Startups worth knowing, with sources

A vibe-coding platform that enables users to create and scale applications.

Credit infrastructure platform providing farmer creditworthiness data to agro-retailers and financial institutions.

Provider of AI voice synthesis models for enterprise customer support, content creation, and developer tools.

Kenya’s largest independent payments switch.

Enterprise software and AI infrastructure developer.

An AI-powered health benefits brokerage for small businesses.

Manufacturer of home-assistance robots for human-collaborative tasks.

A data platform for building AI training datasets and simulated environments.

Uses teams of AI agents to automate corporate processes across HR, IT, and finance.

Automated robotic tire-changing system for vehicle maintenance.

Fintech platform utilizing physical PoS terminal networks to distribute retail investment products.

The venture capital arm of design and engineering firm Dar, focusing on the built environment.

Egyptian fintech startup

Digital services company providing mobility, delivery, foodtech, and entertainment services.

Web3 infrastructure company pivoting to a financial operations platform.

A developer platform for storing and running databases.

Builder of AI data centers.

Electric motorcycle and battery-swapping startup

Startup developing electric motors without rare-earth magnets to reduce supply chain reliance on China.

Biotech startup using AI to discover new drugs in the natural world

A team messaging platform designed for human and AI collaboration.

Cloud-based spreadsheet tool designed to handle large datasets.

Developer of tiny, open-weight language models optimized for edge devices like smart glasses.

Building a modular humanoid robotic platform for developers.