French colony in West Africa, the Ivory Coast. It was launched in August 2015 and has already built up a following among young people.

A simple mobile money transfer service for the African market. The startup is based in Kenya and is trying to solve a problem that’s been around for decades, but hasn’t gotten a lot of attention.

An online platform to help small businesses in India, the Middle East, and Africa get their products onto Amazon’s website.

A non-profit that follows and mentors African-American female entrepreneurs, providing them access to mentors and resources to help them build their businesses.

A startup that allows parents to track their kids’ and teens’ activities. The startup is currently focused on South Africa.

A personal finance tracking app for unbanked women in Africa

Building a tool to help women navigate the world of work and start their own businesses, with a focus on Africa.

A tool that helps farmers in Africa grow crops that are more productive and sustainable.

A payment platform connecting merchants to customers in Africa and beyond.

A money transfer service for the African market. The startup is launching in Cameroon in August and will expand to other countries as it progresses. The founders say their product is already being used in more than 60 countries.

A platform that helps small businesses in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region sell and distribute goods.

A digital currency wallet and exchange for the African market.

A company that sells the best-in-class water filters for the African market.

Helping people in Africa and Brazil to share their homes with strangers.

A new business accelerator based in Silicon Valley, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, that targets African-American tech founders with the goal of “helping them grow their businesses so they can help build the next generation of African-American tech leaders”.

A platform that makes it easier to do business with companies that have been doing business with African governments for decades.

A startup that makes it easier for African migrants to navigate the bureaucracy of getting a tourist visa to the US.

A startup that will buy your old TV sets, build them into solar-powered generators, and then resell them to people in Africa who need power.

A startup with a library of over 2,500 Indian-subsaharan African writers and translators, it aims to create a platform for them to reach a wider global audience.

The startup is building a toolkit to make it easier for businesses to collect and analyze data in disparate systems. It is looking to help companies that do business with customers in Africa.

A startup that delivers health services to rural areas in Africa.

A startup that’s building a service that helps farmers in Africa sell surplus crops online, and provide them with access to markets and cash through mobile devices.

A “skin care brand for women of color”, built for the black community. The startup is a 50/50 partnership between two black women in Silicon Valley and a black woman in South Africa.

A firm that wants to help people get a piece of the digital advertising market in Africa. The platform helps companies create ad campaigns and works with brands to target their ads at a specific audience.

The company wants to be the first to deliver a biometric identity platform to countries in Africa and India.

Technology for tailoring and sharing educational resources for kids. The company has 8 employees and is initially focused on developing markets in Africa and Asia.

An online marketplace for the sharing of cars. Carpool is already in cities in the US and Europe, but the founders want to expand it to Africa and Asia.

A company that rents cars without a reservation. The company’s first product is a ride-sharing app, with a focus on the African market.

“Towards the end of 2018, we identified an opportunity to build a new brand of cannabis and cannabis-infused products that focused on the needs of the African-American community.”

A smart, affordable, and easy-to-use healthcare service for the under-served in Africa. Their goal is to build infrastructure that is sustainable for the long-term with a focus on sustainability, and to make it affordable for everyone.

The list is based on data curated by Crunchbase, which has been a source of inspiration for other lists like the 10 most valuable startups in Africa.

A payment platform for small businesses in the Middle East, Africa, Turkey and the Caucasus. The startup is part of a larger movement of “Pay to Play” startups, and is geared towards small businesses.

A crowdfunding site for micro-loans for low-income families in Africa.

Idea: An online platform that helps companies post jobs in Africa and screen for the right candidates It was created by two brothers, one who had worked at Google, the other who had worked at Uber in Nigeria, where they were inspired to make it easier for companies to hire in Africa