Cassava Technologies
Cassava Technologies is a UK-headquartered, privately held pan-African technology group operating a vertically integrated digital solutions platform spanning connectivity, data centres, cloud, AI infrastructure, and fintech across 94 countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2021
- HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
Cassava Technologies firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Cassava Technologies
- Legal name
- Cassava Technologies
- Website
- https://www.cassavatechnologies.com/
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2021
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Cassava Technologies is a UK-headquartered, privately held pan-African technology group operating a vertically integrated digital solutions platform spanning connectivity, data centres, cloud, AI infrastructure, and fintech across 94 countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Cassava Technologies industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Integrated Digital Infrastructure
- NAICS
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)
- SIC
- Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Computer & Office Equipment (3570)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Cloud Connectivity & Interconnect (Cloud On-Ramps, IX, Cross-Connects) (HDAIAFAF)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Data Center Operations & Managed Services (Remote Hands, NOC/SOC) (HDABANAA), Industry/Domain Analytics Solutions & Accelerators (BPAEAHAK), Technology, Software & IT Services (FSABACAJ)
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Where Cassava Technologies is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- London
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices13 records
Markets served
Cassava Technologies business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Connectivity Services: Recurring revenue from Africa's largest cross-border fibre network (116,000+ km), including wholesale carrier services, enterprise connectivity, and cloud-based services.
- Data Centre Co-location: Recurring revenue from Africa's largest network of carrier-neutral, state-of-the-art interconnected data centres supporting enterprise and hyperscaler colocation needs.
- GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS): Usage-based revenue from Africa's first GPU-as-a-Service offering powered by NVIDIA AI infrastructure across South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, and Morocco.
- Sasai Fintech / Payments: Transaction-fee based revenue from Sasai's $4.9B annual transaction value across payments, cross-border remittances (Western Union partnership), and USDC stablecoin integration.
- Cloud & Cyber Security (Managed Services): Managed security services and cloud distribution including Liquid C2, Secure360, Liquid G Google Cloud distribution programme, and Cyber Security Fusion Centres.
- Sovereign AI Solutions (Professional Services): Professional services revenue from Accenture partnership and other consultancies deploying sovereign AI cloud and National Sovereign Cloud solutions for governments and enterprises.
- AI Factory / Token-metered AI: Token-based metered access to AI models via Rafay Systems integration on Cassava AI factories, complementing raw GPUaaS with downstream AI inference services.
- Consumer AI Subscription (Google Gemini): Six-month free trial followed by paid subscription for Google AI Plus plan, offered in partnership with Google to drive consumer AI adoption across Africa.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Usage-based | Pay-as-you-go | GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) |
| Freemium | Monthly | Google AI Plus Consumer Plan (via Cassava partnership) |
| Usage-based | Pay-as-you-go | Liquid G - Google Cloud Distribution Programme |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Enterprise B2B (Connectivity / Data Centres / Cyber Security / AI) |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Cassava Technologies product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Cassava Technologies operates a vertically integrated digital solutions platform delivering Broadband Connectivity, Co-location (data centres), Cloud, Cyber Security, Compute (AI), and Payment services across more than 30 markets in Africa, the Middle East, India, and Latin America. The platform combines Africa's largest independent cross-border fibre network (116,000+ km, 1,000+ PoPs), carrier-neutral data centres, NVIDIA-powered AI compute (12,000 GPUs), and consumer fintech (Sasai Super App with 21M customers) under six operating business units: Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Africa Data Centres, Liquid C2, Cassava AI, Sasai Fintech, and VAYA Technologies.
