Travel Startups
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Top Startups in Africa to Watch
A curated selection of African tech companies solving critical infrastructure, financial, and logistical challenges across the continent.
Africa's community-first social network: stay close to family, friends, and local news—built by Africans, for Africans.
A data community bridging data literacy across Africa through mentorship, training, partnerships and events.
Smart fleet management for owners and drivers: tracking, alerts, leases, and payments in one dashboard.
Spend crypto as fiat, send professional invoices, and gift friends — all directly from WhatsApp. No app needed.
Secure, delivery-linked payments that protect buyers and sellers in informal and high-value online commerce.
A free football predictions platform powered by AI and mathematical analysis.
Organic energy drink juice formulated for energy, mental clarity and focus.
Connecting startups with engineering students for hands-on projects while mapping talent for future roles.
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| Name | One-liner | Country | Sector | Stage | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HORETRA | Horetra is developing solutions to help Hotels and Lodges to ease and automate how they manage their offline partners. | Kenya | Travel & Hospitality | Series A | Actively Raising |
| NYIKA Collections | NYIKA is developing a interior goods platform to help the hospitality industry source African curated goods with AI | Kenya | Travel & Hospitality Retail Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | Idea | Actively Raising |
| Okero Design | Okero Design is building The Good Guide, a WhatsApp concierge that helps people find trusted, vetted local services. | United Kingdom | Food & Beverage Travel & Hospitality Data & Analytics | Idea | Actively Raising |
| Purple Elephant Ventures | Digitising Africa's tourism industry | Kenya | Travel | Series A | Open to funding |
| Reserve Me | Reserve Me makes it easy to book tables and event spaces and helps venues manage availability in real time. | Kenya | Travel & Hospitality | Seed | Actively Raising |
| Safari Planner | Your perfect safari, planned in 60 seconds | Kenya | Travel | Growth | Actively Raising |
| Safari Planner | Safari Planner is a Kenyan traveltech platform helping travelers plan African safaris with personalized, AI-powered itineraries. | Kenya | Traveltech | — | — |
| Savanna Guides | Savanna Guides provides digital outdoor guides for East Africa | Kenya | Travel & Hospitality | Seed | Actively Raising |
| Senovara | Senovara is developing a unified ops system to help businesses manage workflows and data with modular tools. | Kenya | Travel & Hospitality Marketing Software & Services | Series A | Actively Raising |
| SokoGuide | A social media platform for travel. We help connect travelers with local licensed travel service providers | Kenya | SaaS Travel-tech | Pre Seed | Actively Raising |
| Tripsoko | Tripsoko - a trip packages marketplace and aggregator that helps travelers find and book trips and experiences easily. | Kenya | Travel & Hospitality Marketing | Seed | Actively Raising |
| VOLZ | VOLZ is an Algerian travel-tech platform that allows Algerian travelers to compare and book flights using Algerian dinars. | Algeria | Travel-Tech | — | Actively Raising |
| Völz | Völz is an Algerian travel-tech and transport startup, recently securing $4.5M in a growth round, making it a notable player in the Algerian market. | Algeria | Travel-tech | Growth | Not Raising |
| YourHost Curated Stays | YourHost promotes enjoyable ownership by design Stays for savvy guests who are looking to book in prime locations | United States | Travel & Hospitality | Growth | Actively Raising |
HORETRA
Actively RaisingHoretra is developing solutions to help Hotels and Lodges to ease and automate how they manage their offline partners.
NYIKA Collections
Actively RaisingNYIKA is developing a interior goods platform to help the hospitality industry source African curated goods with AI
Okero Design
Actively RaisingOkero Design is building The Good Guide, a WhatsApp concierge that helps people find trusted, vetted local services.
Reserve Me
Actively RaisingReserve Me makes it easy to book tables and event spaces and helps venues manage availability in real time.
Safari Planner is a Kenyan traveltech platform helping travelers plan African safaris with personalized, AI-powered itineraries.
Savanna Guides
Actively RaisingSavanna Guides provides digital outdoor guides for East Africa
Senovara
Actively RaisingSenovara is developing a unified ops system to help businesses manage workflows and data with modular tools.
SokoGuide
Actively RaisingA social media platform for travel. We help connect travelers with local licensed travel service providers
Tripsoko
Actively RaisingTripsoko - a trip packages marketplace and aggregator that helps travelers find and book trips and experiences easily.
VOLZ
Actively RaisingVOLZ is an Algerian travel-tech platform that allows Algerian travelers to compare and book flights using Algerian dinars.
Völz
Not RaisingVölz is an Algerian travel-tech and transport startup, recently securing $4.5M in a growth round, making it a notable player in the Algerian market.
YourHost Curated Stays
Actively RaisingYourHost promotes enjoyable ownership by design Stays for savvy guests who are looking to book in prime locations
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| VibeYoung | Kenya | Developer Tools | VibeYoung is a Kenyan platform for junior coders to get their AI-built apps tested by real people and AI, receiving honest feedback for improvement. |
| Motifiti | Kenya | Automotive E-commerce | Motifiti is a Kenyan online marketplace for buying and selling new and used cars across Kenya. |
| Sigma-TCM Pre Seed | South Africa | EdTech | Building Africa's Digitally-Ready TVET Educators |
| Clad9 Pre Seed | United States | Fashion Tech | AI outfits built from the clothes you already own |
| Host Sasa | Kenya | Hospitality Tech | HostSasa is a Kenyan hospitality tech platform providing custom booking websites and WhatsApp automation for BnB hosts to manage reservations and cleaning. |