在全球创业奖(GSA)的非洲赛区中，15家龙头初创企业、组织和个人被评选为获奖者。
代表8个非洲国家的这些创新者将晋级全球决赛，这是实现国际认可的重要一步。
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在全球创业奖(GSA)的非洲区域中，15家龙头创业公司、组织和个人被评选为获奖者。

代表8个非洲国家的这些创新者将晋级全球决赛，这是实现国际认可的重要一步。

获胜者在南非开普敦举行的GSA非洲总决赛上公布，此次活动是与全球创新倡议集团(GIIG)合作举办的。2024年的获奖者来自：

![](http://img.gateio.im/social/moments-9e92ed6a7ecd856144d0eaf8d5de0ecb)* 南非
* 埃塞俄比亚
* 肯尼亚
* 埃及
* 尼日利亚
* 刚果民主共和国 (DRC)
* 摩洛哥，以及
* 赞比亚

以下是获奖者：

* **女性在科技领域:** Anna Ekeledo (尼日利亚) – AfriLabs的执行董事，该网络覆盖53个国家的450多个科技中心。
* **加速器/孵化器计划：** OceanHub Africa (南非) – 推动可持续海洋影响解决方案。
* **最佳绿色科技：** Octavia Carbon (肯尼亚) – 在地热集成直接空气捕集(DAC)技术方面的创新者，致力于应对气候变化。
* **年度青年创业公司：** Ultrateb (埃及) – 为了更高的效率和可及性而改变医疗电子商务。
* **年度创始人：** Bethelhem Dejene (埃塞俄比亚) – 通过Zafree Papers促进环境可持续性。
* **最佳农业科技:** Winich Farms (尼日利亚) – 通过商业基础设施和嵌入式金融赋能小农户。
* **年度初创公司:** SeaH4 PTY Ltd (南非) – 通过海藻和绿色氢气开创生物燃料和电子燃料。
* **最佳共享办公空间：** Silikin Village (DRC) – 支持初创企业的创新和人才发展。
* **最佳健康科技：** Pharmarun (尼日利亚) – 按需平台，连接患者与药物。
* **最佳金融科技：** Chari (摩洛哥) – 为小企业提供嵌入式电子商务和金融服务。
* **最佳新秀：** Mytochondria Group (赞比亚) – 通过智能土壤传感器创新农业。
* **最佳流动性与物流:** Loop (南非) – 通过变革性的运输解决方案连接正式和非正式市场。
* **年度生态英雄:** Dr. Eng. Nabil Shalaby (埃及) – 创业倡导者和多产作家。
* **年度投资者:** EdVentures (埃及) – 支持教育和学习的创新。
* **GIIG 未来塑造者：** Medref Healthbridge Solutions (Uganda) – 确保儿童和服务不足的社区获得医疗保健。

获胜者将晋级全球创业奖总决赛，在全球舞台上竞争，获得更高的曝光率和潜在投资者的联系。

这个机会还将他们嵌入更广泛的GSA网络，连接全球的行业领袖和创新者。

2024 年，来自南非的 Momint 在土耳其伊斯坦布尔举办的全球总决赛上被正式授予全球创业奖最佳 Web3.0 和 AI 初创公司奖得主。

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The 15 leading startups, organizations, and individuals have been named winners in the African segment of the Global Startup Awards (GSA).
Representing 8 African nations, these innovators will advance to the global finals, a major step toward achieving international acclaim.
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The 15 leading startups, organizations, and individuals have been named winners in the African segment of the Global Startup Awards (GSA).

Representing 8 African nations, these innovators will advance to the global finals, a major step toward achieving international acclaim.

The winners were announced at the GSA Africa Finale, held in Cape Town, South Africa, in collaboration with the Global Innovation Initiative Group (GIIG). The 2024 honorees come from:

![](https://img.gateio.im/social/moments-9e92ed6a7ecd856144d0eaf8d5de0ecb)* South Africa
* Ethiopia
* Kenya
* Egypt
* Nigeria
* The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
* Morocco, and
* Zambia

Below are the honorees:

