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Africa, Funding, News
Africa lending-as-a-service Kuunda completes oversubscribed secondary sale led by E4EAfrica
October 14, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Africa Nature Impact Fund launches with $100 million target to back nature and carbon projects
October 14, 2026
Africa, News
IFC and BlueOrchard launch private debt vehicle targeting $2 billion for emerging markets
October 13, 2026
Africa, News
Velocity and CrissCross partner to develop stablecoin, real-time payment and virtual account products for Africa
October 8, 2026
Africa, News
African Union-mandated AfCRA launches to offer independent ratings of African governments and businesses
October 8, 2026
Acquisitions, Africa, News
African FinTech M-KOPA acquires Finnish device-locking software firm KilpiTek for $8 million
October 8, 2026
Africa, Funding, Lists, News
FINCA Ventures Prize 2026: Six African startups win $400k in grants
October 7, 2026
Africa, News
UNDP and GSMA sign agreement to strengthen Africa’s AI ecosystem
October 5, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
KawiSafi Ventures invests $2 million in Orb Energy to expand solar in East Africa
October 5, 2026
Africa, Funding, Lists
African startups that raised funding in September 2026
October 1, 2026
Africa, News
FSD Africa launches Manager Finance Facility to “finance the financiers” backing African businesses
September 30, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Exergy and Mercuria sign $250 million deal to finance power infrastructure across Southern and Eastern Africa
September 29, 2026
Africa, News
Zambezi Basin countries agree climate resilience priorities for $130 million programme
September 25, 2026
Africa, News
Dar Ventures and Plug and Play team up to launch new DarE cohort
September 25, 2026
Africa, News
Afreximbank issues $29 million guarantee to scale EAC Customs Bond across East Africa
September 24, 2026
Africa, News
Meet Morounke Olufemi: The new global CFO of African FinTech unicorn Flutterwave
September 23, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
EV.Tech raises undisclosed funding from Enko Capital to scale EV charging infrastructure
September 23, 2026
Acquisitions, Africa, News
Kredete acquires stablecoin infrastructure platform Gravv
September 22, 2026
Africa, News
Enko Capital secures CDC Benin as investor in Francophone West Africa SME Strategy
September 21, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
ATDC secures $500 million credit facility from Afreximbank to scale trade and distribution across Africa
September 21, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Spiro secures additional $18 million in debt financing from Africa Go Green Fund
September 21, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Biochar Industrial Group secures $1.5 million to turn waste into durable carbon removal
September 18, 2026
Africa, News
Pan-African Payment and Settlement System targets wider adoption after transaction volumes surge 1,000% across Africa
September 18, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Africa Jobs Fund backs People Gateway to build job pathways from Africa to Italy
September 16, 2026
Africa, News
African EV soonicorn Spiro partners with China’s Yadea to scale affordable electric mobility across the continent
September 14, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Africell secures $99.6 million EXIM loan to deploy American and European telecoms technology in Angola
September 14, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
PIDG and IFDK back Africa GreenCo with additional $11.5m investment
September 11, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Watu secures $7 million debt facility from AHL Venture Partners to expand mobility and connectivity lending
September 11, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Paris-based Amethis backs Zamara Holdings to build leading pan-African financial services platform
September 10, 2026
Africa, News
Injini launches AI for Education Venture Builder to develop African EdTech Startups
September 8, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Kili Ventures makes fourth investment, backing African B2B payments startup Jenzy
September 7, 2026
Africa, News
DHL Express and Absa join hands to help African SMEs expand cross-border trade
September 4, 2026
Africa, News
Latin American FinTech Meru launches in Africa, expanding to 15 countries
September 4, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
IFAD and AgDevCo sign $10 million loan to boost Africa’s next generation of agribusinesses
September 4, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Africa50 appoints Cheick-Oumar Sylla as Project Development Fund CEO while DRE Fund secures $71 million in commitments
September 3, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
AXIAN and African Development Bank launch Programme to support 34,000 women-led businesses
September 3, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
WIOCC Group secures $300 million from AFC and Vision Invest to expand digital infrastructure across Africa
September 2, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
ChipMango raises $1.9 million to turn African engineering talent into global chip-design capability
September 2, 2026
Africa, News
Spiro appoints Auroasish Choudhuri as managing director for West and Central Africa
September 1, 2026
Africa, Funding, Lists
African companies that raised funding in August 2026, and 9 of them are hiring now
September 1, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
All On and Energise Africa invest $4 million in Maskh to expand solar mini-grids in Nigeria
August 31, 2026
Acquisitions, Africa, News
Abu Dhabi’s ePointZero to acquire 90% stake in pan-African power producer Azura Power
August 31, 2026
Africa, News
Afrikrea relaunches under original name to mark 10th anniversary
August 28, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Swedfund backs Africa Go Green Fund with $20 million to finance clean cooking, green buildings, and transport
August 28, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Ventures Platform closes $84 million pan-African Fund II to back early-stage African startups
August 26, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
AFC Capital Partners launches Infrastructure Climate-Resilient Fund Nigeria as wider ICRF targets $3.7 billion
August 25, 2026
Africa, News
Vyntra marks 10 years in East Africa as transaction screening surpasses 2 billion annually
August 25, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
CardinalStone Capital Advisers reaches $76 million first close of second fund to back West African SMEs
August 24, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Powered by People raises Series B to connect African artisans with global retailers
August 24, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
AfDB and Canada launch integrated investment framework backed by over $457 million
August 24, 2026
Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, News, Nigeria
Three African FinTech startups selected for Stellar and CV Labs’ first accelerator cohort
August 21, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
