Startups in Rwanda
Updated 23 Oct 2026
21 funded startups are headquartered in Rwanda. 3 of them closed their most recent round from October 2025 to September 2026. Source: FundingWatcher, October 2026. Data as of 23 October 2026.
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| # | Company | City | Stage | Last round | Date | Total raised |
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| 1 | Kayko | Kigali | Seed | Seed | 2025-12-18 | $1.2M |
| 2 | MPost | Nyarugenge | Pre-seed | Pre-seed | 2023-12-28 | |
| 3 | LifeLine | Kigali | Pre-seed | Pre-seed | 2024-12-25 | |
| 4 | STEPS Initiative | Kigali | Seed | Seed | 2026-09-12 | $7K |
| 5 | Imizi Rum | Kigali | Pre-seed | Pre-seed | 2024-11-19 | |
| 6 | ZEV | Kigali | Pre-seed | Pre-seed | 2024-07-04 | |
| 7 | Talkero | Kicukiro | Pre-seed | Pre-seed | 2021-07-12 | |
| 8 | SchoolNest | Mont Kigali | Pre-seed | Pre-seed | 2022-12-10 | |
| 9 | AI Skills and Compute Africa Foundation | Kigali | Seed | Seed | 2026-05-15 | |
| 10 | Ziramba | Kigali | Pre-seed | Pre-seed | 2024-03-15 | |
| 11 | BeneFactors | Mont Kigali | Seed | Seed | 2019-01-01 | |
| 12 | Rango Library | Kigali | Pre-seed | Pre-seed | 2024-06-11 | |
| 13 | Dropawave | Kigali | Pre-seed | Pre-seed | 2023-01-12 | |
| 14 | betPawa | Kigali | Seed | Seed | 2016-01-01 | |
| 15 | DMM.HeHe | Kigali | Seed | Seed | 2020-06-11 | |
| 16 | Oodser | Mont Kigali | Pre-seed | Pre-seed | 2024-10-07 | |
| 17 | KarisimbiTech | Nyarugenge | Seed | Seed | 2023-10-27 | |
| 18 | Davis College | Kigali | Seed | Seed | 2017-01-01 | |
| 19 | Vuga | Kigali | Seed | Seed | 2016-10-15 | |
| 20 | Awesomity Lab | Kigali | Seed | Seed | 2019-01-01 | |
| 21 | Pivot Works | Kigali | Series B | Series B | 2014-02-04 |
Table 1. Startups in Rwanda, by total raised. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 21.
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Cite: FundingWatcher, 21 startups, 23 October 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/startups/country/rwanda/