* **Women in Tech:** Anna Ekeledo (Nigeria) – Executive Director of AfriLabs, a network spanning 450+ tech hubs in 53 countries.
* **Accelerator/Incubator Programme:** OceanHub Africa (South Africa) – Driving sustainable ocean-impact solutions.
* **Best Green Tech:** Octavia Carbon (Kenya) – Innovators in geothermal-integrated direct air capture (DAC) technology to tackle climate change.
* **Youth Startup of the Year:** Ultrateb (Egypt) – Transforming healthcare e-commerce for greater efficiency and accessibility.
* **Founder of the Year:** Bethelhem Dejene (Ethiopia) – Promoting environmental sustainability through Zafree Papers.
* **Best AgriTech:** Winich Farms (Nigeria) – Empowering smallholder farmers with commerce infrastructure and embedded finance.
* **Startup of the Year:** SeaH4 PTY Ltd (South Africa) – Pioneering biofuels and e-fuels using seaweed and green hydrogen.
* **Best Coworking Space:** Silikin Village (DRC) – Supporting startups with innovation and talent development.
* **Best Health Tech:** Pharmarun (Nigeria) – On-demand platform connecting patients to medications.
* **Best FinTech:** Chari (Morocco) – Providing embedded e-commerce and financial services to small businesses.
* **Best Newcomer:** Mytochondria Group (Zambia) – Innovating agriculture with smart soil sensors.
* **Best Mobility & Logistics:** Loop (South Africa) – Bridging formal and informal markets with transformative transport solutions.
* **Ecosystem Hero of the Year:** Dr. Eng. Nabil Shalaby (Egypt) – Advocate for entrepreneurship and prolific author.
* **Investor of the Year:** EdVentures (Egypt) – Supporting innovation in education and learning.
* **GIIG Future Shaper:** Medref Healthbridge Solutions (Uganda) – Ensuring healthcare access for children and underserved communities.

The winners advance to the Global Startup Awards Grand Finale, where they will compete on a global stage, gaining heightened visibility and access to potential investor connections.

This opportunity also embeds them into the broader GSA network, connecting them with industry leaders and innovators worldwide.

In 2024, Momint from South Africa was officially titled the Global Startup Awards Winner for Best Web3.0 & AI Startup at the Global Grand Finale, hosted in Istanbul, Turkey.

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LIST | Here Are the 15 Leaders and Startups from Africa Feted for the 2025 Global Startup Awards

名单 | 这里是获得2025全球创业奖的15位非洲领导者和初创企业

非洲专注于科技金融的区块链初创企业有所下降，尽管科技金融企业整体增长，但尼日利亚仍然是龙头。2015-2023年，区块链资金费用占非洲科技金融总资金费用的4.9%。

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一份新的报告显示，在2021年至2023年期间，非洲专注于金融科技的区块链初创企业的数量有所下降，该报告追踪了过去两年非洲金融科技生态系统的增长。

根据报告，2017年至2019年间，非洲活跃的区块链初创公司的数量跃升了150%，达到45 (9.2%的总数)。然而，由于加密货币市场的波动以及对加密货币的热情持续减退，该地区的行业出现了显著下降。

2021年，活跃的区块链企业数量降至42 (7%)，并且现在进一步下降，目前有37家初创公司仅占总数的5.5%。报告显示，超过一半的初创公司来自尼日利亚，其中21家初创公司占活跃公司的58%。

![](https://img.gateio.im/social/moments-9e92ed6a7ecd856144d0eaf8d5de0ecb)此外，尼日利亚的数字从2019年的17.8%和2017年的11%大幅跃升，报告显示，区块链在这个西非国家“生机勃勃”。南非有9家初创公司，肯尼亚有3家初创公司，是非洲剩余区块链初创公司的所在地。

在金融科技融资的领先类别中，区块链在2015-2023年间是第三大融资类别，占非洲金融科技融资总额的4.9%。

总体而言，2023年非洲金融科技初创公司的总数上升至678家，而2021年的数量为576家。这标志着17.7%的显著增长。

非金融科技初创企业数量的17.7%的增长反映了2019年到2017年之间观察到的增长率，在此期间，活跃企业的数量增长了17.3%。总的来说，非金融科技初创企业在非洲的活跃数量从2017年到2023年激增了125.2%。

*“这种增长正在整个大陆发生，除南非外，所有主要市场的活跃企业数量均有所增加。埃及和尼日利亚的增长尤其快速，过去两年中，这两个国家的金融科技公司数量分别增长了66.7%和50%。”* 报告中提到。

 

报告指出，目前运营的金融科技企业中，近40%的项目是在2019年至2021年间启动的。

在2017年至2019年之间进行发展的报告的上一版本中，共有576家初创公司，其中115家，即20%，自那时以来已停止运营。

 

*注意：区块链研究重点关注活跃于区块链和加密货币领域的初创公司，包括那些将这些技术应用于其他领域的公司*

 

 

 

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Fintech-focused blockchain startups in Africa declined, with Nigeria leading despite an overall growth in fintech ventures. Blockchain funding accounted for 4.9% of total African fintech funding from 2015-2023.

