Top 15 Infrastructure Startup Investors in Africa (October 2026)

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• Oolu — Oolu is the fastest growing off-grid solar company West Africa. Our Vision is to be the leading energy and financial service provider to millions of customers in the developing world.Our model, developed with local communities, allows us to reach off-grid households in rural villages offering them modern energy access. With a monthly paymentmodel reducing barriers to access, as well as maintenance, parts and battery replacements included in our service, we save our clients money and assure them a continuous, dependable source of energy. In Wolof, a national language of Senegal, Oolu means ‘trust’. By building trust with the communities in which we work, we can grow together.
• Redavia — Solar In Ghana, REDAVIA provides clean and reliable energy to customers in sub-Saharan Africa. Affordable solar power for business in Ghana
• Maskh Nigeria — Maskh Nigeria Limited is an infrastructure firm composed of professionals with experience in renewable energy, construction, engineering, electrification, and procurement services. Spanning decades of operations, the company delivers efficient solutions for both government ministries and private sector clients.

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• Mixta — Mixta provides the real estate development solution. They focus on affordable housing and have a home and property for everyone. Mixta's purpose is to add value to their clients' lives by providing innovative solutions.
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• ORIKI — ORIKI is a luxury skin and hair care brand that fuses all-natural ingredients primarily sourced from the continent of Africa with scientific research to create extraordinary products.
• Mukuru Clean Stoves — Mukuru Clean Stoves is a social enterprise The company is engaged in designing, producing and distributing improved, reliable and affordable cook stoves for low income households. The company's stoves are produced using locally sourced recycled waste metal enabling them to reduce production costs and make affordable products in the market.The company distributes its products through networks of local women business owners and microfinance institutions.
• Loom Craft Chocolate — Loom Craft Chocolate is a artisanal cocoa processor with a strong focus on the quality of our products and the sustainability of our processes.

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• Kutuma — Who would you trust to introduce you to individuals/businesses willing to assist with sending goods to your family from the diaspora? Kutuma of course!
• Umojalands — Umojalands System is a fintech microfinance driving sustainable practices through the provision of climate loans to farmers and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to support microfinance funding for smallholder farmers in Africa.
• Mushambadzi — Mushambadzi is an online store that combines locally manufactured products from food, detergents, cosmetics, and clothing to the right delivery services all in one app. Their goal is to make life easier for the customer through an easily accessible online store.

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• Growwr — Tell Growwr who you need. Our AI hiring agent finds relevant talent, evaluates candidates, and helps you move from hiring brief to interview.
• Paycrest — Unifying fiat and stablecoin payments globally, with speed, transparency, and built-in compliance.
• Cr3dentials — Cr3dentials lets neobanks offer credit inside their app. We handle income verification, underwriting, capital, and collections. You keep the customer.

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• Vivid Gold — Shop video games and consoles at Vivid Gold. Features Lipa Pole Pole payments, Pre-Order & Back-Order price guarantees, and top-tier customer service.
• Viebeg — Viebeg transform the way medical products are bought and sold, advancing the 4th industrial revolution in the developing world.
• FutureLink Technologies — Creating Financial Freedom for all in Africa through FutureLink.

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• Maskh Nigeria — Maskh Nigeria Limited is an infrastructure firm composed of professionals with experience in renewable energy, construction, engineering, electrification, and procurement services. Spanning decades of operations, the company delivers efficient solutions for both government ministries and private sector clients.
• Hinckley Recycling — Hinckley Recycling is dedicated to the responsibility of being a good steward of the environment and will in all circumstances aspire to constantly emphasize awareness of the natural environment, whilst maintaining a level of proficiency which demonstrates bona fide leadership in all spheres of the environment.
• Powergen Renewable Energy — PowerGen is leading the clean energy transition in Africa as a developer, builder, and operator of solar mini-grids throughout the continent. PowerGen is backed by sector leaders including Shell, Acumen, Omidyar Network, Sumitomo, DOB Equity, ElectriFI, REPP, and the Rockefeller Foundation. PowerGen has pioneered the solar mini-grid sector inAfrica and is a founding member of the Africa Mini-grid Developers Associaiton (AMDA).

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• TransCentury — TransCentury Limited operates as an infrastructure company in East, Central, and Southern Africa. The company operates through three divisions: Power Infrastructure, Infrastructure Projects, and Engineering and Construction.
• Platcorp Holdings — Platcorp Holdings is an impact finance investment management holding company that primarily invests in non-banking lending subsidiaries.
• Lifestores Pharmacy — Lifestores is a retail pharmacy start-up bringing disruptive innovation to the pharmaceutical sector in Nigeria by democratizing quality medicines and pharmaceutical services.

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• Coris Holding — Coris Holding is a financial institution that was established with the motive to provide support to SMEs and SMIs.
• Orchidia Pharmaceutical — Orchidia Pharmaceutical is a manufacturing company that provides ophthalmic drugs, food supplements, and cosmeceutical products.

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• Goneke Investment Group — Pioneering a century-long initiative to finance, build, and secure the critical industries that define national strength.
• 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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• Amaries Africa — Amaries Investments Limited (RC1661631) is a Nigerian digital infrastructure company founded in 2020 by Chuk Ama, providing recurring-revenue connectivity infrastructure Digital Infrastructure as a Service to underserved communities in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Rather than functioning as a traditional internet service provider, Amaries deploys modularcommunity access points that combine affordable connectivity with an in-house billing and payments platform, additional local digital services, and a growing intelligence layer built on proprietary technology. Each deployment is designed to generate multiple recurring revenue streams rather than a single subscription fee. The company's first pilot deployment is live in Kaduna State, where it has processed its first paying transactions across multiple payment channels. Amaries is currently raising capital to stabilize service quality and convert early usage into consistent recurring revenue ahead of a broader rollout. Amaries is led by a lean, technically self-sufficient founding team, supported by an experienced strategic advisor.

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• Energy Link — Energy Link delivers crude evacuation services through our dedicated pipeline system anchored on OML18. Provide infrastructure for efficient and long-term crude storage and evacuation.

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• Calibre — Calibre is a modern UK certification body helping tech companies get ISO 27001 certified without derailing the roadmap.
• Wonderful — AI for the Bold Enterprise
• Soctera — Soctera is developing the next generation of mm-wave electronics

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• Eranove — The Eranove group counts more than 9000 employees all engaged in developping hydroelectric solutions to allow all the pan african citizens to access electricity and drinking water
• Allego — Allego delivers charging solutions for electric cars, motors, buses and trucks, for consumers, businesses and cities. Allego’s end-to-end charging solutions make it easier for businesses and cities to deliver the infrastructure drivers need, while the scalability of our solutions makes us the partner of the future.
• Zipline International — Zipline operates the world's largest autonomous on-demand delivery system with the industry's leading instant logistics technology stack.

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• 4AFRI — 4Afri is an innovative holding company focused on Africa-centric growth equity opportunities.
• SantéPhone — SantéPhone is a mobile-based health prevention platform founded in partnership with leading health insurance companies across West Africa. The application was powered by 4Afri Mobile.
• Cambridge Industries — Cambridge Industries pioneers sustainable waste-to-energy, recycling, and urban mining solutions worldwide.