Top 20 Video Games Startup Investors in Africa (September 2026)

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• Buupass — BuuPass is Kenya's market leader for online bus booking. We enable travelers to reserve seats and make payments in a convenient and timely way. Try BuuPass today!
• Logidoo — Logidoo is a digital logistics marketplace-designed company that markets shuttles through smart logistics. The company's platform, which provides rapid, dependable, secure, and economical logistics, allows users to compare offers for sending and receiving items and to track parcels in real-time.
• Qene Games — Qene Games is an award-winning software development firm operating from Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. Founded in 2017, the company has been focused on developing and publishing video games while providing game development outsourcing, game art outsourcing, and other software development services.

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• Gamr — 4,500+ tournaments. $550K+ prize payouts. 480K+ gamers. 27+ countries. Africa's largest gaming ecosystem powering esports, tournaments, and gaming culture.

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• XOCIETY — XOCIETY, a POP Shooter with RPG progression Jpn X @XOJPofficial | Powered by @suinetwork @hashed_official @unopnd_Official
• The FishVerse — FishVerse combines GameFi, AI, and blockchain technology, allowing players to fish in a dynamic open environment from their own homes.
• NXI — Nexus Interactive gives collective growth and accrued value to its ecosystem.

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• Portal to Bitcoin — The only custody-less interoperability protocol for Bitcoin. Swap native BTC, Ordinals, Runes with L2s and L1s
• Euler — The credit layer for programmable finance
• WorkQuest — About WorkQuest WorkQuest is a decentralized employment and workforce automation protocol enabling employers and workers to collaborate through smart contracts, stablecoin payments, AI matching engines, and on-chain reputation scoring. The platform transforms global employment into a transparent, verifiable, and borderless digital labor economy.

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• Pegaxy — Pegaxy is a game development company that develops web3 based games.
• Starbots — Starbots is Solana's first-ever battle NFT game.

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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.

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• Pegaxy — Pegaxy is a game development company that develops web3 based games.

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• Uptopia — Interconnected Internet GameAI Market layer. Build your app on @base effortlessly. Backed by @cbventures and @PanteraCapital https://t.co/pYuYjB6wxl
• Shards — Shards is a free-to-use SDK for game studios that boosts in-game engagement and revenue by allowing players to create, fractionalize and trade in-game guilds.
• Udon Finance — Revolutionizing decentralized lending on @Chromia

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• Growwr — Growwr is an AI-native workforce infrastructure platform building the operating system for global work.Its flagship product, Growwr AI, acts as an intelligent hiring agent that helps companies source, screen, evaluate, and hire talent through conversational workflows instead of manual recruiting processes. Companies can describe a role, definehiring priorities, and automatically receive ranked candidates based on verified skills, work history, and performance data.Beyond hiring, Growwr provides integrated global payment infrastructure that enables companies to pay talent across 180+ countries through cards, bank transfers, mobile money, and local payment rails.Because hiring, work, and payments happen inside one system, Growwr continuously generates verified workforce data around earnings, productivity, reliability, and work consistency. The company is leveraging this infrastructure to build workforce financial services including payroll, invoicing, credit scoring, and access to financial products for professionals in emerging markets.Growwr supports 90,000+ users across 15 countries, has processed over millions in payouts, and serves businesses across Africa, the UK, and the US.The company is building the AI and financial infrastructure layer powering the future of global work.
• Paycrest — Decentralized routing protocol for instant, secure, zero-fee payments in emerging markets.
• Cr3dentials — Embedded financing for neobanks

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• XRADERS — Powering informed decision making for investors XRADERS
• ZeroLend — ZeroLend is an Open Source Protocol to create Non-Custodial Liquidity Markets to earn interest on supplying and borrowing assets with a variable or stable interest rate.
• Gull Network — Gull AI is an omnichain flagship AI infrastructure designed to revolutionize DeFi by making onchain transactions seamless and intelligent. Powered by cutting-edge AI and cross-chain compatibility, it simplifies trading, liquidity optimization, and asset transfers across multiple blockchains. With a unified interface and automation-driven efficiency, Gull AI is redefining the future of decentralized finance.

