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Medical Device Startups in Africa

Medical device market in East Africa is nascent but growing rapidly. Local business leaders are excited about the potential, citing increasing healthcare spending and a growing middle class. However, challenges remain, including lack of infrastructure and skilled professionals, and competition from foreign multinationals. Key players like Aspen Pharmacare, Vezeeta, and LifeQ are investing heavily, but local startups are also emerging and gaining market share.

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13 companies in this sector

Company	Tagline	Total Funding	Last Round	Team Size	Backers
Aspen Pharmacare South Africa	Aspen Pharmacare is a global supplier of branded and generic pharmaceutical products.	$3.8B	Post-IPO Debt -	5001-10000	No Data
Vezeeta Egypt	Vezeeta is a digital healthcare powerhouse that serves and empowers patients in every step of their healthcare journey through data and technology.	$54M	Venture -	201-500	No Data
LifeQ South Africa	LifeQ is a SA biotech startup which provides users with access to health information derived from wearable devices.	$47M	Series A -	51-200	No Data
Ilara Health Kenya	Ilara Health provides Affordable technology-powered diagnostics for Africa	$11M	Debt Financing -	2-10	No Data
MDaaS Global Nigeria	MDaaS Global, builds and operates modern, tech-enabled healthcare facilities for Africa's next billion.	$7M	Seed -	2-10	No Data
Neopenda Uganda	Neopenda is a Health Care startup which developes reusable vital signs monitoring devices designed to improve newborn health in low-resource settings.	$2M	Seed -	2-10	No Data

Envisionit Deep AI South Africa	Envisionit Deep AI is an innovative MedTech company that uses AI to streamline & improve medical imaging diagnosis for radiology.	$2M	Seed -	11-50	No Data
VIEBEG Technologies Rwanda	VIEBEG Medical is a Health Tech Company and leading medical supplies and equipment provider	$1M	Non-equity Assistance -	11-50	No Data
Viebeg Rwanda	VIEBEG Medical is a Rwandan Health Tech Company and leading medical supplies and equipment provider.	$1M	Pre-seed -	11-50	No Data
BioCODE South Africa	BioCODE is a South African startup which aims at providing a future where the cure lies in prevention and develop point-of-care smart sensing solutions.	$884K	Funding Round -	2-10	No Data
WinSenga Uganda	WinSenga develops affordable and innovative medical technology for the other half of the world	$112K	Non-equity Assistance -	-	No Data
Impulse Biomedical South Africa	Impulse Biomedical is a Cape Town-based multi-medical device development startup.	$100K	Venture -	2-10	No Data
LocumBase South Africa	LocumBase is a South African online platform that connects freelance medical professionals with medical practices.	$40K	Seed -	2-10	No Data

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