Product overview
Cassava Technologies operates as a vertically integrated digital solutions platform offering Broadband Connectivity, Co-location (data centres), Cloud, Cyber Security, Compute (AI), and Payment services across more than 30 markets in Africa, the Middle East, India, and Latin America (94 countries served in total). The platform is composed of six integrated business units: Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Connectivity/fibre network with 110,000+ km of fibre), Africa Data Centres (Colocation), Liquid C2 (Cloud and Cyber Security), Cassava AI (Compute AI including CAIMEx, AI Factory, GPUaaS, Cassava Autonomous Network, and National Sovereign Cloud), Sasai Fintech (Payments and Super App), VAYA Technologies (WiFi/Digital Platforms), and Distributed Power Technologies (renewable energy). Complementing the core units are specialised modules such as Liquid Dataport (wholesale carrier), Cyber Security Fusion Centres, Secure360, Liquid G (Google Cloud distribution), and the Cassava Cloud Partner programme. The architecture is platform-plus-modules, with the AI Factory and CAIMEx serving as horizontal layers across the connectivity, cloud, and fintech business units.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Liquid Intelligent Technologies: Pan-African fibre optic network operator and digital infrastructure provider; 110,000+ km of fibre across Africa.
- Liquid C2
- Liquid Cloud
- Africa Data Centres (ADC)
- Sasai Fintech
- Cassava AI
- Distributed Power Technologies (DPT) / Distributed Power Africa (DPA)
- VAYA Technologies
- Telrad
- Oasis
Products and services
- Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Connectivity) Africa's largest cross-border fibre optic network providing wholesale carrier services, enterprise connectivity, subsea cable access, and digital services to operators, MNOs, ISPs, and enterprise customers across Africa, the Middle East, and globally. Operates 40+ licences and 1,000+ PoPs.
- Africa Data Centres (Colocation) Africa's largest network of carrier-neutral, state-of-the-art interconnected data centres serving enterprise and hyperscaler colocation needs. Operates 9 ISO and PCI DSS certified sites with Tier III/IV capability and is expanding AI-ready capacity backed by NVIDIA.
- Liquid C2 (Cloud and Cyber Security) Cloud and cyber security business offering advisory, managed security services, and cloud distribution partnerships with Microsoft, Google Cloud, AWS, Oracle, Anthropic, and Cloudflare. Includes 5 Cyber Security Fusion Centres and the Secure360 integrated security framework.
- Cassava AI (Compute AI) Global artificial intelligence solutions provider delivering enterprise AI strategy, deployment, governance, and GPU-as-a-Service across Africa, the Middle East, India, and Latin America. Powered by strategic partnerships with Microsoft, Google, AWS, Anthropic, Oracle, Atlas AI, Cerebras, and Palo Alto Networks.
- Sasai Fintech (Super App / Payments) Africa's first truly global Super App offering payments, cross-border payments, micro-insurance, and mobile wallets. Processes $4.9 billion annual transaction value across 21 million individual customers with 220,000 POS terminals deployed by 2025. Provides Payments-as-a-Service technology for partners including Mastercard, Western Union, and Circle (USDC).
- VAYA Technologies (WiFi / Digital Platforms) Digital platform providing e-logistics solutions, health-tech services, and affordable internet access via 4,000+ WiFi and broadband access points, targeting 100 million Africans at affordable prices by 2025.
- Distributed Power Technologies (DPT) Pan-African renewable energy business providing affordable green energy for Cassava Technologies' data centres and telecom infrastructure. Targets 30MW IT capacity powered by renewable energy to support ADC 2030 carbon-neutrality goal, with partnerships with EDF and Tesla.
- CAIMEx (Cassava AI Multi-Model Exchange) Africa's first AI multi-model exchange platform providing unified access to large language models from OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, and Google Gemini, hosted within regional AI factories for data sovereignty. Functions as a one-stop shop for AI integration for African MNOs and developers.
- GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) Africa's first GPU-as-a-Service offering pay-as-you-go access to NVIDIA AI computing infrastructure for AI training, inference, and high-performance computing workloads across South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, and Morocco. Cassava is Africa's first preferred NVIDIA Cloud Partner.
