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Lending Startups in Africa

Lending market heating up with increasing competition. Money Fellows gaining traction with innovative offerings, while FairMoney focuses on affordability. Lulalend targeting SMEs with streamlined processes. Local business leaders optimistic about growth potential but cautious about regulatory risks.

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32 companies in this sector

Company	Tagline	Total Funding	Last Round	Team Size	Backers
Just-Dream Global Nigeria	Creating an easy access to credit for every African home.	-	- -	2-10	No Data
Inoxico South Africa	Inoxico utilises credit analytics and data to provide commercial credit solutions for corporates both locally and internationally.	-	Private Equity -	51-200	No Data
NEAT Microcredit Nigeria	NEAT Microcredit is empowering entrepreneurs in Nigeria through collateral-free loans,	-	Seed -	51-200	No Data
Agel Egypt	Agel is Egypt’s First Islamic Fintech; aiming to provide alternative financing solutions that cater MSMEs unique needs.	-	Pre-seed -	11-50	No Data
Vittas Nigeria	Vittas is a health‑focused fintech startup providing credit infrastructure for businesses in Africa’s healthcare ecosystem.	-	- -	1-10	No Data
AgriCash Egypt	AgriCash provides PNPL service "Plant Now Pay Later" For Agri-inputs in Egypt for 12 months with 0% interest.	-	Seed -	11-50	No Data

PayingTone Rwanda	PayingTone is a marketplace that provides ecologically trackable products & services on credit.	-	- -	2-10	No Data
Dokeza Kenya	A holistic modern aggregated MSME financing solution	-	- -	2-10	No Data
Tasaheel Egypt	Tasaheel is a financing company for micro-projects with easy and simple payment systems.	$138M	Funding Round -	10,001+	No Data
Flow48 South Africa	Flow48 enables SME growth by transforming future revenues into up-front capital under flexible terms.	$94M	Series A -	11-50	No Data
Lulalend South Africa	Lulalend is an online lending company that provides fast and easy working capital funding to small businesses in South Africa.	$77M	Debt Financing -	11-50	No Data
Money Fellows Egypt	Digitizing Collaborative Group Lending and Savings in Egypt	$62M	Pre-Series C -	51-200	No Data
FairMoney Nigeria	FairMoney is a platform that helps people access instant loans within 5 minutes through our android app.	$42M	Venture -	51-200	No Data
Blnk Egypt	Blnk is a fintech company with a mission of enabling inclusion through point-of-sale financing.	$32M	Debt Financing -	51-200	No Data
InfraCredit Nigeria	InfraCredit is a Nigerian startup which guarantees the credit quality of debt instruments issued to finance infrastructure assets in Nigeria.	$27M	Funding Round -	2-10	No Data
4G Capital Mauritius	4G Capital is providing financial literacy training with working capital loans to help small businesses grow sustainably.	$25M	Debt Financing -	251-500	No Data
Lipa Later Kenya	Lipa Later is a digital lending marketplace providing "buy now pay later" services.	$18M	Grant -	51-200	No Data
Pezesha Kenya	Pezesha is a Peer-to-Peer micro lending Marketplace that connects lenders with high quality underserved low income borrowers.	$12M	Grant -	11-50	No Data
BFREE Nigeria	BFREE is Africa's foremost ethical loan collector for microlending, microfinance, and banking institutions in Nigeria.	$12M	Funding Round -	11-50	No Data
Asante Financial Services Group Kenya	Asante Financial Services Group is a Kenyan startup advancing financial independence of underserved small businesses and individuals in Africa.	$8M	Series A -	11-50	No Data

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