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Africa, Funding, Kenya, News
M-KOPA’s Kenya Mobility lands $30 million debt facility as FinTech reaches 10 million customers
July 24, 2026
Acquisitions, News, Technology
US-based agentic intelligence firm Native acquires African traditional trade intelligence platform Frontline Research Group
July 24, 2026
News
African EV soonicorn Spiro publishes first sustainability report, targets net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2040
July 23, 2026
Funding, News
Kenyan FinTech startup Sevi secures Oxano Capital backing to expand working capital access
July 23, 2026
News, Technology
Fusepay launches AI-powered platform to replace spreadsheets and manual invoicing for African trade businesses
July 23, 2026
Acquisitions, News
Cape Town-based safari booking startup Conservio acquired by Dutch platform Glampings.com
July 23, 2026
Funding, News
BioLite secures $10.7 million from Africa Go Green Fund to roll out clean cookstoves across Zambia
July 22, 2026
News
LemFi partners with BVNK to move cross-border payments onto regulated stablecoin rails
July 22, 2026
Funding, News
After Rivia and VDL Fulfilment, Village Capital invests $500k in three more Ghanaian startups
July 22, 2026
Funding, News
Botswana Tech Fund announces $6.7 million first close to back digitisation across Sub-Saharan Africa
July 22, 2026
Funding, News
South Africa’s Zazu secures Seed funding from Launch Africa Ventures to scale SME banking platform
July 21, 2026
Acquisitions, News
Egypt’s Elevate Capital acquires Nile Scan & Labs, marking exit of Misr Capital and Bank Misr
July 21, 2026
Acquisitions, News
France-based CFAO Healthcare enters Botswana with acquisition of 75% stake in Medswana
July 21, 2026
News
BasiGo partners with Rubis Energy to build EV fast-charging network across Kenya
July 21, 2026
News
Nigerian FinTech startup Busha partners with Tether to expand stablecoin infrastructure across Africa
July 21, 2026
News
Master Power Technologies unveils $3 million data centre experience centre in Midrand
July 20, 2026
News, Technology
RiseUp, A15, and BitRoot partner with NVIDIA to launch SIGNALS programme in Egypt
July 20, 2026
Funding, News
After $500k GIF backing, Egypt’s Reme-D raises $1.45 million to expand molecular diagnostics manufacturing
July 20, 2026
Acquisitions, News
Vercel acquires Egyptian-founded DevOps startup Stakpak days after Better Auth deal
July 20, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Acumen’s impact Agri VC fund secures $90 million to back climate-resilient agribusinesses across Africa
July 17, 2026
Lists
Renew Capital selects these 15 African startups for its inaugural Renew Venture Lab: EmFi Series
July 17, 2026
Funding, News
South Africa’s Creation Capital lists private credit fund to bridge $21 million SME financing gap
July 17, 2026
Funding, News
Raxio secures over $380 million as Roha and Meridiam boost stakes to scale African data centre footprint
July 16, 2026
Funding, News
Mylerz raises $2 million to scale its logistics infrastructure across Egypt
July 16, 2026
Funding, News
Kenyan FinTech Flowt reaches first close of pre-Seed round to finance Africa’s climate-smart SMEs
July 15, 2026
Funding, News
Cape Town-based Cue raises $5 million to scale AI-powered customer service agents
July 15, 2026
Funding, News
Nigerian agribusiness Noma Service secures $650k working capital and capex loan
July 14, 2026
Funding, News
Moroccan super app ORA Technologies raises $2 million, taking Series A funding to $10 million
July 14, 2026
Funding, News
South Africa’s HyperDev, founded by ex‑OpenAI and Google experts, secures over $1 million pre-Seed funding
July 10, 2026
Côte d'Ivoire, Funding, News
Impact Fund Denmark commits $28.58 million to NSIA Bank to expand MSME financing in Côte d’Ivoire
July 10, 2026
Acquisitions, Ethiopia, News
Ethiopian-founded Better Auth acquired by US-based Vercel a year after raising $5 million Seed round
July 9, 2026
Funding, News, South Africa
