FounderStack Africa

Nigeria · Ghana · Kenya

The founder stack for Africa

Curated tools and guides, vetted to work where you build. Updated regularly.

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Step-by-step

Founder flows

🇳🇬Nigeria

Set up payments in one day

Get your Nigerian startup collecting online payments in under 24 hours.

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🇳🇬Nigeria

Start a business in Nigeria

The complete step-by-step guide to legally registering and setting up your startup in Nigeria.

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Pan-African

Get your first 10 customers

A practical playbook for acquiring your first paying customers as an African startup — without a marketing budget.

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Pan-African

Raise your first angel round in Africa

How to find, pitch, and close your first angel investment as an African startup founder.

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Categories

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Start

Register, get legal, open accounts

🏢

Company Formation

Register your business the right way

1 tool
⚖️

Legal & Compliance

Stay protected and compliant

1 tool
🏦

Business Banking

Open an account and manage money

1 tool

Money

Payments, invoicing, banking, fundraising

💳

Payments

Accept and move money across Africa

2 tools
📊

Invoicing & Accounting

Get paid and keep your books clean

💰

Fundraising

Raise capital as an African founder

👥

Payroll & HR

Hire, pay, and manage your team

1 tool

Build

Tech, hosting, no-code, product tools

☁️

Tech Infrastructure

Host, deploy, and scale your product

3 tools
🛠️

No-code & Landing Pages

Build fast without an engineering team

2 tools
💬

Customer Support & CRM

Talk to customers and close deals

Grow

Marketing, email, SEO, community

📣

Email & Marketing

Reach and grow your audience

1 tool
📈

SEO & Analytics

Get found and track what matters

1 tool
🎨

Design & Brand

Look good from day one

1 tool

Africa-specific

Cross-border, grants, compliance, local ops

🌍

Cross-border Payments

Send and receive money across borders

2 tools
🚀

Grants & Accelerators

Non-dilutive funding and free support

2 tools
📲

SMS, USSD & Telecoms

Reach users on any phone in Africa

2 tools

Transparency

What “Works in Africa” means

Works in Africa

Accepts African payment methods, supports local currencies, and is fully operational in at least one African country.

Partial support

Usable with workarounds. May require a US/UK entity, limited payout options, or have restricted features in Africa.

Limited in Africa

Not designed for African markets. Significant barriers to use; listed only for awareness or comparison.

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