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KYC Startups in Africa

KYC adoption in East Africa is gaining traction, driven by regulatory compliance and the need for secure digital transactions. Local business leaders recognize the importance of KYC for fraud prevention, risk management, and customer onboarding. Players like Smile Identity, iiDENTIFii, and Youverify are gaining ground, offering innovative solutions and leveraging local partnerships. However, challenges remain, including infrastructure limitations and the need for wider financial inclusion.

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16 companies in this sector

Company	Tagline	Total Funding	Last Round	Team Size	Backers
Paycode South Africa	Paycode is giving biometric identity and access to financial services to the unbanked.	-	Series A -	11-50	No Data
Entersekt South Africa	Entersekt is a single authentication hub allowing consumers to transact securely and easily on any digital channel, from any device.	-	Private Equity -	51-200	No Data
Cotrust Equity Nigeria	Cotrust Equity harnesses KYC of target audience to provide unique credit plans to banked and unbanked Micro Traders in sub-Saharan Africa.	-	- -	11-50	No Data
VerifyMe Nigeria	VerifyMe is Securely Digitizing Identities for Nigeria.	-	Series A -	11-50	No Data
Smile Identity Nigeria	Smile Identity is an Africa-focused Identity Management that provides the best Africa-focused solutions.	$31M	Corporate -	11-50	No Data
iiDENTIFii South Africa	iiDENTIFii (identify) is a world leading digital identity solution.	$15M	Series A -	11-50	No Data

Contactable South Africa	Contactable enables secure digital identity verification across African industries.	$14M	Private Equity -	11-50	No Data
Youverify Nigeria	Youverify is building trust in Africa by helping businesses and individuals confirm identity and physical addresses.	$5M	Seed -	2-10	No Data
Identitypass Nigeria	Identitypass is creating trust by powering easy customer and business verification.	$3M	Seed -	11-50	No Data
ThisIsMe South Africa	ThisIsMe profile holders enjoy secure cloud-based storage facilities to manage personal identity.	$3M	Venture -	11-50	No Data
Dojah Nigeria	Dojah is a provider of the complete API pack — for user onboarding, identity verification, KYC tools and bulk messaging.	$510K	Non-equity Assistance -	11-50	No Data
SendChamp Nigeria	SendChamp is a messaging platform for businesses to power customer verification and personalise communications through multiple channels.	$225K	Non-equity Assistance -	2-10	No Data
BACE Group Ghana	BACE is a platform helping financial institutions increase customer experience with facial recognition technology.	$100K	Seed -	1-10	No Data
Valify Solutions Egypt	Valify offers service providers tools that enable financial institution to digitally identify their customers	$45K	Non-equity Assistance -	11-50	No Data
Digified Egypt	Digified is an Egyptian fin-tech startup that provides Digital Identity Verification Solutions	$28K	Pre-seed -	2-10	No Data
Cr3dentials Ghana	Cr3dentials is an emerging African startup blending decentralized tech with income verification.	$25K	Pre-seed -	2-10	No Data

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