South Africa’s Wamly secures $3.05 million Series A to scale all-in-one hiring platform
July 9, 2026
Funding, News, South Africa
South African FinTech Bridgement secures $20.3M to expand AI-powered SME lending
July 8, 2026
News
Meet the five African winners of Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award 2026 tackling healthcare and food security
July 8, 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
Acquisitions, News, Nigeria
Nigerian-founded LemFi acquires Wealth8 to enter WealthTech and expand investment services
July 3, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Catalyst Fund reaches $30M second close for pan-African ClimateTech fund, eyes final close later this year
July 3, 2026
Funding, Kenya, News
Kenyan FinTech startup Lemonade Payments lands Plug and Play backing to scale payment infrastructure across Africa
July 2, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
TLG Capital’s Africa Growth Impact Fund II hits $120M second close to back African SMEs
July 2, 2026
Funding, News, South Africa
South Africa’s Nesa Power secures $9.14 million mezzanine debt funding to scale solar PPA portfolio
July 1, 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
Angola, Funding, News
France’s Proparco backs Luanda-based Anda to expand affordable mobility and EV transport
June 29, 2026
Funding, Kenya, News
Three Kenyan ClimateTech startups selected among Tencent CarbonX 2.0 winners sharing nearly $30 million
June 26, 2026
Know-How
From Lagos to Lisbon: Why the EU–Africa startup partnership is the most important economic story of our time
June 26, 2026
Funding, Madagascar, News
IFC backs Madagascar-based WeLight in $30.7 million funding round to scale mini-grid deployment in Africa
June 25, 2026
Funding, News
Lagos-based Daya raises $2.4 million pre-Seed to build stablecoin-powered cross-border payment infrastructure for Africa
June 25, 2026
News
Dubai-based FinTech Credable rebrands to _able to expand financial infrastructure platform across Africa
June 24, 2026
Funding, News
Tunisia’s RoboCare secures investment to scale AI-powered precision agriculture across Africa and the Middle East
June 24, 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
Funding, News, Nigeria
Nigeria’s DBN secures $229.2 million EIB loan to back SMEs in agriculture, renewable energy and digital innovation
June 22, 2026
Funding, News, Nigeria
Nigeria’s Eja-Ice secures $1 million from All On to scale solar-powered cold chain in off-grid communities
June 22, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Mercy Corps Ventures backs Logidoo to strengthen West Africa’s trade corridors
June 19, 2026
Nigeria
Africa Medical Marketplace (AMP)
June 19, 2026
Acquisitions, News, South Africa
South Africa’s CA&S Group acquires 30% stake in TDMC, eyes majority ownership
June 19, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
IFC, AfDB-backed Zafiri launches with $176 million to accelerate energy access in Africa
June 18, 2026
Egypt, Funding, News
Valu secures $12.2 million EBRD loan to bring green finance to Egyptian households
June 18, 2026
Funding, News
African FinTech unicorn Flutterwave secures Ripple’s backing to accelerate stablecoin-powered cross-border payments
June 17, 2026
Funding, News
Johannesburg-based Creslow Energy secures funding to scale world-first explosion-proof lithium batteries for coal mines
June 16, 2026
Funding, News
Launch Africa Ventures returns $2.5 million to LPs as Seed Fund I turns DPI-positive after 11 exits
June 16, 2026
News, Technology
MTN Nigeria taps First WATT Renewable to power network infrastructure and EV stations with clean energy
June 15, 2026
Funding, News
Nigeria’s Yikodeen secures follow-on funding from Aruwa Capital as it marks its 10th anniversary
June 15, 2026
Funding, News
Agridex lands backing from Launch Africa Ventures to tackle Africa’s agricultural trade settlement bottlenecks
June 12, 2026
Funding, News
