Google has announced the 15 innovative startups selected for the Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa Class 9, reflecting its ongoing commitment to support African entrepreneurs solving local challenges through technology.
Launched in 2018, the Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa program has supported 153 startups across 17 African countries, which have collectively raised more than $300 million in funding and created over 3,500 jobs. This initiative aims to accelerate tech-driven solutions that fuel economic growth and social development across the continent.
Class 9 Startups: Driving Impact with AI
The new Class 9 cohort, chosen from nearly 1,500 applications, represents Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, and South Africa. These startups are building solutions across critical sectors, including:
- Fintech
- Agritech
- Healthtech
- Professional Services
A standout characteristic of this group is their focus on leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to address Africa’s unique challenges and unlock new opportunities.
“We are inspired by the creativity and resilience of African founders,” said Folarin Aiyegbusi, Head of Startup Ecosystem, Sub-Saharan Africa at Google. “This program is designed to amplify their impact with the best of Google’s technology and mentorship.”
Program Benefits for Selected Startups
From June 23 to August 22, 2025, the chosen startups will participate in a hybrid accelerator program featuring:
- Tailored technical training
- Product development support
- Mentorship from Google experts
- Responsible and ethical AI implementation guidance
- Access to Google Cloud and advanced AI tools
- Networking opportunities with other startups and alumni
These resources aim to help the founders refine their products, scale sustainably, and reach new customer bases.
This intensive program will help them refine their products, develop robust business strategies, and prepare for securing follow-on funding from Google’s extensive network of global investors. Our commitment extends beyond the program’s duration, with ongoing support to ensure their sustained growth and success.
Meet the Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa Class 9 Cohort:
- AFRIKABAL (Rwanda): A blockchain and AI-powered platform helping farmers, buyers, and logistics firms trade crops securely and transparently.
- Apexloads (Kenya): A logistics SaaS platform helping African freight brokers, forwarders, and transporters move cargo faster with verified partners.
- E-doc Online (Nigeria): Simplifies compliance and credit checks by analyzing real-time banking data, enabling faster onboarding and smarter lending decisions.
- GoNomad (Nigeria): Enables businesses to start and run global entities, and solopreneurs to professionally invoice and get paid globally like a local.
- Midddleman (Nigeria): An intelligent sourcing and payment platform helping African businesses import and pay for goods from China faster, safer, and cheaper.
- Myltura (Nigeria): An AI-powered digital health platform enabling remote care, test access, and seamless health data management in Africa.
- Pastel (Nigeria): Offers Enterprise AI solutions, inc. AI based fraud detection and anti-money laundering solutions to financial institutions in Africa.
- Rapid Human AI (South Africa): An end-to-end AI design-thinking platform that turns ideas into code in days, cutting development time by 80%.
- Regulon (Ghana): An AI-powered compliance and onboarding platform designed to simplify regulatory processes for businesses across Africa and the EMEA region.
- Scandium (Nigeria): An AI Quality Assurance suite that helps teams ship bug-free software faster with end-to-end test automation and test ops tooling.
- Shamba Records (Kenya): An AI-powered platform that empowers 50,000+ African farmers with smart credit, market access, and climate-resilient, data-driven agriculture.
- Smartel Agri Tech (Rwanda): Helps smallholder farmers in the Global South get ahead of crop pests and diseases early using AI-powered, solar-driven devices and SMS alerts.
- TOLBI (Senegal): Leverages AI and satellite imagery to empower sustainable agriculture across Africa, providing precise crop yield forecasts.
- YeneHealth (Ethiopia): An AI-driven digital health web, and mobile app streamlining access to affordable, reliable, quality medications & health care services.
- Zerone Analytiqs (Ghana): A transformative two-pronged solution to the data scarcity in Africa, We are revolutionizing how data is sourced, analyzed, and utilized for decisions.
