Kenya’s BuuPass, Leta, Oye and WorkPay have been named to Bloomberg News’ 2026 Africa Startups to Watch list, featuring 25 companies in healthcare, fintech, logistics, climate technology and artificial intelligence sectors.
Bloomberg News editors and analysts assessed companies based on the scale of the problem they are addressing, the originality of their approach and their traction with customers and investors.
The startups on the list are largely focused on problems that governments, traditional financial institutions and public infrastructure have struggled to solve, from healthcare financing and clean water access to digital payments and emergency response services.
“Across a diverse range of sectors, the startups present an array of solutions to pressing challenges and problems,” Jennifer Zabasajja, Bloomberg Television’s chief Africa correspondent and anchor, said in a statement.
She added that almost half of the funding raised by companies on this year’s list came from African investors.
