A catalogue of African startups and products that have shut down. This website serves as a graveyard for these fallen ventures, documenting their shortcomings so future entrepreneurs can avoid the same pitfalls and build even greater successes.
Most Recent Shutdowns
HerRyde
Shutdown: May. 2024
Raised: Unknown
Founded in 2022. HerRyde was a ride-hailing service for women in Nigeria, launched in response to safety concerns experienced impacting women.
Countries: Nigeria 🇳🇬
Thepeer
Shutdown: Apr. 2024
Raised: $2.30 M
Founded in 2021. Thepeer was a Nigeria-based API startup that hoped to power infrastructure for mainly fintech businesses, from small to medium-sized.
Countries: Nigeria 🇳🇬
RejaReja
Shutdown: Apr. 2024
Raised: Unknown
Founded in 2020. RejaReja was a Kenyan e-commerce platform that allowed users to buy and sell goods and services.
Countries: Kenya 🇰🇪
LetsChat
Shutdown: Mar. 2024
Raised: Unknown
Founded in 2021. LetsChat was designed for young African users to compete with bigger rivals WhatsApp and Telegram.
Countries: Africa 🌍
Cova
Shutdown: Jan. 2024
Raised: $800.00 K
Founded in 2021. Cova was a Nigerian wealthtech startup that enables users to track their assets in one place.
Countries: Nigeria 🇳🇬
Pivo
Shutdown: Dec. 2023
Raised: $2.60 M
Founded in 2021. Pivo offered banking services to small logistics and haulage businesses in Nigeria’s supply chain sector
Countries: Nigeria 🇳🇬
Jumia Food
Shutdown: Dec. 2023
Raised: Unknown
Founded in 2013. Jumia Food was a food delivery service of the e-commerce company, Jumia Technologies.
Countries: Africa 🌍
Zazuu
Shutdown: Nov. 2023
Raised: $2.00 M
Founded in 2018. Zazuu provided a fintech marketplace for cross-border payment networks in Africa
Countries: Africa 🌍
Okadabooks
Shutdown: Nov. 2023
Raised: Unknown
Founded in 2013. Okadabooks aimed to simplify book distribution and sales in Nigeria.
Countries: Nigeria 🇳🇬