The number of active fintech-focused blockchain startups in Africa have declined between 2021 and 2023, a new report tracking the growth of Africa’s fintech ecosystem over the last two years has determined.

According to the report, the number of blockchain startups active in Africa leapt 150% to 45 (9.2% of the total) between 2017 and 2019. However, the volatility in the cryptocurrencies markets and as the excitement over crypto continues to fade, there has been a notable decline of the sector on the continent.

The number of active blockchain ventures fell to 42 (7%) in 2021, and has now fallen further with 37 startups accounting for just 5.5% of the total. More than half of the startups are from Nigeria, with 21 startups representing 58% of active companies, the report has revealed.

![](https://img.gateio.im/social/moments-9e92ed6a7ecd856144d0eaf8d5de0ecb)Moreover, the Nigeria number represents a huge leap from 17.8% in 2019 and 11% in 2017, which according to the report, shows that blockchain is ‘alive and well’ in the West-African nation. South Africa with 9 startups, and Kenya with 3 startups are the domiciles of the remaining blockchain startups in Africa.

When it comes to leading categories in fintech funding, blockchain was the third most funded category between 2015-2023 accounting for 4.9% of the total African fintech funding.

Overall, the total count of fintech startups in Africa rose to 678 in 2023, in contrast to the previous count of 576 in 2021. This marks a notable increase of 17.7 percent.

The 17.7% increase in fintech startups mirrors the growth rate observed between 2019 and 2017 during which the number of active ventures rose by 17.3%. In total, the count of active fintech startups in Africa has surged by 125.2% from 2017 to 2023.

*“This growth is taking place across the continent, with all major markets bar South Africa posting an increase in the number of active ventures. Egypt and Nigeria are growing especially fast, with the number of fintech companies based in those countries leaping by 66.7 per cent and 50 per cent respectively over the course of the last two years,”* the report said.

 

Nearly 40 percent of the currently operational fintech ventures were initiated between 2019 and 2021, the report indicated.

Out of the 576 startups that were part of the previous edition of the report tracking development between 2017 and 2019, a total of 115, equivalent to 20 percent, have ceased their operations since then.

 

*NB: The blockchain research focussed on startups active in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, including those that apply these technologies to other fields* 

 

 

 

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REPORT | African Blockchain Startups Decrease to 5.5% as Fintech Ventures Increase Over 17% in 2023

报告 | 非洲区块链初创公司减少至5.5%，而科技金融风险投资在2023年增加超过17%

Nomba是一家尼日利亚金融科技公司，已筹集3000万美元，为非洲企业提供量身定制的支付解决方案。Nomba专注于效率和客户体验，旨在将其服务扩展到发票和单子管理工具。

尼日利亚金融科技公司Nomba（前称Kudi）已成功获得3000万美元的Pre-Series B资金费用，该资金将用于为非洲公司提供定制的支付解决方案。

Nomba成立于2016年，最初名为‘Kudi.ai’，是一种能够在社交应用上响应金融请求的聊天机器人集成。从那时起，公司经历了各种变化，已经成为一个盈利实体，创造出创新产品，使企业能够接受支付。

Nomba为超过300,000家企业提供支付解决方案、管理工具和银行服务，帮助他们改善流程并更高效地运营。Nomba的月交易量达到10亿美元，在非洲支付服务提供商的总交易值中占据领先地位(GTV)。

![](http://img.gateio.im/social/moments-9e92ed6a7ecd856144d0eaf8d5de0ecb)超额认购的股权融资由总部位于旧金山的Base10 Partners领投，多家参投方包括：

