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SME Startups in Africa

SME market in Southern Africa is still nascent but gaining traction. Pivo, Boost Ghana are making waves, but local players like Yoco, Ozow, and Jumo are also gaining ground. Business leaders see the potential but concerns remain about infrastructure, regulation, and access to funding. The key is collaboration between fintechs, banks, and governments to unlock growth.

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11 companies in this sector

Company	Tagline	Total Funding	Last Round	Team Size	Backers
WallX Nigeria	WallX is a Nigerian FinTech which offers fast and secure B2B Payment Solution for African Businesses	-	Grant -	11-50	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
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
Zuvy Nigeria	Zuvy provides software for vendors and their buyers to settle invoices and manage payment schedules.	$5M	Debt Financing -	11-50	No Data

Pivo Nigeria	Pivo is a Nigerian credit-focused financial Services platfrom for supply chain small businesses.	$3M	Seed -	11-50	No Data
Liquify Ghana	Liquify is an invoice financing platform connecting African SMEs with global capital markets.	$2M	Seed -	2-10	No Data
REasy Cameroon	REasy enables fast, secure cross-border payments for African SMEs and global suppliers.	$2M	Pre-seed -	2-10	No Data
Paycloud Africa Kenya	Paycloud empowers African SMEs with digital banking, smart POS, and AI-driven financing solutions.	$850K	Grant -	1-10	No Data
Boost Ghana Ghana	Boost Ghana is Ghanian startup which provide digital solutions to support small and medium enterprises in Ghana.	$120K	Funding Round -	2-10	No Data

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