- Cassava Autonomous Network NVIDIA-powered agentic AI solution for mobile network operators that self-optimises Radio Access Networks across 2G-5G multi-vendor environments. Reduces repair times from approximately 4 days to 35 minutes and increases operational efficiency by up to 75%.
- National Sovereign Cloud (NSC) Sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure solution for African governments, providing locally-governed cloud, cyber security, AI compute, local-language AI models, and an AI Institute to enable AI-enabled public services while maintaining data sovereignty.
- Liquid G (Google Cloud Distribution Programme) AI-powered Google Cloud distribution programme that enables African resellers and system integrators to procure, bill in local currency, and access Google Cloud's AI infrastructure and data analytics solutions. Delivered through the Cloudmania platform with AI-enabled support.
- Cyber Security Fusion Centres (CSFC) Matrix of managed security operations centres across Africa (including Johannesburg and Nairobi) providing 24/7 threat monitoring, detection, and response powered by Microsoft cloud security expertise and Haven Cyber / ITC Secure joint venture partnership.
- Sasai–Western Union Mobile Remittance App Co-branded international money transfer mobile app combining Western Union's 200-country payout network with Sasai's Payments-as-a-Service platform, distributed through 150,000+ Sasai retail outlets, debit/credit cards, and bank transfers, targeting the South African remittance market.
Quantifiable outcome
- Reduces mobile network repair time from ~4 days to ~35 minutes (Cassava Autonomous Network)
- +6 more outcomes
Companies that use Cassava Technologies
Customer profileNamed customers14 records
Segments10 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
Cassava Technologies technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration34 records
AI capability15 records
Feature9 records
Cassava Technologies partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
23 partnerships are on record, tiered major, flagship and minor.
- Circle Internet GroupmajorCircle's first major African initiative. Partnership with Sasai Fintech to expand USDC stablecoin adoption and internet-native financial infrastructure across 30+ African markets. Aims to reduce costs and settlement times for cross-border transactions. Stablecoin payments use case across 94 countries.
- Western UnionmajorCo-branded international money transfer mobile app for South African consumers combining Western Union's 200-country network with Sasai Fintech's Payments-as-a-Service platform. Tap into $1B+ SA remittance market. Funded through 150,000+ Sasai outlets, debit/credit cards, and bank transfers.
- Trusted Tech Alliance (TTA) - Founding MemberflagshipCassava Technologies is one of 15-16 founding members of the Trusted Tech Alliance (TTA) launched at the Munich Security Conference. Other members include Anthropic, AWS, Cohere, Ericsson, Google Cloud, Hanwha, Jio Platforms, Microsoft, Nokia, Nscale, NTT, Rapidus, Saab, SAP, and ASML. Five principles: transparent governance, secure development, supply chain oversight, open digital ecosystem, rule of law and data protection.
- AXON NetworksflagshipStrategic partnership to co-develop Africa's first end-to-end Operator-as-a-Service (OaaS) platform leveraging AXON's AI-ready digital twin technology across Cassava's 110,000+ km fibre backbone. Enables MNOs, LEO satellite providers, and ISPs to provision networks in near real-time. Announced at Counder Conference 2026 in Cape Town.
- Gebeya Inc.minorLaunched Gebeya Dala, Africa's first AI-powered creator platform for Africans without coding skills to build applications and digital content. Includes culturally relevant AI models and continent-wide promotion strategy. Cassava provided GPU infrastructure that reduced response times from 6 minutes to 1.2 minutes.
- eFinance Investment GroupminorPartnership signed at 28th Cairo ICT Exhibition to explore and identify collaboration and joint expansion opportunities across Africa. Cassava brings African footprint, infrastructure, and continental expertise.
- Rockefeller FoundationmajorCassava will provide AI compute capacity to several Rockefeller Foundation's grantees working in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Zimbabwe. Enables Africa's participation in the US$1.2 trillion projected AI economy. Beneficiaries include Digital Green, Jacaranda Health, and Rising Academies.