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• Pegaxy — Pegaxy is a game development company that develops web3 based games.
• The Parallel — The Parallel is a virtual reality metaverse game that offers a platform for users to engage in entertainment and generate income.

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• Allra — Allra is a financial management platform for online SMEs.
• Specter — Specter is a reputation sharing platform for applicants who are sincere and do their job well, but cannot do enough self-PR in interviews.
• METUB Network — Make your passion your paycheck

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• MDaaS Global — At MDaaS Global, we build and operate modern, tech-enabled diagnostic centres in clinically-underserved communities, starting in Nigeria. Our big goal is to create affordable healthcare solutions for Africa's next billion.
• Chefaa — Chefaa is a GPS-enabled pharmacy benefits platform connecting patients & pharmacies nation-wide to help patients manage all their pharmacy needs. Chefaa uses big data, data ming & machine learning
• Waspito — We are the platform that engages Africa into the conversation and action to drive affordable and accessible quality healthcare across the continent.

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• Gamr — 4,500+ tournaments. $550K+ prize payouts. 480K+ gamers. 27+ countries. Africa's largest gaming ecosystem powering esports, tournaments, and gaming culture.

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• Vangrid — Vangrid operates as a decentralized physical infrastructure network.
• Watch.fun — Open boxes, collect watches. Pull a Rolex today. Authenticated by Wristcheck. Backed by @SolanaVentures
• Reown — A complete crypto and stablecoin infrastructure solution built on the world's largest wallet network, built for apps, wallets, fintechs & institutions.

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• Lympid — We believe that anyone should have access to the amazing opportunities found on the blockchain, from DeFi protocols (aave, compound, yearn…) to Crypto Indexes, there's so much to discover! At Lympid you will be able to do it all easily in the same app, and directly through EUR.
• Orix AI — Orix is an on-chain AI engineer that writes, audits and ships smart contracts in seconds. Build BEP-20 tokens, DeFi and more on BNB Chain.
• Bullshot Inc — Bullshot is redefining the way meme tokens are launched, traded, and adopted. By combining AI-driven automation with the power of community culture, Bullshot creates an ecosystem where creativity, speed, and scalability thrive.

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• Carry — Ocho is everything you need to build wealth as a business owner.
• Qene Games — Qene Games is an award-winning software development firm operating from Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. Founded in 2017, the company has been focused on developing and publishing video games while providing game development outsourcing, game art outsourcing, and other software development services.
• Hone Health — Hone Health is a telehealth clinic that helps people improve healthspan through advanced biomarker testing, clinician-guided care, and personalized protocols.

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• Rivalz Network — Join the connectivity infrastructure between AI Agents, DeFAI and Markets.
• RiskLayer — RiskLayer is an economic security middleware for DeFi and providing services and validating Creating positive feedback loops.
• Perceptron Network — AI agents that learn, earn, and reward trust. Perceptron powers a decentralized mesh of reputation and revenue. Perceptron Network is the first AI-powered system where interactions drive growth and earn real rewards.

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• CleanMob — CleanMob is a Car Greetech B2B, whose mission is to decarbonize and optimize corporate vehicle fleets.Its proprietary technology combining AI algorithms, modeling and simulation, with data from smartphone sensors and connected vehicles, frees users from the need to install a telematics box, thus facilitating large-scale deployment for vehiclefleet managers.
• ZSystems — ZSystems is a transformative super app designed to redefine B2B trade.
• Upfund — Upfund is a real estate company that provides reliable data on office, retail, and business premises. Upfund is a digital solution designed to respond to most commercial real estate business issues. They develop tools perfectly adapted to clients' requests in a remarkable time. Founded in 2022 and is located in Paris, France.

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• Happy Wishy Ghana — Buy PSN, iTunes, Xbox, Cryptocurrency, Amazon, Razer gold, Steam, Roblox, PUBG, Fortnite, Nintendo, and Apex gift cards in Ghana.