AI companies, startups, labs, and market entry professionals across francophone Africa's nine anchor countries.
5 companies found
Benin government's international city of innovation and knowledge (est. 2017): higher education, research and entrepreneurship campuses in Cotonou/Ouidah
Beninese AI/data-science association (launched Aug 2022) promoting AI in Francophone Africa; built GPT BJ chatbot with gov agency ASIN and runs local-language LLM data collection
Tech hub/accelerator in Cotonou (plus Parakou and Dakar); has supported 1,000+ entrepreneurs incl. fintech FedaPay and healthtech Rema
First FabLab in Benin (Cotonou): digital fabrication, coworking, incubation and the École 229 digital school
Francophone Africa "super app" (transport, delivery, vehicle financing, Gozem Money digital banking) active in Togo, Benin, Gabon, Cameroon; raised $30M Series B in 2025