Google has unveiled 15 tech startups for its 2025 Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa Class 9 program, and six Nigerian platforms are among the selected innovators.
The chosen cohort from Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, and South Africa reflects the growing influence of artificial intelligence in solving Africa’s pressing challenges across sectors such as finance, healthcare, logistics, and enterprise tools.
The announcement follows a competitive application cycle that attracted nearly 1,500 entries from across the continent. Google confirmed that the selected companies will receive mentorship, product support, and access to cloud infrastructure worth up to $350,000, along with business guidance focused on AI deployment and growth.
The accelerator will run from June 23 to August 22. Google will offer technical support from its engineers and connect the startups to its global network of partners and investors.
Six Nigerian startups form the largest national representation in the 2025 Class 9 cohort. They include:
- E-doc Online: Simplifies compliance and credit checks by analysing real-time banking data, enabling faster onboarding and smarter lending decisions.
- GoNomad: Enables businesses to start and run global entities, and solopreneurs to professionally invoice and get paid globally like a local.
- Middleman: An intelligent sourcing and payment platform helping African businesses import and pay for goods from China faster, safer, and cheaper.
- Myltura: An AI-powered digital health platform enabling remote care, test access, and seamless health data management in Africa.
- Pastel: Offers Enterprise AI solutions, Inc., AI-based fraud detection and anti-money laundering solutions to financial institutions in Africa.
- Scandium: An AI Quality Assurance suite that helps teams ship bug-free software faster with end-to-end test automation and test ops tooling.
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Google launched the Africa Accelerator programme in 2018. Since then, it has supported 153 startups from 17 African countries. The alumni have collectively raised over $300 million and created more than 3,500 jobs. Google stated that its direct contributions totalled $5 million in non-equity funding and credits.
The company’s Head of Startup Ecosystem, Africa, Folarin Aiyegbusi, said AI would transform African technology when built through the local context. He noted that the accelerator exists to scale startups that understand these contexts and challenges.
“African startups are at the forefront of solving critical challenges across the continent, and their work with AI is truly transformative.” – Folarin Aiyegbusi
Other startups in the 2025 Class 9 cohort include:
- AFRIKABAL (Rwanda)
- Apexloads (Kenya)
- Rapid Human AI
- Regulon (Ghana)
- Shamba Records (Kenya)
- Smartel Agri Tech (Rwanda)
- TOLBI (Senegal)
- YeneHealth (Ethiopia)
- Zerone Analytiqs (Ghana)
Some focus on logistics, health services, agriculture, and compliance automation, using AI as a core enabler.
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