Nigerian InsurTech startup Myka raises pre-Seed funding to boost mass-market insurance distribution
June 12, 2026
Funding, News
African entrepreneurs take home over $5 million at Cascador Pitch Day 2026
June 12, 2026
Funding, News
Morocco’s PropTech startup Agenz raises $5 million to digitise real estate transactions
June 11, 2026
Lists
Meet the 13 startups joining EdVentures and Mastercard Foundation’s Cohort 3 of the EdTech Fellowship in Egypt
June 11, 2026
Funding, News
Nigeria’s CreditChek raises $600k to scale credit data infrastructure across East Africa
June 8, 2026
Funding, News
Egyptian FinTech Blnk secures $37.1 million in equity and debt to scale AI-powered consumer credit
June 8, 2026
Funding, News
3IF Ventures hits $12 million first close to back Africa’s early-stage insurance startups; eyes $30 million final close
June 5, 2026
Funding, News, South Africa
South Africa’s Breaze Delivery secures $1.23 million to scale on-demand delivery infrastructure for SMEs
June 5, 2026
Côte d'Ivoire, Funding, News
BluePeak invests $16 million in Côte d’Ivoire’s Groupe Centaures to scale sustainable logistics across West Africa
June 4, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
AethexAI emerges from stealth with $3 million pre-Seed round to build voice AI for Africa and the Middle East
June 4, 2026
Africa, News
Afreximbank’s equity investment arm FEDA appoints Emmanuel Assiak as CEO
June 3, 2026
Funding, News, Nigeria
Nigeria’s Lagos Angel Network backs Midddleman Technologies to build the AI-powered operating system for Africa-China trade
June 3, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
EU-backed Challenger Digital & Green Accelerator awards €50,000 to these six African startups in debut cohort
June 2, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
FASA commits $5 million to Catalyst Fund as pan-African climate VC reaches $30 million in capital commitments
June 2, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Spiro raises $215 million to expand electric mobility and battery-swapping network across Africa
June 1, 2026
Acquisitions, News, South Africa
South African FinTech Yoco acquires Dyner.ai to bring AI-powered operational tools to independent businesses
June 1, 2026
Lists
Meet the African startups that raised funding in May 2026; 9 of them are hiring right now
May 29, 2026
Congo, News, Technology
Belmoney and DigiPay launch DigiTransfer to power France-Belgium remittances to Congo and the DRC
May 28, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Wasoko founder Daniel Yu launches Africa Jobs Fund to mobilise $100 million towards labour mobility and export manufacturing
May 28, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
AHL Venture Partners hits $30.5 million first close for Africa Credit Fund I to back African businesses with flexible debt
May 27, 2026
Egypt, News
Egypt’s MoneyHash taps Ozow veteran Hwan Lee to spearhead Africa growth strategy amid rising demand for payment infrastructure
May 27, 2026
News, Nigeria
Nigeria’s OPay adds Google-backed Innovation Challenge to its $874k scholarship programme
May 26, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Africa GreenCo secures $10 million from Sanlam Alternative Investments to scale renewable energy trading across Southern Africa
May 26, 2026
Funding, News, South Africa
South Africa’s Mia Healthcare raises $910k to expand affordable dental clinics and locally made aligners
May 25, 2026
Funding, News, South Africa
African Space Agency and ESA seek African Earth Observation startups and SMEs for new innovation programme
May 22, 2026
Egypt, Funding, News
Egypt’s ARRW secures $4 million from Tasheed Egypt to scale its licensed ride-hailing platform
May 21, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Impact Fund Denmark invests $25 million in New Forests Company to triple forest area and curb East Africa’s timber import reliance
May 20, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Nigerian-founded LemFi secures investment from Tether to power stablecoin remittances across Africa and Asia
