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The state of African startupsAfrican startups
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The state of African startups
219 startups and products on Hentity across 19 African countries and 31 cities. Health leads with 90 products, and Nigeria has the most startups (90). Updated hourly.
Top sectors
- Health: 90 products
- Fintech: 64 products
- Apps: 16 products
- SaaS: 16 products
- Commerce: 13 products
- Agriculture: 8 products
- Energy & Climate: 8 products
- Proptech: 8 products
Top countries
- Nigeria: 90 startups
- Kenya: 30 startups
- South Africa: 30 startups
- Egypt: 18 startups
- Ghana: 17 startups
- Uganda: 8 startups
- Côte d’Ivoire: 5 startups
- Morocco: 5 startups
Top cities
- Lagos, Nigeria: 77
- Nairobi, Kenya: 30
- Cairo, Egypt: 18
- Accra, Ghana: 17
- Cape Town, South Africa: 15
- Johannesburg, South Africa: 13
- Kampala, Uganda: 8
- Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire: 5
- Abuja, Nigeria: 5
- Casablanca, Morocco: 4
By stage
- Idea: 192
- Pre-seed: 26
- Bootstrapped: 1