Eight Nigerian startups are among 13 ventures selected for the investment showcase at the 10th edition of Africa Tech Summit London, set to take place at the London Stock Exchange on May 29, 2026. The announcement, made on May 12, positions Nigeria as the most represented country in this year’s cohort.
A Milestone Edition at One of the World’s Biggest Exchanges
Africa Tech Summit London, the leading African tech conference in Europe, announced the 13 investor-ready ventures selected to showcase their solutions at the London Stock Exchange on May 29, 2026. The summit will bring together more than 350 founders, investors, corporates, and policymakers to discuss investment, innovation, and cross-border expansion opportunities across Africa’s startup ecosystem.
This is the conference’s tenth edition, a milestone that reflects both its longevity and growing influence. Over the past decade, Africa Tech Summit London has showcased more than 100 high-growth African tech ventures to global investors and industry experts in Europe, creating opportunities for investment and collaborations across the ecosystem.
Organisers said the showcase attracted over 200 applications, underscoring the growing maturity and competitiveness of African startups seeking international capital and partnerships.
Nigeria’s Eight: Who Made the Cut
The eight Nigerian companies selected span a wide range of sectors, reflecting the breadth and depth of the country’s startup ecosystem. Aktivate is a creator operating system helping African creators collaborate with brands, manage campaigns, sell digital products, and receive cross-border payments from a single platform. Bunce helps businesses convert customer data into personalised engagement that drives retention and revenue growth. Orbit Electric assembles IoT-enabled electric motorcycles in Lagos and provides pay-as-you-go financing for last-mile delivery riders.
The remaining five Nigerian companies round out a strong showing across fintech, enterprise software, and B2B services. ProDevs is helping companies find, assess, and hire top engineers faster. Reisty is a guest management software that helps African restaurants improve customer experience and boost profitability. Redbiller Technologies is building a complete financial suite that neobanks, fintechs, and crypto exchanges can leverage to scale globally. Scandium Systems offers AI-powered test automation and management tools that enable teams to test as fast as they build. UltraPay is a multi-asset spending platform that lets users hold and spend crypto, stocks, and fiat globally via one card.
The other five ventures come from Ghana, Togo, France, the United Kingdom, and a pan-African blockchain infrastructure play. Workspace Global (Ghana) provides scalable creative production for growing businesses. Mowoki (Togo) is building travel infrastructure across Africa. Koolboks (France) makes solar-powered refrigeration accessible through pay-as-you-go financing. 10mg Health (UK) is an embedded credit platform for healthcare supply chains. Zynta is a B2B regulated stablecoin infrastructure enabling payments via compliant stablecoin rails.
Nigeria’s Presence Carries Weight Beyond the Numbers
Nigeria’s dominance of the cohort also sends a signal at a moment when the country’s startup funding numbers have faced headwinds. In 2025, Nigerian startups raised $343 million in venture capital, a 17% decline from the previous year, even as the broader African ecosystem rebounded.
According to the 2025 Partech Africa Tech Venture Capital Report, African tech startups raised $4.1 billion in 2025, up 25% year-on-year from $3.25 billion in 2024, marking the ecosystem’s strongest year since 2022. Against that recovery backdrop, Nigeria’s 17% slide makes the country’s strong showing at the showcase more consequential. The London Stock Exchange platform offers these startups a shot at the kind of international visibility that domestic capital markets have not yet fully provided.
The London Stock Exchange showcase is not a standard startup pitch competition. It is a curated investment event designed to connect high-potential African ventures with institutional capital, strategic partners, and regulatory stakeholders operating at the global level.
