African venture discovery / Fintech

African fintech startups

Fintech is the largest sector in Propel's records by companies, by deals and by money. This page lists the African fintech companies we record, most recently funded first, from payments and lending to crypto and insurance, with every round traced to its source and the investors behind them one click away.

632startup profiles recorded
44recorded rounds in 2026
1,006investors linked to these companies

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Venture Round · Oct 2026

Recorded investor: Lendable

Undisclosed

Venture Round · Sep 2026

Investors not recorded

$10M

Pre-Seed · Sep 2026

Investors not recorded

$1.5M

Seed · Sep 2026

Recorded investor: HFO Investments

$1.35M

Debt · Sep 2026

Recorded investor: AHL Venture Partners

$7M

Venture Round · Sep 2026

Recorded investor: Kili Ventures

Undisclosed

Debt · Sep 2026

Recorded investor: Cygnum Capital

$3M

8 recorded rounds shown · USD · includes different financing types.

The context · Q3 2026

A closer look at fintech

African fintech startups raised $204 million between July and September 2026, up from $144 million in the second quarter, and took six of the ten largest rounds on the continent. Yellow Card's $40 million in Nigeria, Paymob's $35 million pre-Series C in Egypt and Moment's $22 million Series A in South Africa led the way, with ValU's $19.8 million of bonds and Bridgement's bank-backed debt behind them.

Across our current records, fintech accounts for about a quarter of all deals, far ahead of any other sector. The pattern in 2026 is that the sector's money is concentrating in a few later-stage companies while early rounds thin out. Our Q3 report has the full picture.

Read the Q3 2026 report and its methodology →

What does this page cover?

Companies match the recorded Fintech sector. Country does not imply incorporation, founder nationality or every market served. Counts include the financing types recorded by Propel, including equity, debt and grants. Unknown amounts are not zero. Dates retain their recorded precision. This is not a complete market census.

Listings follow Propel’s current public records. The dated context is editorial background, not a live market total. Secondary share sales are excluded from recorded funding here. Named backers are recorded participants; their inclusion does not identify them as the lead investor.

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