AgDevCo Ventures reaches $49 million first close to back early-stage agribusinesses across East Africa
August 21, 2026
Africa, News
Terra Industries hires former SpaceX executive Ben MacWilliams as VP of Strategy
August 20, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
West African energy firm Genser Energy raises €456M debt facility to scale gas-to-power platform
August 19, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Ninety One Closes Africa Credit Opportunities Fund 3 at $404M
August 19, 2026
Africa, News
YC-backed Afriex partners with Global Innovations Bank to strengthen cross-border payments across 35+ countries
August 18, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
AfDB and Italy’s CDP commit $35 million to RMBV North Africa Fund III targeting mid-market growth companies
August 17, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Africa Finance Corporation raises $431 million in record Swiss franc digital bond
August 13, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
World Bank Group’s IFC invests $25 million in Jumia to scale Africa’s digital commerce infrastructure
August 13, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Moove rival Naran raises $10 million to finance ride-hailing fleets across Africa and Latin America
August 13, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Africa50 lands US$50 million from European DFIs to advance climate-resilient projects across Africa
August 12, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
BluePeak Private Capital invests $12 million in Monty Mobile to scale messaging infrastructure across Africa
August 11, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Afreximbank signs largest-ever $127 million financing deal with Chad to back trade and infrastructure projects
August 11, 2026
Africa, News
Digital African Woman and LEAP Africa launch DAW Marketplace to connect women entrepreneurs with markets, mentorship and capital
August 10, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Small Foundation backs AgDevCo Ventures to provide patient finance for early-stage agribusinesses across East Africa
August 10, 2026
Africa, News
Lagos State Employment Trust Fund and InnoPower Africa partner to launch a free AI skills programme
August 10, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Africa-focused stablecoin infrastructure company Yellow Card raises $40 million
August 7, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Climate Fund Managers’ SA-H2 Fund reaches $184.6 million first close to accelerate green transition in Southern Africa
August 7, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
AHL Venture Partners secures additional $15 million for Africa Credit Fund, bringing total to $45.5 million
August 7, 2026
Africa, News
African EV soonicorn Spiro opens seventh mega battery-swap station in Rwanda
August 6, 2026
Africa, Interviews
“Africa has the answers”: ARED founder Henri Nyakarundi on fixing a broken ecosystem, building for local realities, unlocking untapped potential, and more
August 6, 2026
Africa, News, Technology
Flutterwave powers Xara’s WhatsApp payment platform in push for conversational banking
August 5, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
British International Investment commits $20 million to Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund
August 4, 2026
Africa, Funding, Nigeria
Italian startup Aflabox bags $1.54 million to tackle mycotoxin risks across African supply chains
August 3, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Meet the African startups that raised funding in July 2026
July 31, 2026
Africa, News
Onafriq partners with Stripe-owned Privy to build stablecoin infrastructure for businesses across Africa
July 30, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Afreximbank and Gebeya launch $50k “CANEX Create-thon” for African creators in music, video, and gaming
July 29, 2026
Acquisitions, Africa, News
S&P Global to acquire majority stake in Pan-African credit rating agency Agusto & Co
July 29, 2026
Africa, Funding, Morocco, News
AfDB approves $113.7 million loan to develop Africa’s first lithium-ion phosphate battery gigafactory in Morocco
July 24, 2026
Africa, Know-How
African startups raised $1.44 billion in H1 2026, with EV startup Spiro securing the single biggest deal
July 24, 2026
Acquisitions, Africa, News, Technology
US-based agentic intelligence firm Native acquires African traditional trade intelligence platform Frontline Research Group
July 24, 2026
Africa, News
African EV soonicorn Spiro publishes first sustainability report, targets net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2040
July 23, 2026
Africa, News
LemFi partners with BVNK to move cross-border payments onto regulated stablecoin rails
July 22, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Acumen’s impact Agri VC fund secures $90 million to back climate-resilient agribusinesses across Africa
July 17, 2026
Africa, Lists
Renew Capital selects these 15 African startups for its inaugural Renew Venture Lab: EmFi Series
July 17, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Raxio secures over $380 million as Roha and Meridiam boost stakes to scale African data centre footprint
July 16, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
After Ripple backing, Flutterwave secures Circle Ventures investment to expand USDC payments and settlement in Africa
July 7, 2026
Africa, News
Sango Capital appointed manager of nearly $460 million in committed capital across three African fund portfolios
July 7, 2026
Africa, News
Emirates NBD partners with Techstars to fast-track agentic AI and FinTech startups into its banking ecosystem
July 6, 2026
Acquisitions, Africa, News
Adenia acquires majority stake in Minet Group to tap Africa’s growing insurance brokerage market
July 6, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Catalyst Fund reaches $30M second close for pan-African ClimateTech fund, eyes final close later this year
July 3, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
TLG Capital’s Africa Growth Impact Fund II hits $120M second close to back African SMEs
July 2, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
BrainsMingle secures $400k Seed investment to scale its video-first professional networking platform
July 1, 2026
Africa, News
Angola and AfDB launch Luanda Tech Park to connect academia, research and young entrepreneurs
June 30, 2026
Africa, News
AfricInvest Europe invests in France’s HTDS to power security and detection growth in Africa
June 30, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
IFC backs CrossBoundary Access with $10 million equity investment to scale mini-grid deployment across Africa
June 29, 2026
Africa, News
4G Capital surpasses $1 billion in loans to African entrepreneurs; reports $3 billion economic impact
June 23, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Spiro closes $270 million funding round after securing $55 million from NewTrails Capital; nears unicorn status
June 23, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Mercy Corps Ventures backs Logidoo to strengthen West Africa’s trade corridors
June 19, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
IFC, AfDB-backed Zafiri launches with $176 million to accelerate energy access in Africa
June 18, 2026