Meet the 15 Startups Joining the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 10

In Uganda, 16 women die every day due to pregnancy complications, with many of these tragic losses preventable through early detection using ultrasounds. Witnessing this devastating reality firsthand, Phyllis Kyomuhendo founded M-Scan, an alumni of our Google for Startups Accelerator. Her team developed a low-cost, portable device that pairs with mobile devices to produce life-saving ultrasound scans, ensuring early detection for women in rural areas.

Phyllis’s journey reflects a much larger, continent-wide movement. From bustling cities to rural communities, African founders are stepping up to solve deeply rooted problems with bold, tech-driven ideas. This wave of homegrown innovation is vital, as the growth of entrepreneurship is essential for creating jobs and enabling both economic and social development across the region. Since introducing the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program in 2018, we have been privileged to support this momentum, working alongside 106 startups from 17 African countries. As these companies scale, their human and economic impact multiplies—to date, our alumni have collectively raised over $263 million and created more than 2,800 jobs.

Today, we are thrilled to introduce the next group of innovators driving this change: the 15 exceptional startups selected for Class 10. Chosen from an intensely competitive pool of nearly 2,600 applications, these founders represent a wide variety of sectors, including fintech, agritech, health tech, mobility, and SaaS. What unites them is their innovative application of Artificial Intelligence to address specific, critical challenges in their respective countries.

Investing in this ecosystem benefits everyone involved; as these startups grow, they advance local economies, which ultimately benefits the entire continent. To support their vital work, this three-month hybrid program—running from April 13th to June 19th, 2026—will provide these founders with mentorship from experienced mentors and industry experts. They will also gain access to technical workshops and resources focused on AI and cloud technologies, equipping them to scale their impact and prepare for follow-on funding.

Meet the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 10:

1. Anda Africa (Angola): A mobility and fintech platform formalizing, financing, and electrifying Angola’s informal moto-taxi workforce through proprietary AI-powered credit scoring.
2. Bani (Nigeria): A cross-border payments infrastructure platform eliminating settlement delays for African businesses trading globally.
3. Coamana (Kenya): Builds technology that helps governments and market associations digitize informal food markets.
4. Duck (Kenya): A real-time data intelligence platform giving consumer brands instant shop floor visibility to prevent stockouts.
5. Emaisha Pay (Uganda): Enables agro-traders to manage produce, collect multi-currency payments, and access embedded trade financing.
6. Loop (South Africa): Digitizes mobility and payments in Africa, helping people, businesses and communities access simpler, more connected transport and payment solutions.
7. Maad (Senegal): A full-stack omnichannel market expansion platform helping consumer brands grow sales across Africa through AI-powered market intelligence.
8. MasteryHive AI (Nigeria): An AI-native platform automating transaction reconciliation, fraud detection, and AML monitoring.
9. Meditect (Ivory Coast): Digitizes African pharmacies with cloud software and real-time data to improve medicine access and optimize inventory.
10. Regxta (Nigeria): Combines alternative data-driven credit scoring with a hybrid digital-agent distribution model to deliver financial products to unbanked micro businesses.
11. ReportsAI (Kenya): Helps impact organizations turn raw data into institutional knowledge and compliance-ready reporting through an AI-first platform.
12. Safiri (Tanzania): Building the digital infrastructure powering reliable transportation of people and goods across Africa.
13. Termii (Nigeria): An AI-native communications infrastructure platform ensuring reliable financial messaging for banks and fintechs.
14. Vambo AI (South Africa): Builds multilingual AI infrastructure powering translation, speech, and generative AI across African languages.
15. VunaPay (Kenya): Builds fintech and data infrastructure for cooperatives, enabling instant payments and financial services for smallholder farmers.