Top 10 Enterprise Startup Investors in Zambia (October 2026)

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• Grapevine — Grapevine makes it possible for groups to invite members, collect and distribute donations, establish a community and connect with nonprofits.
• Untapped Global — Untapped connects global investors, and foreign capital to opportunities in emerging markets. Delivering competitive returns, and measurable impact for global investors.
• Necessary Ventures — We invest in what the world needs.

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• EduPay — Edupay provides affordable education loans with flexible repayment, ensuring uninterrupted learning.
• Explorer School — Explorer School is an online primary and secondary school that offers educational programs.
• Likota Furniture — Proudly Zambian business specialized in handcrafted, sustainable furniture.

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• Saharan Oil & Gas Company — Saharan Oil & Gas Company Limited (formerly Hume Energy) is a conglomerate of project managers that provide energy solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Through our global network of partners we develop and apply Next Generation Technologies to help safely and responsibly address Africa’s growing energy deficit. Energy access influences comfort,safety, security, and human progress, touching every aspect of our lives. SOGCOL aims to evolve from a regional marketer to an advanced energy innovator and a global energy solutions provider. We aspire to be an industry leader in all aspects of energy production, transportation, distribution, and marketing. Our operations encompass identifying energy projects and facilitation of financing from research and development to promotion, marketing, and execution.

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• Amanleek — Amanleek, aims to simplify insurance services and make it more accessible for a wider base of individual and business customers through leveraging transparency, trust and innovation to deliver an enhanced experience for all parties involved through tech based solutions.
• Medtech Africa — Medtech Africa is a Nigerian-based startup leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Apps to enable Cardiologists to treat and manage patients living with Cardiovascular Disease using the Patient's own data.The App, Forcardio, is a smart mobile & web application that seamlessly connects FDA-approved Bluetooth-enabled Cardiovascular devicesused by Patients through a mobile app to physician's tablet/device.Forcardio, eliminates the need for Cardiologists to use hundreds of apps to manage CVD. Forcardio App connects all CVD devices.We provide features such as AI analytics and Planning tools for Patient data for Cardiologist, emergency warning systems, on-demand video/voice call and management tools for CVD Patients.
• Riwe — Grow. Get covered. Get paid. *347*820#

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• BURN — Experience clean, safe, and affordable cooking with BURN's innovative cookstoves. Impact lives, reduce emissions, and enjoy delicious meals. Shop now!
• Hydrobox — Hydrobox transforms communities and empowers people using the most affordable, reliable, and sustainable power.
• Emerging Cooking Solutions — Emerging Cooking Solutions' mission is to improve health and stop deforestation caused by poor cooking conditions in developing countries

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• SeraPay — We are revolutionizing social commerce in Africa with SeraPay, ensuring the seamless buying and selling of goods on social media platforms. Our innovative service empowers businesses to access markets beyond their geographical borders, making social retail easier and more efficient.
• Savabyte — A pan-African women-led platform that connects career advancement opportunities to quality tech talent & women in technology. #ConnectingTechTalent
• Jungopharm — Jungopharm is a developer of a pharma and healthcare platform that aims to make health care understandable, accessible & affordable for all.

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• Coval — Simulation and evaluation for AI agents (chat & voice agents)
• Deepgram — Deepgram helps enterprises unlock the potential of their audio data with custom-trained speech recognition for accuracy and scale. Deepgram's deep learning speech recognition system searches for keywords in transcripts by sound and text within audio and video files, used for transcribing calls, meetings, and voicemails for searchable notes,providing businesses with a fast, high accuracy speech-to-text on an easy-to-use API.The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
• Rime — AI voice models built for real-time conversations. 600+ voices, 50+ languages, sub-100ms latency. Trusted by global enterprise.

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• Springs & Bolts — SBLC manufactures U – Bolts, Leaf Springs, Trailer Suspensions & exports to the West Africa n Sub-Region and also sells on the Ghana market.
• Boxpack Zambia — Boxpack Zambia specialists in manufacturing Corrugated boxes.
• Altus Financial Services — Altus Financial Services operates as a non-bank microfinance institution focused on providing short- to medium-term financing solutions to underserved segments. Its core business model utilizes customized credit evaluation structures, such as a payroll-deduction system, to disperse capital to public sector workers, small business owners, andmicro-entrepreneurs. The value proposition centers on expanding financial inclusion by delivering rapid loan approvals and flexible terms that accommodate clients who do not fit traditional bank appraisal checklists. This structured underwriting enables capital allocation across diverse sectors including farming, retail, construction, and manufacturing.

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• Figorr — Figorr is your go-to, for accessing reliable information on temperature, humidity, and location. Experience the next generation of data-driven insights with Figorr today.
• Sumet Technologies — Sumet is a transforming the distribution of essential goods across the african continent.
• TileGreen — TileGreen is a manufacturing technology company that invented a patented, machine-learning-based, and automated thermomechanical modular technology (TG1.0) that acts as a platform for producing more than 100 circular, economic, and durable building materials (recycled-polymer-aggregate-composite) from all types of mechanically unrecyclable plasticwaste at a green discount, not a green premium. Re-PAC material doesn’t crack, rot, rust, erode, or interact with chemicals, which makes it a durable, economical, and green alternative for multiple concrete, clay, wood, and metal non-structural applications.