* Helios数字投资
* Shopify的
* 帕特克
* 科斯拉风险投资公司

这家获得YC支持的公司希望利用资金提供定制化的支付解决方案，以满足企业的特定需求，帮助他们：

* 解决他们支付流程中的任何漏洞
* 提升他们的运营效率，和
* 提升客户体验

例如，这家初创公司希望推出一种名为 Nomba MAX 的 POS 设备，餐厅可以使用它来访问菜单、管理库存并在一个地方处理付款。运输和物流公司可以直接将其交易与付款链接，从而实现更流畅的流程，提升销售和盈利能力。

 

*“我们知道中大型企业商户面临的支付问题通常是基础设施方面的。因此，尽管我们的解决方案帮助他们提高交易成功率，但我们认为仅仅作为支付提供商并不足够，”* 联合创始人Yinka Adewale说道。

 

这家尼日利亚公司计划将其商业工具的范围从支付解决方案扩展到发票和订单管理解决方案等，以帮助提高非洲各地企业的效率并降低成本。

 

*“我们将支付视为一种商业模式，而不仅仅是一个产品，我们希望让企业更容易利用他们支付流程中所有可能的优势，以支持他们的持续增长和成功。我们有一长串正在开发的产品，而我们筹集的资金以及支持我们的投资者给了我们很多信心，关于在企业主手中更有效的支付解决方案可以实现的目标，”* Adewale 说。

 

同时，Base10的合伙人Luci Fonseca将Nomba视为非洲最令人兴奋的初创公司之一，因为它在创新和资金费用效率方面的表现。

 

*“我们很高兴能够支持他们提供改变游戏规则的解决方案，以推动尼日利亚及其他地区企业的增长和持续成功，”* 她说。

Nomba, a Nigerian fintech company, has raised $30 million to offer tailored payment solutions for African businesses. With a focus on efficiency and customer experience, Nomba aims to expand its services beyond payments to invoicing and order management tools.

The Nigerian fintech, Nomba, formerly known as Kudi, has secured a pre-Series B funding round of $30 million which will be used to provide customized payment solutions for African companies.

Nomba was started in 2016 as ‘Kudi.ai,’ a chatbot integration that responds to financial requests on social apps. Since then, the company has undergone various changes and has become a profitable entity creating innovative products that enable businesses accept payments.

Nomba provides payment solutions, management tools, and banking services to over 300,000 businesses, helping them improve their processes and operate more efficiently. With a monthly transaction volume of US$1 billion, Nomba holds a leading position in the African market for payment service providers in terms of gross transaction value (GTV).

![](https://img.gateio.im/social/moments-9e92ed6a7ecd856144d0eaf8d5de0ecb)The oversubscribed equity funding round was led by San Francisco-based Base10 Partners, with several participants including:

* Helios Digital Ventures
* Shopify
* Partech
* Khosla Ventures

The YC-backed company wants to utilize the funding to provide customized payment solutions tailored to the specific needs of businesses helping them:

* Address any gaps in their payment processes
* Enhance their operational efficiency, and
* Improve customer experiences

For instance, the startups wants to unveil a POS device called Nomba MAX which restaurants can use to access menus, manage inventory, and process payments all in one place. Transport and logistics companies can directly link their transactions to payments resulting in a more streamlined process that can boost sales and profitability.

 

*“We know that medium to large enterprise merchants have payment problems which are usually infrastructure based. So while our solutions help them improve success rates on transactions, we don’t think being a payment provider is good enough,”* said Co-Founder, Yinka Adewale.

 

The Nigerian company plans to expand its business tools beyond payment solutions to include invoicing and order management solutions among others to help improve efficiency and reduce costs for businesses across Africa.

 

*“We see payment as a business model not just a product and we want to make it easier for businesses to take advantage of all that is possible in their payment processes to support their continued growth and success. We have a long list of products we have been working on and the funds we have raised as well as the investors that have backed us gives us a lot of confidence about what can be achieved with more effective payment solutions in the hands of business owners,”* Adewale said.

 

At the same time Luci Fonseca, partner at Base10, sees Nomba as one of the most exciting startups in Africa due to its track record of innovation and capital efficiency.

 

*“We are thrilled to be supporting them to deliver their game changing solutions to power growth and continued success for businesses in Nigeria and beyond,”* she said.

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名单 | 这里是获得2025全球创业奖的15位非洲领导者和初创企业

报告 | 非洲区块链初创公司减少至5.5%，而科技金融风险投资在2023年增加超过17%

尼日利亚科技金融公司Nomba (，前身为Kudi)，获得由Shopify支持的3000万美元Pre-Series B轮融资。