Top 10 Marketplace Startup Investors in Zambia (October 2026)

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• Lupiya — Lupiya is a financial technology company that provides digital lending services designed to help individuals and small businesses access short-term credit and installment financing. The platform offers mobile-accessible loans that can be used for expenses such as personal needs, business cash flow, or emergency payments, using an online applicationprocess that evaluates creditworthiness through alternative data and behavioral indicators. Lupiya’s services include flexible repayment schedules, automated disbursement, and electronic account management so users can monitor balances and repayment activity within the app or web interface. The company also offers tools for budgeting and payment reminders to support borrowers in managing their credit obligations. Through integrations with local payment networks and banking partners, Lupiya facilitates secure fund transfers and compliance with financial regulations. Its lending infrastructure is tailored to expand access to credit for underserved populations and small enterprises that may have limited access to traditional banking services.

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• Combio Energia — ComBio Energia Provide energy generation solutions with renewable sources, creating, growing, and long-term economic value. They develop projects for steam generation and cogeneration of electricity with biomass, which promote environmental improvements and significant cost reductions for customers in the industrial segment. They offer, based on adetailed analysis of the needs of each customer, a dedicated energy solution, adapted to their consumption profile.
• MSU Green Energy — MSU Green Energy is a solar investment company that develops renewable energy and solar projects.
• Banco de Occidente, S.A. — Banco de Occidente is the fifth largest bank in Colombia by asset level and portfolio at June 30, 2016. It has national coverage and a portfolio of integrated products and services, offered through a network of 241 offices and 336 ATMs 9,671 banking correspondents and other features.

Portfolio highlights

• Lupiya — Lupiya is a financial technology company that provides digital lending services designed to help individuals and small businesses access short-term credit and installment financing. The platform offers mobile-accessible loans that can be used for expenses such as personal needs, business cash flow, or emergency payments, using an online applicationprocess that evaluates creditworthiness through alternative data and behavioral indicators. Lupiya’s services include flexible repayment schedules, automated disbursement, and electronic account management so users can monitor balances and repayment activity within the app or web interface. The company also offers tools for budgeting and payment reminders to support borrowers in managing their credit obligations. Through integrations with local payment networks and banking partners, Lupiya facilitates secure fund transfers and compliance with financial regulations. Its lending infrastructure is tailored to expand access to credit for underserved populations and small enterprises that may have limited access to traditional banking services.
• Seamfix — Seamfix helps governments, regulators and enterprises redesign, digitise and operate trust-critical processes with consulting, proven technology and global delivery.
• Alma Clinics — ALMA CLINICS Primary Healthcare with Advanced Blockchain, AI technology. BEST Clinic providing affordable healthcare, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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• Pranary — We help organisations across Africa deploy AI in real workflows through internal tools, AI agents and staff enablement.
• The Good Mineral — The Good Mineral is award-winning, vegan makeup designed for acne prone, sensitive skin - enjoy natural glowing lightweight coverage - free from preservatives, fragrance, talc, oils, waxes and dyes.
• PremierCredit Zambia — PremierCredit is an international financial technology company that operates an online microlending and investment platform in Sub-Saharan Africa's emerging markets. The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has licensed and regulated the company, allowing them to provide inclusive financial services throughout Africa.

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• DTEK — DTEK Group is a diversified energy holding that includes six businesses and Academy DTEK, our corporate university. DTEK Group is the largest private investor in the energy sector in Ukraine, with over €12 billion in invested capital since 2005, employing 55,000 people.
• WIOCC Group — WIOCC Group serves as a provider of interconnected, carrier-scale digital infrastructure and managed network services, operating exclusively as a wholesaler to hyperscalers, cloud operators, content providers, and telcos.
• Global Atomic Corporation — The Dasa Uranium Project scheduled to begin production in 2026 is the highest-grade uranium project in Africa; the Turkish Zinc JV provides positive cash flow.

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• MoboFree — Launched in 2011, MoboFree has become one of the largest mobile social and trusted classifieds platforms in West Africa with three-million registered users generating an average of 65-million page impressions each month. According to Opera State of The Mobile Web, MoboFree is in the top ten sites in Nigeria and Malawi, and in the top five inZimbabwe.
• Dot Com Zambia — Leading technology company in electronic tolling, payment infrastructure, and innovative solutions powering Zambia's connected economy.

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• EduPay — Smarter ways to pay for education
• 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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• Zazu — Manza is an all-in-one financial platform for African SMEs, helping businesses manage payments, automate cash flow, and access real-time financial insights from one simple dashboard.
• Fincart — Fincart is a leading shipping platform in Egypt, connecting your business with top courier services, automating operations, and helping you scale your eCommerce logistics.
• Udu Technologies — Explore GPU cloud and hardware through AGH Cloud, UduTech's flagship product, and AI advisory for teams in the United States, Africa, the Caribbean and beyond.

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• Victory Farms — Victory Farms is an aquaculture farm for tilapia fish comprising of hatcheries, nursery ponds and deep-water cages for farming.
• Planting Naturals — Planting Naturals is a group of companies focused to the long-term production of organic products. Planting Naturals was founded by Kevin Godlington.
• Hybrid Poultry Farm — Welcome to our Hybrid Poultry Farm. We breed high quality, robust and pre-vaccinated day old chicks making us Zambia's number one chick supplier. Talk to us.

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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.