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Nigeria AI startups & tech ecosystem (2026)
Lagos and pan-African fintech & AI. Nigeria has 76 startups, 2 investors, and 4 open tech jobs, led by Lagos. $575.3M in tracked funding.
Startups
76
Funding tracked
$575.3M
Investors
2
Open tech jobs
4
People
2
Startup hubs in Nigeria
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Top cities in Nigeria
HQ city on startup profiles
Top sectors in Nigeria
From sector tags on profiles
- 1.Fintech19 companies
- 2.Digital Payments10 companies
- 3.Payments10 companies
- 4.Embedded Finance8 companies
- 5.API Platform5 companies
- 6.E-commerce5 companies
- 7.Enterprise Software5 companies
- 8.Financial Services4 companies
- 9.Generative AI4 companies
- 10.Marketplace4 companies
Top startups in Nigeria
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1
Konga
Nigerian e-commerce platform offering retail, marketplace, logistics, and payment services.
E-commerce
Series C
$78.5M
61
2Terra Industries
African defensetech company designing infrastructure and autonomous systems to help African nations monitor and respond to threats.
Defense Tech
Extension
$22.0M
54
3CredPal
CredPal offers flexible "Shop Now, Pay Later" solutions, enabling installment payments for consumers and businesses across Africa.
Fintech
Series A
$16.6M
170 emp.
53
4FairMoney
A digital banking platform offering loans, savings, and payment services to underserved consumers in Nigeria and India.
Fintech
Series A
$12.4M
1,288 emp.
51
5PalmPay
Mobile payment and financial services platform for emerging markets, focusing on Africa.
Fintech
$190.0M
50
6MainOne Cable Company Nigeria
West Africa's leading provider of wholesale broadband, data center, and connectivity solutions.
Telecommunications
50
7Nomba
Nigerian paytech platform providing payment terminals, checkout solutions, and business banking for African SMEs.
Fintech
Series B
$42.7M
48
8Daystar Power
Daystar Power is a company providing solar energy solutions.
Energy
Series B
$150.0M
47
9Alitheia Capital
Venture capital investor focused on African startups.
Venture Capital
Fund
$63.0M
43
10nahme
AI-powered event photo platform that instantly finds attendee photos without app downloads or accounts.
Artificial Intelligence
Pre-Seed
10 emp.
15
11Moniepoint
Moniepoint is a financial technology company that provides digital financial services for businesses.
15
12Zentrosuite
All-in-one HR and payroll platform built for Nigeria, featuring GPS attendance and automated compliance.
HR Tech
8
13Kuda
Kuda is a digital bank for individuals.
7
14Boomplay
Boomplay is an African-focused music and video streaming platform.
3
15Regxta
Regxta is a startup.
3
16MasteryHive AI
MasteryHive AI is an AI-native platform automating transaction reconciliation, fraud detection, and AML monitoring.
3
17Bayse
Bayse is Nigeria's take on Polymarket, aiming to redefine prediction markets.
3
18Intron Health
Intron Health automates core, time-intensive processes in hospital systems.
HealthTech
3
19Sabi
Sabi is a provider of digital infrastructure for the distribution of goods and services.
3
20OPay
OPay offers a mobile payment service and consumer platform that enables users to send and receive money, pay bills, and order food and groceries.
3
21Xpertech Solutions
Xpertech Solutions is an ICT and renewable energy conglomerate.
3
22CDIAL AI
CDIAL AI is an AI startup.
2
23Bani
Bani is a cross-border payments infrastructure platform.
2
24Smartcash PSB
Smartcash PSB is a Payment Service Bank that offers digital financial solutions.
Fintech
2
25Xolani Health
Xolani Health focuses on healthcare diagnostics for underserved regions.
2
26FairMoney
FairMoney offers micro loans in Nigeria through their mobile, Android app.
2
27Cardtonic
Cardtonic is a fintech company.
2
28CrowdForce
CrowdForce is a crowdsourcing platform designed to help businesses, governments, and nonprofits scale to underserved populations.
Fintech
2
29Fire Bee Techno Services
Fire Bee Techno Services is a Blockchain and AI Development Company.
2
30Theorem Team
Theorem Team is a Shopify Partner Agency.
1
31Cori AI Lab
Cori AI Lab is an AI startup focused on the SME market.
1
32Rural Farmers Hub
Rural Farmers Hub is an AI startup focused on agriculture.
1
33Paga
Paga is an agent-based payment solutions provider for consumers and businesses.
1
34Kobo360
Kobo360 is a company providing a digital logistics platform for haulage operations.
1
35Lidya
Lidya uses a tech-based credit algorithm to loan to small businesses without credit histories.
1
36Duplo
Duplo is a fintech company providing payment solutions.
Fintech
1
37Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System
Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System is a financial services company.
1
38Lendsqr
Empowering credit providers with loan management systems and lending APIs to launch, scale, and succeed.
Fintech
29 emp.
0
39PhorionAI
PhorionAI is an AI startup focused on healthcare diagnostics.
0
40LevvyBox
LevvyBox creates new income opportunities through mobile outdoor advertising.
0
Tech jobs in Nigeria
4 open roles. Startup jobs in Nigeria
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