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Since 2024, GIZ has backed 10 African startups across 12 disclosed funding rounds totaling $1.4M, most heavily in Ghana and E-commerce & Retail.
GIZ, formally Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, is a German international cooperation organization that works worldwide for a future worth living. It is based in Germany, with registered offices in Bonn and Eschborn. In Africa, GIZ is active through programs that support start-ups, growth firms, and innovation ecosystems. Public information shows it has backed African companies through grant funding, and the provided records indicate activity from September 2024 through December 2025 across 13 grant-backed rounds. The recorded activity spans Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, and Côte d’Ivoire, with support concentrated in health tech, e-commerce and retail, fintech, cybersecurity, and other software-enabled sectors.
Data updated · Aug 27, 2026
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GIZ has backed 10 African startups across 12 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $1.4M since 2024.
Mostly Grant: 12 of its 12 tracked rounds are at that stage.
Companies GIZ has backed operate in Ghana (6), Nigeria (3), South Africa (3), and 2 more markets. Each figure counts the rounds behind companies serving that market, so a company operating in several markets counts in each of them.
Its tracked rounds lean toward E-commerce & Retail (2), Fintech (2), Cybersecurity (2), and 5 more sectors.
According to the records provided, GIZ-backed companies in Africa include Tendo, Kutana Pay, Cybervergent, WorkWeek, Djoli, Waribei, Michanic, Envisionit Deep AI, Aya Data, WellaHealth, and Primed E-Health.
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