- Entanglement, Inc.minorMoU signed to collaborate on AI, cybersecurity, and quantum innovation across Africa and the Middle East. Combines Cassava's infrastructure (high-speed fibre, GPU-enabled compute, regional data centres) with Entanglement's expertise in AI, cyber security, and quantum-inspired platforms.
- AnthropicmajorAnthropic's Claude AI integrated with Cassava AI Factory and CAIMEx multi-model platform. Strategic alliance for localized AI solutions across Africa. Together with Google and OpenAI models accessible via CAIMEx.
- NVIDIAflagship$700 million partnership with NVIDIA to build AI-ready data centres across Africa (Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa). 12,000 Nvidia GPUs deployed. Cassava became Africa's first preferred NVIDIA Cloud Partner. Powers AI Factory, Cassava Autonomous Network, CAIMEx, GPUaaS. Joint collaboration with South African AI Association.
- AccenturemajorAccenture leverages AI Refinery platform and other technologies to design and deliver sovereign AI solutions using Cassava's GPUaaS, housed in Cassava's secure data centre facilities with NVIDIA AI infrastructure. Solutions begin in South Africa and expand across Africa.
- South African Artificial Intelligence Association (SAAIA)minorMOU signed to deliver AI solutions and GPUaaS across African continent. SAAIA's 3,000+ AI practitioners will have access to Cassava's data centre GPUs to develop and deploy local AI solutions.
- Sand TechnologiesminorMoU signed at Global AI Summit on Africa in Kigali to enhance AI solutions and GPU-as-a-service delivery across the African continent, making AI more accessible to African businesses.
- ZindiminorMOU with largest professional network for data scientists in Africa. Zindi will use Cassava's GPUaaS capabilities for AI solution development. Identify opportunities to leverage each other's platforms and ecosystems.
- GoogleflagshipGoogle as both equity investor (part of $90M funding round) and technology partner. Liquid C2 distribution of Google Cloud via Liquid G programme and Cloudmania. Launched Africa's first Google Cloud Partner Experience Centre in Johannesburg. Gemini AI partnership with 6-month free trial and data-free app access.
- Cysiv MEA (acquired)minorAcquired leading cloud and cyber security provider in Egypt (formerly SecureMisr), headquartered in Cairo. Boosts Liquid Intelligent Technologies portfolio in Africa and the Middle East.
- Telrad (acquired)major100% acquisition and delisting of Telrad, Israeli-based technology company (TASE: ILA), with significant presence in 13 countries across the Middle East.
- GlobalstarminorStrategic partnership to deliver advanced 5G connectivity solutions across Africa, the Middle East, and the Gulf, leveraging 5G private network technologies.
- ITC Secure / Haven Cyber Technologies (C5 Capital portfolio)majorJoint venture to launch a matrix of Cyber Security Fusion Centres across 6 African countries. Followed C5 Capital's $50M investment. Powered by Microsoft cloud security expertise. First CSFC opened in Johannesburg, second in Nairobi.
- Mitsui & CominorMoU signed with Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co to accelerate digital transformation in Africa.
- MastercardmajorPartnership with Sasai Fintech to advance financial inclusion across Africa through digital payment initiatives including cross-border payments, micro insurance, and mobile wallets.
- Facebook (Meta)major2,000 km of fibre laid in Democratic Republic of Congo through partnership between Facebook and Liquid Intelligent Technologies, making Facebook one of the biggest investors in fibre networks in the region.
- EDF (Électricité de France)minorDPT partnered with EDF to develop commercial and industrial hybrid energy solutions. 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with DPA Southern Africa (EDF joint venture) for solar farm powering Africa Data Centres Cape Town.
Scale indicators20 records
Recent moves12 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Cassava Technologies competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- SEACOM: Subsea cable operator with significant African terrestrial fibre; competes head-to-head with Liquid on wholesale capacity and enterprise connectivity across East and Southern Africa.
