Top startups in Congo
There are 558 startups in Congo which include Nakelasi, Voir Film TV, Schooolap, CanGo, Congoprofond. Out of these, 58 startups are funded, with 3 having secured Series A+ funding. Banks ($80M) and Solar Energy ($42.7M) are the top-funded sectors in Congo, with over 18 companies, including Rawbank and Nuru. In the last five years, 15 companies raised over $63.6M in funding across 22 rounds.
Here is the list of top startups in Congo

1. Nakelasi
Provider of web and mobile application that facilitates communication between schools and parents. It offers instant access to their children's activities, homework, and results. It provides student monitoring and offers an intuitive and accessible digital solution. It reduces the digital divide by providing modern tools to educational institutions and families.
Key facts about Nakelasi
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Kinshasa (Congo)
- Stage: Unfunded
- Tracxn Score: 41/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 2 of 51 Competitors

2. Voir Film TV
App-based video streaming platform for movies and tv. It enables users to stream movies and series of various genres. Available on the Android platform.
Key facts about Voir Film TV
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Congo
- Stage: Unfunded
- Tracxn Score: 41/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 223 of 3,203 Competitors

3. Schooolap
Offering management solutions for schools. Allows clients to manage statistics, parent school communications, attendance, reports, documentation, school reviews, payments, and more. It also allows schools to manage teaching sheets, exchanges, research, etc. The application can be downloaded on iOS and Android platforms.
Key facts about Schooolap
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Kinshasa (Congo)
- Stage: Unfunded
- Tracxn Score: 35/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 521 of 8,582 Competitors
4. CanGo
CanGo is an app-based platform for bike taxi and on-demand services. Users can book their ride by providing location details, passenger details, and more. It offers features like realtime-tracking, in-app-payments, door-step services, and more. It also offers delivery services of food, groceries, medicines, and more through the platform. Also, by using the smartphone sensors to measure the ride quality that helps the users to find good drivers to get paired for the ride. The mobile app is available for the Android platform.
Key facts about CanGo
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Kinshasa (Congo)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.1M
- Investors: Zephyr Management, SOSV and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, 2019, $*****
- Tracxn Score: 33/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 2 of 11 Competitors
5. Congoprofond
Congo Profond is an online news portal focused on Congo. It offers news and information on multiple topics such as sports, music, policy, culture, society, economy (startups & initiatives, jobs, and call for tender), real estate, provinces, analyzes and point of view, and more.
Key facts about Congoprofond
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Kinshasa (Congo)
- Stage: Unfunded
- Tracxn Score: 30/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 1095 of 30,589 Competitors