African Startup Directory 🌍

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This Week's Startups

#1 Iriscode 2026

Stop weak code before you ship.

Nigeria Developer Tools Bootstrapped

David Jaja

#2 InstantLaunch 2026

Launch an Online Store for Your Small Business in Minutes

Nigeria Creator Tools Pre-seed

Akintunde Moses

#3 Salary Index 2026

Know what the market pays.

Nigeria HR Tech Bootstrapped

Afolabi Sokeye

#4 SnapVid 2025

Turn Every Video Into A Business Asset.

Nigeria Creator Tools Pre-seed

Samuel Udeh

#5 Nippyy 2026

Make Transactions Anywhere, Worldwide

Nigeria Fintech Pre-seed

Mitchell Owoh

#6 Holu 2026

Run your whole school from one system.

Nigeria Edtech Pre-seed

Kabiesi Ademola

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🏅 All-time Top 10

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Iriscode 53 18
2

SendByte 17 7
3

InstantLaunch 10 12
4

Myhappr 13 6
5

Salary Index 10 8
6

StackShift 6 4
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Cportal 4 3
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De-boothe 4 3
9

Qservers 3 3
10

Schoolcare 2 4

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What Is a Startup? A Simple Guide for Nigerian Founders

What Is a Startup? A Simple Guide for Nigerian Founders

What Is a Startup? A Simple Guide for Nigerian Founders explains what a startup really means, how it differs from a traditional business, examples of Nigerian startups, and why the startup label matters when seeking funding and growth opportunities.

Mikail Hamzat

2 min · Jul 2, 2026