- Raxio Data Centres: Pan-African carrier-neutral data centre operator building Tier III facilities across multiple African countries; directly competes with Africa Data Centres for hyperscaler and enterprise colocation.
- MainOne (Equinix): West African submarine cable, fibre, and data centre operator (MDXi) now owned by Equinix; competes directly with Liquid Intelligent Technologies on cross-border fibre and with Africa Data Centres on West African colocation.
- WIOCC: Africa's largest carriers' carrier, owned by African telcos; competes directly with Liquid Dataport on wholesale fibre and subsea capacity across the continent.
- Teraco Data Environments (Digital Realty): Africa's largest carrier-neutral colocation provider (now majority-owned by Digital Realty); directly competes with Africa Data Centres across South Africa with overlapping hyperscaler and enterprise customer base.
Broad incumbents
- Airtel Africa: Pan-African MNO with Airtel Money fintech and growing fibre footprint; competes with Cassava on connectivity, mobile money, and digital services across overlapping African markets.
- MTN Group: Africa's largest mobile operator with its own fibre, data centres, and MTN MoMo fintech; overlaps with Cassava on enterprise connectivity, wholesale fibre, and digital payments across 20+ African markets.
- Safaricom (M-Pesa): East African telecom and M-Pesa mobile money leader; competes with Sasai Fintech on consumer payments and cross-border remittances and with Liquid on enterprise connectivity in Kenya.
- IHS Towers: Africa's largest tower infrastructure operator; comparable as a pan-African digital infrastructure platform serving MNOs, with overlapping customer base and similar capital-intensive business model to Liquid/Cassava.
Emerging players
- IX Africa Data Centres: Nairobi-based hyperscale-ready data centre operator; directly competes with Africa Data Centres Sameer facility for hyperscaler and enterprise colocation in East Africa.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Cassava Technologies leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles14 records
Cassava Technologies subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries9 records
Cassava Technologies funding detail
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Funding rounds3 records
Investors13 records
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Cassava Technologies M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Cassava Technologies
What does Cassava Technologies do?
Cassava Technologies operates a vertically integrated digital solutions platform delivering Broadband Connectivity, Co-location (data centres), Cloud, Cyber Security, Compute (AI), and Payment services across more than 30 markets in Africa, the Middle East, India, and Latin America. The platform combines Africa's largest independent cross-border fibre network (116,000+ km, 1,000+ PoPs), carrier-neutral data centres, NVIDIA-powered AI compute (12,000 GPUs), and consumer fintech (Sasai Super App with 21M customers) under six operating business units: Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Africa Data Centres, Liquid C2, Cassava AI, Sasai Fintech, and VAYA Technologies.
Is Cassava Technologies a public or private company?
Cassava Technologies is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Cassava Technologies founded?
Cassava Technologies was founded in 2021. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Cassava Technologies based?
Cassava Technologies is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Cassava Technologies make money?
Eight revenue lines are on record. Connectivity Services are the primary driver. The others are data Centre Co-location, GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS), sasai Fintech / Payments, cloud & Cyber Security (Managed Services), sovereign AI Solutions (Professional Services), AI Factory / Token-metered AI and consumer AI Subscription (Google Gemini).
Who are Cassava Technologies's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are SEACOM, Raxio Data Centres, MainOne (Equinix), WIOCC and Teraco Data Environments (Digital Realty). Broad incumbents are Airtel Africa, MTN Group, Safaricom (M-Pesa) and IHS Towers. IX Africa Data Centres is listed as an emerging player.
Does Cassava Technologies have an API?
No public API is recorded for Cassava Technologies.
What industry is Cassava Technologies in?
Cassava Technologies's product category is Integrated Digital Infrastructure. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAIAFAF, Cloud Connectivity & Interconnect (Cloud On-Ramps, IX, Cross-Connects), with a secondary code of HDABANAA, Data Center Operations & Managed Services (Remote Hands, NOC/SOC). Its NAICS code is 54151 and its SIC code is 7370.