May 19, 2026
Africa, Funding, News
Lightrock closes $500 million Accelerate7 fund to back energy access startups across Africa and Asia
May 18, 2026
Acquisitions, Egypt, News
Cairo-based GrowthLabs acquires Startup Gate, merging incubation tech and founder networks under one platform
May 18, 2026
Acquisitions, News, South Africa
South Africa’s HOSTAFRICA acquires Zanode to bring git-driven, AI-ready app deployment to local developers
May 15, 2026
Kenya, News, Technology
France’s Mistral AI partners with Kenya’s Qhala to launch AI Accelerator Bootcamp for African founders
May 15, 2026
Funding, News
Digital Africa launches DA Seed Fund to bridge Africa’s Seed-stage financing gap across 20 countries
May 14, 2026
Funding, News
Ruka closes $4.5 million round to challenge the hair extensions industry with lab-grown alternatives
May 14, 2026
Acquisitions, News, Nigeria
Nigeria’s Jiji acquires Bangladesh’s Bikroy, marking first deal outside Africa
May 13, 2026
Funding, News, Nigeria
Nigeria’s MAX secures $8 million in debt funding to scale EV fleet and battery swap infrastructure across Africa
May 13, 2026
Funding, News
Cauridor secures $2 million from France’s Proparco to expand cross-border payment infrastructure across West and Central Africa
May 12, 2026
Funding, News
After EIB and IFC backing, Biovac secures $20 million from France via Proparco to boost African vaccine sovereignty
May 12, 2026
Egypt, News, Technology
Egrobots launches first autonomous agricultural harvesting robot developed by Egyptian engineers
May 11, 2026
Cameroon, News
Cameroon’s AI waste recycling startup BleagLee wins $1 million Milken-Motsepe Prize; meet the other winners
May 11, 2026
Egypt, News
Egypt’s EdVentures named Investor of the Year at Global Startup Awards Grand Finale during EU-Startups Summit 2026
May 8, 2026
Interviews
Interview: MedRef Healthbridge advances to Global Startup Awards Grand Finale with a mission to make African healthcare more accessible and affordable
May 7, 2026
Acquisitions, News, South Africa
Paymenow and PayCurve merge to build South Africa’s first end-to-end employee financial wellness platform
May 6, 2026
News, South Africa
dLocal and inDrive team up to bring cashless ride payments and instant driver payouts to South Africa
May 6, 2026
News, South Africa
South Africa’s Xago joins forces with French FinTech firm NGPES to streamline cross‑border payments
May 5, 2026
Acquisitions, Kenya, News
Kenya’s Cloud9 acquires MTickets to bring credit and payments into Africa’s events economy
May 5, 2026
Lists, News
Meet the 20 startups joining ClimaFii Alliance’s second cohort to scale ClimateTech across Africa
May 4, 2026
Funding, News, South Africa
South Africa’s OneBio Venture Studio hits $5.9 million first close for second fund, eyes $17.8 million target
April 30, 2026
Lists
Meet the African startups that raised funding in April 2026; 6 of them are hiring right now
April 30, 2026
Funding, News, South Africa
South Africa’s Secha Capital reaches second close of $40 million SME fund, targets final close by July 2026
April 29, 2026
Kenya, News
Nairobi-based WildMango partners with OpenAI to bring advanced AI to Africa
April 29, 2026
News, Nigeria
Nigerian-founded LemFi picks London as global HQ, commits $134.9 million to UK expansion
April 28, 2026
Ethiopia, Funding, News
Ethiopia’s Dodai raises $13 million to scale electric motorbikes and battery swapping across Africa
April 28, 2026
News
Studia Inc partners with D.IA Advisory to help African governments digitise civil records and build inclusive identity systems
April 27, 2026
Funding, News, South Africa
South African hair care brand Love Kinks lands funding to stock shelves and scale fulfilment
April 27, 2026
Acquisitions, News, South Africa
South Africa’s Vertice MedTech acquired by this investor consortium: Know more
April 24, 2026
Funding, News, Nigeria
19-year-old Thiel Fellow-led Swoop scoops $7.3 million to launch food delivery in Lagos, aims to become a super app
