PROPEL AFRICA / AI FOCUS

African startups building with AI

African startups that build artificial intelligence into their product, in every sector. Each company is checked by the Propel team; nothing is tagged by keyword.

127reviewed companies
$466.6Mdisclosed funding
170financing rounds
About these figures

Disclosed funding counts only rounds with a public amount. Acquisitions are shown separately and are not counted as funding. Figures come from Propel records on the date shown.

5 recorded acquisitions, $516.0M in disclosed consideration, excluded from funding. Equity, debt and grants are included; secondary sales, listings, unclassified and unconfirmed transactions are excluded. Estimated and undisclosed amounts are excluded from the sum. Classification describes product focus, not operating status.

Figures from Propel records on 2026-10-18.