April 24, 2026
Funding, News
Inspired Evolution invests $40 million in CrossBoundary Energy to expand renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa
April 23, 2026
Lists, News
Meet the 15 AI-driven startups selected for the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa programme Class 10
April 23, 2026
Botswana, Funding, News
Botswana Tech Fund launches $67.5 million venture fund to back Southern Africa’s digital economy
April 22, 2026
Funding, News, Nigeria
Female-led VC firm Jambaar Capital invests in TrashCoin, the startup turning recyclable waste into digital cash
April 22, 2026
Funding, News, South Africa
Nafasi Water raises $9.7 million to deliver scalable, sustainable water solutions across Southern Africa
April 21, 2026
Technology
Liquid Intelligent Technologies closes $660 million debt deal, as $300 million Eurobond draws 2.5x oversubscription
April 21, 2026
News, Nigeria
Nigeria’s Terra Industries to open continent’s largest drone factory in Ghana to advance African defence sovereignty
April 20, 2026
News
Egypt’s MoneyHash and Visa deepen ties to scale Cybersource across MENA payments infrastructure
April 20, 2026
South Africa, Technology
South African MedTech startup AI Diagnostics raises $5.1 million to scale AI-powered TB screening
April 17, 2026
South Africa, Technology
South Africa’s Biovac lands funding from EIB, IFC to build Africa’s first end-to-end multi-vaccine manufacturing site
April 17, 2026
News
Partner Africa acquired by Goldman Sachs-backed LRQA to scale responsible business practices across the continent
April 16, 2026
News, Nigeria
NITDA launches cybersecurity training to put Nigerian women at the forefront of digital security
April 16, 2026
News
African Development Fund grants $3.05 million to bolster West Africa’s private sector
April 15, 2026
Funding, News
NectarFi emerges from stealth with pre-Seed funding to build an all-in-one crypto finance platform
April 15, 2026
Guinea, News
Pan-African payments startup Cauridor appoints ex-Flutterwave operations leader Awa Koné as COO
April 14, 2026
Funding, News, Nigeria
Acumen backs female-led Nigerian startup Pullus to fix the poultry market for smallholder farmers
April 14, 2026
Lists
Meet the 10 startups shortlisted for Qualcomm’s 2026 Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Programme
April 13, 2026
Nigeria, Technology
Lagos-based PowerLabs lands Breega-led pre-Seed round to scale intelligent energy orchestration across Africa
April 13, 2026
Funding, News
Madica backs three African startups with $600k; unveils guidebook to pre-Seed fundraising in Africa
April 10, 2026
Lists
Meet the African startups that raised the top 10 funding rounds in Q1 2026; 5 of them are hiring right now
April 9, 2026
Funding, News
Kenyan aquaculture startup Victory Group secures $15 million to scale Nile tilapia production across East Africa
April 8, 2026
Funding, News
Egypt’s Lucky secures $23 million after hitting profitability in 2025, gears up for neo-banking push
April 8, 2026
Funding, News
Egypt’s Reme.D secures $500k to scale affordable, cold-chain-free diagnostics across Africa and the Middle East
April 7, 2026
Funding, News
z.systems closes $1.65 million Seed round to digitise traditional retail in Morocco, eyes pre-Series A
April 7, 2026
Funding, News
Mauritius Commercial Bank secures $100 million climate finance facility to back Africa’s climate transition
April 6, 2026
News
African FinTech unicorn Flutterwave secures Nigerian banking licence
April 6, 2026
Funding, News
Uganda’s Sawa Energy secures $10 million debt scale solar solutions for 250 East African businesses
April 2, 2026
Funding, News
Nairobi-based Novastar Ventures closes third fund at $147 million, one of Africa’s largest climate-focused VC funds
April 2, 2026
News
African FinTech unicorn Moniepoint makes Kenya debut through Sumac Microfinance Bank acquisition
April 1, 2026

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